savage bolt head trouble

[mitchell]

Hello gentlemen,


My issue is I'm trying to build an edge on a savage target action. The action previously was a 6mm br so the bolt face was .473 so not thinking I ordered a magnum bolt head. Turns out it was for a long action and the shaft on the bolt head was roughly ¼ inch longer than the .473 one. So I order one for a WSM and it was .10" longer than the .473 one I tried extending the firing pin out to make but the firing pin falls just short of clearing the hole. So can anybody tell me what bolt head I need or what if anything can be done to use any of the bolt heads I have already? I'm really stuck here and its driving me nuts this is the last thing I have to do and I'll have my edge up and running.

Thanks
Mitch

 

[geargrinder]

You need a WSM firing pin assembly. They are longer than the others.

You also need a new style push feed WSM bolt head. Or, you can shorten the tail of a long action magnum bolt head.

The older style were CRF and used a standing ejector that your target action does not have.

 

[trapperluke]

Just cut the back of the post off to the same lenght as the .473 head. It has to be precise to get the proper firing pin potrusion. I did mine on a lathe.

 

[mitchell]

thanks for the help, i'll try that