I would say the danger is the same however by modifying a Remington I have intentionally removed an engineered safety feature of that action. For that reason I refuse to modify customers bolts. That said, I shoot one myself and I'm left handed.
Sako Extractor in 700 Remington
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I would say the danger is the same however by modifying a Remington I have intentionally removed an engineered safety feature of that action. For that reason I refuse to modify customers bolts. That said, I shoot one myself and I'm left handed.
Jonnyofalltrades
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I have always wondered what the counterbore clearance was like on that barrel.
Many say that it must have been grossly oversized to allow the extractor to get out.
It doesn't have to be grossly over sized at all. It's simply that the integrity of the "3 rings of steel" surrounding and sealing a catastrophic case failure no longer exist when you convert the Remington extractor to something else. You mill a slot in the bolt, plugging it with an extractor that will blow out... The strongest and safest 2 lug action ever made no longer exists with that conversion ...
Maybe its because catastrophic case failures are rare. If you've never seen one, you've never had occasion to appreciate premium design.
From the standpoint of protecting the shooter in the event of a failure, designs range from superb to scary.
Some of the custom actions are made by rather small companies. How many of these businesses test multiple actions to destruction?
From the standpoint of protecting the shooter in the event of a failure, designs range from superb to scary.
Some of the custom actions are made by rather small companies. How many of these businesses test multiple actions to destruction?
If you load properly and don't do wild experiments the vast majority of actions are fine, but none of them even come close to a 700 in sealing off the gases. That feature and the extreme accuracy is what made the 700 great as far as 2 lug bolt actions go.
How many of the custom action companies have engineers on staff?
How many have tested multiple actions to destruction? How many have observed what happens to their actions in the event of a catastrophic case failure? Actually studied how extreme pressure gas is handled when containment is lost?
Heavy stresses on one receiver would be interesting, but hardly definitive.
Jonnyofalltrades
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The company I work for employs dozens of mechanical engineers. Believe me, you don't want ANY of them designing a bolt action for you. Maybe a stress analysis after the fact, but certainly not designing it.
Jim Borden is the only manufacturer I can think of that is an engineer himself, but I'm fairly certain that anyone else with an insurance policy would have their designs checked out thoroughly.
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