rimfire bolts

[catnthehatt]

After looking at Diopter's pics and Levi Garret saying about how big the Walther bolt was, I figured I'd post some pics of some of the bolts from a few of my rimfire target rifles.
There are two CF bolts in here as well for comparism, a C.I.L. 900 .222Rem bolt , which is an Anschutz riifle using the 54 centerfire action, and the large 338 lapua Mag bolt from a SakoTRG .
Note that the Russian Scrtyla(sp?) free rifle bolt lugs are as large in diameter
( if not total mass) as the lapua's!!
It also is a very short bodied bolt compared to the walther or Anschutz
The rifle itself is a monster and heavier than any free rifle , be it a 52, 40X, 54, whatever - my older brother figured it was used by thhe Russian weight lifting team to work out with!
The little 64 bolt is tiny compared to the match rifle bolts!
Left to right: 54CF, Sako TRG, 37 Remington Rangemaster, 54RF,Sctryla , Walther

Cat

 

[Levi Garrett]

Thanks Cat, very cool pic . That Walther bolt body is pretty big eh!

 

[catnthehatt]

I just stuck it up beside the Lapua, and the diameter is almost
the same, yes!
Larger than the "Rusky" for sure,
but I can't get over the size of the locking lugs on that Russian job.

Old Badger says that is may have been designed as a multi task rig, maybe they double the rifle as a tire iron?
Same as the Military Zenit camera my older brother has, if it is bolted( literally) into its case you could use it as a tire chalk!
Cat

 

[diopter]

Nice comparison.