My 858 mod

[Codey]

I had planned on doing this for some time, but I see someone beat me to it a little while ago. Anyway, here's my version.

 

[slicknick]

Looks awfully good to me. Where did you scrounge the new handle?

 

[Codey]

Thanks, it's off a Remington 1100.

 

[Spencer]

All I see is little red X's

 

[Steiner]

Humans see pictures, elves see red 'x's.

 

[DaveMachine]

Nice. How does it function compared to the stock bolt handle?

 

[Can-down]

Nice. How does it function compared to the stock bolt handle?

Well it's on the other side of the bolt otherwise I think it does the same thing.

 

[Curtton]

Thanks, it's off a Remington 1100.

so tell us the process of removing the old handle and putting in the new, what kind of a weld did you do? i presume you will paint it.

 

[DaveMachine]

Well it's on the other side of the bolt otherwise I think it does the same thing.

Poor wording on my part. Is it much of an improvement over the stock bolt handle?

 

[Can-down]

I guess now he doesn't need to rotate his gun and reach over the top to work the bolt with his left hand.

I like the original location because it keeps the left side flat with nothing to poke or snag when the rifle is slung.

However I can also appreciate the need to customize a gun to suit it's owner!

I wish I had the skills to pull of what Codey has done!

 

[Codey]

Can-down explained it well. I did this because I really didn't like having to tilt the gun and reach over the top to work a right side cocking handle with my left hand, it seemed unnecessarily clumsy and awkward. I find this setup easier, faster and it feels much more natural. Very soon I'm going to paint the entire rifle in black Armacoat.

As to how I did it, first I bought a new bolt carrier from Gun Broker in case I screwed mine up beyond repair. Then I drilled a small fairly shallow hole in the carrier where I wanted the new handle. Then I narrowed the portion of the handle that would be in the hole to the hole's diameter. After a little fitting and cutting to get the length and angle I wanted, I fired up the MIG welder and tacked it. Happy with the handles placement I welded the whole thing up. I cleaned it up and shaped it with a die grinder and an assortment of carbide cutters and sanding drums. After the new handle was in place, I cut the old one off with a hacksaw and grinded the area smooth.

 

[Ljungman]

Monkey see monkey do

Seriously though, it looks ok. I still haven't remembered to buy locktight for mine to keep the handle from backing up off the threads, but then again, I haven't shot my CZ in a while anyway.