Brave Echo Niner
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Could replace one of the bolt handles:
Sako s20 bolt 308-243
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lukerobs
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Ye i could have somthing done maybe il have to look into it
Thanks for that - first I have seen for the S20Could replace one of the bolt handles:
I have two identical rifles, but in different calibres. Same make, same model. The bolts are, to all intents and purposes, identical. At a glance I cannot tell the difference between them. However, they don't function if swapped over. Why, I don't know. The bolts fit either rifle, but won't quite close if in the wrong one. So I store those two rifles with the bolts in.
(Stored with the bolts open, I hasten to add).
(Stored with the bolts open, I hasten to add).
lukerobs
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Suggesting leaving the bolt in the rifle? If so i dont like doing that and store them separately
My FEO, on doing an inspection, noticed one of the rifles stored with bolt in.
I told him that was the "rifle of the day".
"What do you mean?" he asked.
So I told him: "If I need a rifle in a hurry, I want to be able to simply grab that one, and go. Not be faffing about unlocking multiple cabinets to retrieve various component parts, with the associated risk of ending up with the wrong bolt in the wrong rifle. So at least one rifle has to be ready to go at all times".
He thought that was a valid point, and said no more about it.
So, I suppose it all boils down to how "ready" you need to be, in order to be able to fulfil your role as a deer manager. If the owner of the land over which you shoot calls you to say there's a fallow buck tangled in fencing wire, going ballistic and very stressed, how quickly can respond? And how would you feel if you got there and found you had incompatible bolt and rifle?
All my stalking kit lives in a "grab bag" by the back door, and at least one rifle is ready to go at a moment's notice.
Interesting. Looking at your location, we probably have the same FEO....
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