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15 June 2009, 06:16
katiesguns
bolt handle
I am looking for someone to do some bolt handles for me. I have Burgess handles from half/moon. Looking for that quality of work.

Darrell Ragar
415-886-8825
15 June 2009, 06:44
jsl3170
I have a half moon dennis olson is putting on my CZ which I should have back in 3 weeks or so.
15 June 2009, 07:05
butchlambert
Dan Armstrong off www.accu-tig.com does a wonderful job. He makes a living doing this. He has done about 15 for me. Turns them in a few days everytime.
Butch
15 June 2009, 09:10
Michael Robinson
Mark Penrod can do this. I wouldn't suggest this, but he told me that he could offer these.

Here are some photos. You should contact him.





Here is one in particular that he did for me. It's a pre-64 Winchester Model 70 in .375.



Let me know if you need contact information.


Mike

Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer.
15 June 2009, 09:17
M1Tanker
Dean Zollinger, Marc Stokheld, and Mike McCabe all can do a great job for you.


William Berger

True courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway. - John Wayne

The courageous may not live forever, but the timid do not live at all.
15 June 2009, 09:37
Michael Robinson
Yes, Mike McCabe can do this, too. Not sure about volume, though, but you can contact Mike about that.

Here is a CZ in 9.3 that Mike recently did for me:



Chic Worthing is stocking it now.


Mike

Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer.
15 June 2009, 19:09
butchlambert
This is one of the ones that Dan Armstrong has done for me. He normally charges $80 for the bolt handle, labor, and insured priority shipping back.

Butch
15 June 2009, 20:07
airgun1
butchlambert was the handle checkering included in that $80.00? Hard to beat that deal if it was.

Now totally unrelated to that but is pertaining to this thread. I don't particurly care for the recent trend to all of these skinny straight down bolt handles. Some of the CZ big bore guns look like the handles came off of a 22 rimfire. I prefer a pre 64 Win 70 handle or a Leonard Brownells swept back handle on a scoped gun. I like the pre War Win 70 handle on an iron sighted gun.


PA Bear Hunter, NRA Benefactor
15 June 2009, 20:22
Jim Kobe
Whatever floats your boat!!

I have two CZ's in the shop right now for straight bolt handles


Jim Kobe
10841 Oxborough Ave So
Bloomington MN 55437
952.884.6031
Professional member American Custom Gunmakers Guild

15 June 2009, 21:10
TLS
Butch, did you or do you have to specify a particular style in the shaping of the pictured bolt handle?
15 June 2009, 21:26
tnekkcc

JBELK pic
full sized picture download

10 years ago, my brother and I got an Oxyacetylene set up and bent Mauser bolt handles. Those handles are a little short after being bent around a corner.

I had Randy Ketchum of Lynwood Guns TIG weld (6) Mosin Nagant 91/30 and (12) 1903 Turkish Mauser bolt handles for me.
I built fixturing for cleaning up TIG welded bolt by spinning them in the lathe about the bolt handle axis.

5 years ago I read Jack Belk's bolt handle posts here at AR and Z1R's posts at sporterizing:
http://www.sporterizing.com/
My brother bought a Lincoln Accu TIG 185 for ~ $2k.

2 years ago I bought my brother's set up and he upgraded to the Lincoln 225 so he could also do Aluminum.

Learning amateur gunsmithing has had varied results for me:
A) The vertical mill and building fixtures is allot like mowing the lawn
B) Cutting threads and chambers on a barrel takes a little learning
C) TIG welding is hard.

This weekend I wore my welding helmet in my brother's shop, took pictures of the tooling and heatsinks, asked dumb questions, and took notes, as he TIG welded Mauser bolt handles.
When I got home I wrote it up like a lab report. If you are suffering from porosity, contact me and I will email my findings.
15 June 2009, 23:34
butchlambert
That was Dan's supplied bolt handle. I had Jeromme Glimm do the checkering.
Butch
16 June 2009, 03:06
30 Caliber Mag Fan
Friends-

I have a process question. With respect to Mausers; would you have the bolt handle replaced before or after you had the action and bolt re-heat treated?

Thanks in advance.


May the wind be in your face and the sun at your back.

P. Mark Stark
16 June 2009, 03:27
butchlambert
I don't think you would need to reheat treat the bolt. I never have, but I'm not the expert.
Butch
16 June 2009, 03:41
Don Markey
Before, along with everything except the final polish.
16 June 2009, 04:54
Duane Wiebe
If you're going to have the bolt re-heat treated, makes sense to do the welding before.

The only portion of the bolt that may soften is the cocking notch itself...easily re- hardened in shop
17 June 2009, 21:01
srtrax
quote:
Looking for that quality of work.




Duane Wiebe done this 4 pannel Glimm for me on a Mex. Mauser, it does qualify as quality.


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Steve Traxson

17 June 2009, 22:12
22WRF
I have posted this photo before, but what the heck, I think this is the best bolt job I have ever seen.

17 June 2009, 22:56
butchlambert
Why? are you speaking about all the gaudy stuff on it?
Butch
18 June 2009, 00:00
tiggertate
I kinda like the square root and the way the handle transitions from it without a radius. The gaudy ain't bad work either.


"Experience" is the only class you take where the exam comes before the lesson.
18 June 2009, 00:52
butchlambert
I'm just not liking all that stuff on it.I'm very sure a talented person did the work. Just not my taste. The bolthandle itself is fine.
Butch
18 June 2009, 03:58
22WRF
The bolt was installed by David Miller and engraved by the late Lynton McKenzie.
18 June 2009, 04:01
srtrax
I knew I had seen that bolt handle before, the shape of it caught my eye everytime. In Tom Turpin's fine book Modern Custom Guns Walnut Steel, and uncommon Artistry...page 103 is a better picture. This is SCI #5 rifle built by Dave Miller and engraved by the best of the best Lynton McKenzie. The whole rifle is over the top but when viewed together its an outstanding safe queen... Big Grin


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Steve Traxson

18 June 2009, 04:02
srtrax
quote:
The bolt was installed by David Miller and engraved by the late Lynton McKenzie


You beat my post by 3 seconds Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin


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Steve Traxson

19 June 2009, 11:14
22WRF
here is another nice one