***Did you lose a Tikka bolt?****

lone-wolf said:
Some people worry about dropping a magazine, how the hell do you lose the whole bolt
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Following a stupid manual of arms, safety’s that don’t lock the bolt, crap bolt stops. More than a few. Good thing pr precision is making bolts in Canada now.

If a rifle isn’t in your hands / strapped to a pack or on a sling you don’t have control of it
 
Not a rule. I dislike trigger and cable locks when transporting. I prefer not to drive around with a rifle wedged in my personal space while driving. If it’s an hour before legal shooting light why the hell would I drive around with it in the front seat? That’s just asking for a CO to wonder wtf you’re up to and give you the gears if you run into one into the bush. I do the same when I go to the range.
Bare said:
Wondering why you would that?
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Hmatt said:
Not a rule. I dislike trigger and cable locks when transporting. I prefer not to drive around with a rifle wedged in my personal space while driving. If it’s an hour before legal shooting light why the hell would I drive around with it in the front seat? That’s just asking for a CO to wonder wtf you’re up to and give you the gears if you run into one into the bush. I do the same when I go to the range.
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So…it’s just a personal preference thing, then? I only ask because you don’t need to trigger/cable lock or remove the bolt for transport of an NR. And if in Ontario it just needs to be fully encased until a half hour before sunrise; no requirement to be disabled.
 
Bare said:
That’s an odd regulation. What province dictates that rule? In B.C. the gun can be next to us in the truck as long as it’s empty. No trigger lock or bolt out required
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An assumption on my part ( the real reason is dumber). In Ontario has to be encased on all sides outside of legal shooting hours. For general transport who bothers with locks, cables, cases….. Maybe walking in or out after dark and you don’t have a sock to put it in, so you take the bolt out.
 
m1008 said:
An assumption on my part ( the real reason is dumber). In Ontario has to be encased on all sides outside of legal shooting hours. For general transport who bothers with locks, cables, cases….. Maybe walking in or out after dark and you don’t have a sock to put it in, so you take the bolt out.
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You can take your bolt out and throw it wherever you like but if you walk out of the woods after legal hours you’re still in a position to be fined for not having your rifle in a case or sock.
 
Chuckbuster said:
So…it’s just a personal preference thing, then? I only ask because you don’t need to trigger/cable lock or remove the bolt for transport of an NR. And if in Ontario it just needs to be fully encased until a half hour before sunrise; no requirement to be disabled.
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That’s cool, I don’t live in Ontario. I’ll do what I want you do what you want k?
m1008 said:
An assumption on my part ( the real reason is dumber). In Ontario has to be encased on all sides outside of legal shooting hours. For general transport who bothers with locks, cables, cases….. Maybe walking in or out after dark and you don’t have a sock to put it in, so you take the bolt out.
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Wow, that would suck…. Never happened to me and I really doubt it would, all my bolt action are Mauser 98 actions or variant and to get the bolt out can’s be done by accident. But a friend of mine has the habit of taking his bolt out while commuting with his rifle and the other day we went to the range and well he forgot his bolt at home!! I told him it was a bad thing to do, bolt always stays with the rifle in the action!
In the yukon you can drive around with a firearm as long as it’s empty, so no rounds in mags unless the mag is detachable and not attached to the rifle!!
 
DGY said:
Wow, that would suck…. Never happened to me and I really doubt it would, all my bolt action are Mauser 98 actions or variant and to get the bolt out can’s be done by accident. But a friend of mine has the habit of taking his bolt out while commuting with his rifle and the other day we went to the range and well he forgot his bolt at home!! I told him it was a bad thing to do, bolt always stays with the rifle in the action!
In the yukon you can drive around with a firearm as long as it’s empty, so no rounds in mags unless the mag is detachable and not attached to the rifle!!
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i had a friend drive all the way from Hope, BC to meet me in 100 mile, then another 8+ hours north to hunt camp. First thing on the agenda was to make sure the rifles were dead on. His bolt was nowhere to be found, confirmed later to be right where he stored it, in a box in a safe with the bolts from all his other rifles.
The only time bolts come out of my firearms is for regular maintenance/cleaning purposes and then they go right back in. I don't want the surfaces of my bolt exposed to anything that could affect it's finish or function and the safest place for it is in the action. Tools should remain in thier complete form and then silly mistakes don't happen when it counts. I don't take the chain off my chainsaw when i throw it in the truck either. Either tool is a deadly weapon in the hands of someone intent on doing something deadly. But to each his own I suppose.
 
Had a bolt slide from cocked and locked to open and dangling from the 700 Mtn Rifle back while on a hike.
Gun slung over the shoulder and following tracks in the snow.
A 10 acre hump in 8-08 and two foot of snow, came across a shell in the snow and picked it up...huh a 270 Win and I shoot a 270 Win with wouldnt you know it a Speer Grand Slam, hey I shoot those.....
Anyways, things happen and maybe the bolt was left on the tail gate of the p/u and rolled onto the ground when they drove off. ?
Good on those who are reaching out to get the bolt returned to the correct rifle, even if it is a teeka ;)
Rob
 
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