I found this on another website. It is a Remington 581.

Sorry gang for all the smileys but that is frickin' hilarious. Thanks M16 God knows I needed that laugh!!!

ALOHA!!!

What people do!

Is that a Model 700? The bolt looks like it's brazed on.

Well, I don't know... I'm a bit of a hick but I think that's a pretty good home remedy for a beater rifle that could sit in the bottom of a canoe. Besides, I like the exquisite patina on the stove bolt

What would rather have a rilfe that is useless or one with a Bolt handle.

Some times one does what one has to do.

I doubt if that came from D'Arcy's shop!

Before such a nice slow rust job he could at least have checkered the hex head.

Well, if I was poor, and needed to make the rifle work, I'd probably do the same thing..
Don

Looks like the quality of a bolt handle job I did on one of my 22-250s.pretty? no Utilitarian OK.roger

Perhaps that is the previously mythical 'Action Bolt'!

Wonder if it is case hardened?

i guess that's ONE answer to the remingotn soldered handles

jeffe

I would say the trigger lock is self-explanatory.....

MKane160

I guess that this proves the old saying that "necessity is the mother of invention". In this case, an ugly mother, but functional.

Jeff

I am sure if that rifle could talk it would probably have a few pretty good stories to tell--when i was growing up there were a few ranchers that would have been plum happy to use it for what it was made for--putting supper on the table--killing coyotes etc.

bet it still groups

Not very pretty, but I bet you could still put meat on the table with it though.

...and no one even commented on the lovely black paint job.

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Originally posted by M16:
I found this on another website. It is a Remington 581.

Is that a grade VIII bolt??

My first centerfire bolt action rifle was a bubba-sporterized 6.5 Arisaka. The bolt handle had been replaced with a rather graceful checkered-butterknife handle. Granted I was rather young at the time but it was about a year before I looked at it and realized it was made from an old plier handle!

SOLD!!!! VERY FUNCTIONAL!

Would a left handed action need a left hand thread to the bolt

Do you notice how the bolt transitions from flat threads to round? You pay for custom work like that!

I'm pretty sure thats a Rem 788. Not that I recognize the handiwork or anything.....

I did get a big silly grin when I saw it though. I'm sure it's funtional, and probably more durable than the original. Nate

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Originally posted by BigNate:
I'm pretty sure thats a Rem 788. Not that I recognize the handiwork or anything.....

I did get a big silly grin when I saw it though. I'm sure it's funtional, and probably more durable than the original. Nate

Looks like it would have been easier to just buy a new bolt for that Rem. Model 788.

It's the latest Remington model. New and "improved." Saves a nickel in manufacturing costs.

Superlative workmanship...... Nioce stock, too (Rustoleum??)

Damm have i missed it, how much did it sell for

Fjold

Maybe the flats on the thread are a custom job to clear the scope eyepiece

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO,.. that's where the term BOLTAction came from????

Looks like the opitimy of the "Bubba Gunsmithing' term you see on AR here....


cheers
seafire

Just realised that they might be kill notches not a thread.

Looks like signs of usage too me, I can just picture some bumpkin picking off prarie dogs with open sights with that pos.

Every once in a while one of my customers asks my why I gave up hunting. I useualy give em a one eye'd squint and dryly remark that from some of the guns that I have seen and worked over the years there are some mighty strange folks out in the bush during hunting season !!!! Then I wink at em and go back to work !!!!

weld a big ol nut on there for tactical applications.

I should see if I can get some pics of a home built 50 BMG at one of the local shops. It has huge nuts welded together for the action. There is a lock nut to set the headspace on the mil surp barrel. Square tube for the stock, an external hammer in the lower square tube that comes up to hit the fireing pin in the shell holder bolt.

LOL!!!!!!!!!!

There is a UPS driver in Texas that calls himself "Jasonthehunted" and owns a MIG welder. He sporterized rifles.