gazzar15 Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 I have a Savage varmint 308 for which I am patiently waiting for the arrival of a new laminated stock from Sharpshooters supply in the States. In order to keep with the look and make it easier to operate I intend to have a bolt knob fitted. I bought one of SYSS which is threaded at 8mmx1 .I took the bolt and knob to my local gunstore where I was informed that a Savage bolt is too hard to thread?????Can anybody offer any advice/ help on this ???Or tell me a place where it can be done??? Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Gaz, I cant say i,ve ever done a savage, but i wouldn,t have thought the bolt handle was of such hard steel, it couldn,t be threaded ? Aren,t the bolt handle,s removable ? There is no need for the bolt handle to be hardened to such a degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 You could quickly assess the hardness with a file. Using the corner of a square or ideally triangular file run it across where it is going to be machined. If it is that hard you will not leave a mark or if you do it will polish off easily. Listen to the noise and feel the bite of the teeth and if it marks relatively easily then threading is not an issue. You could practice on a known soft item i.e. bolt oddment, first and then judge it against that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarinePMI Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Bullshit. I threaded one of mine for a bolt knob I turned on my small lathe...somebody's pulling your leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzar15 Posted December 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Bullshit. I threaded one of mine for a bolt knob I turned on my small lathe...somebody's pulling your leg. Thanks for that I suspected as much. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermincinerator Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 I was informed that a Savage bolt is too hard to thread????? Was this just an excuse not to do the job or are these people generally so ill informed Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarinePMI Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Bullshit. I threaded one of mine for a bolt knob I turned on my small lathe...somebody's pulling your leg. Actually, I should clarify that. I drilled and tapped mine, then cut a recess on the knob and D&T'ed the knob as well. All of it was then threaded together witha threaded shank between the two parts and epoxied (the last thing I want is the threads to get stripped out of the aluminum when I'm out and about). Nothing worse than being in the field with a bolt knob in one hand, and a rifle in the other... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradders Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 I bought one of SYSS which is threaded at 8mmx1 8mmx1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 8mmx1? Presumably 8 mm diameter by 1.0mm pitch. The standard pitch used for this size bolt would be 1.25mm normally so thats probably why it was stated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 8mm x 1.25 guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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