Bolt Work

[odies dad]

 

I am getting psyched about building a 223 mauser. There is a thread on the sporterizing forum with some pictures in case you have not seen it.

Where can I get a 98 bolt that has been converted to a 223 face or who can do this to one of mine? I don't have the best welding skills and don't want to mess up a bolt trying to do this myself.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[roscoedoh]

If all else fails, why not get some flat stock and make up a "washer" that you could silver solder to the bolt face? All you need to do is fill in the bolt face enough for it function with the smaller casehead like it does with the standard casehead. Filling this in with metal and solder might be tedious, but it could work. Then you're going to need to do the extractor, but the Gun Runner's blank from Brownell's will take care of that.

[Doble Troble]

I bet you could expoxy in a piece to fit (but I'm a bubba and so think like one).

[donmarkey]

I've never done it. But if no one else chimes in I'll give it a try. You'll have to have your own heat treating done though. Mine went out of business and haven't found a new one yet.

-Don

[littlecanoe]

To save some time could you take the appropriate sized insert, say, from a Lee Auto PRime shell holder set, mill it down for thickness and outer diameter then silver solder it on? Or maybe epoxy it into place?