Thread: bolt fluting, recommendations

Originally Posted by gundoc

All fluted or all plain, finding the correct bolt should never be a problem because they should always be left in the rifles! They are pretty much irreplaceable if lost. There is no legal requirement to store them separately (despite what some Police will tell you) provided the ammunition is stored separately.

Good to know, I thought they had to be stored with the ammo. Thought it would be good to keep them seperate incase I got burgled and then if they didn’t get both the rifle and bolt then it’s pretty much worthless to them.

Originally Posted by lee308

hey boys and gals, any of you done a fluting job on your bolts? what difference does it make apart from making it look hotter.
Who you would recommend for the job and what style of fluting you would go for?

Cheers.


Lee

In my opinion It makes your wallet lighter by several boxes of ammo that you could use to good effect practicing, it doesn't add anything to accuracy, it takes no weight off, leaving one round out of the magazine will save you more weight.
It can in theory in crappy conditions trap mud etc and grind it into the important little places.
Its an astethic thing, all for show not for performance.
Appearence can be important and if it's important to you then do it but don't expect it to make any difference to how well the rifle shoots or how well it fits you.

Got mine done by gunworks on my 284. Looks sweet and they did a very nice job. It certainly wouldn't take skin off when trying to close the bolt quietly as has been mentioned because the job was done well.

All of mine are fluted. One is a custom action that came like that, the other two ate T3s that were fluted in the US. They cost $45 each to do, which makes it a more sensible proposition than some of the prices I see here.

I got my T3’s all done mainly to have something different.

They were done through Gunworks who do a top job so no rough edges at all.

From memory the weigh saving was only 83 grams.

If you need to go lighter then think about scope, stock etc & then think about all your hunting gear.

@dannyb it looks like you had the top of your T3 action metal removed which I know Gunworks do.

What do you think of it?

Originally Posted by Seventenths

I got my T3’s all done mainly to have something different.

They were done through Gunworks who do a top job so no rough edges at all.

From memory the weigh saving was only 83 grams.

If you need to go lighter then think about scope, stock etc & then think about all your hunting gear.

@dannyb it looks like you had the top of your T3 action metal removed which I know Gunworks do.

What do you think of it?

@Seventenths Its a Sako

Originally Posted by Seventenths

I got my T3’s all done mainly to have something different.

They were done through Gunworks who do a top job so no rough edges at all.

From memory the weigh saving was only 83 grams.

If you need to go lighter then think about scope, stock etc & then think about all your hunting gear.

@dannyb it looks like you had the top of your T3 action metal removed which I know Gunworks do.

What do you think of it?

As already confirmed it's a sako not a tikka

As they share the same trigger and barrel he was half right.

Have had a few bolts fluted in my time and wont bother with it again, have gone full circle with my rifles and now I just want a reliable tool that works and isnt too heavy. Try dragging a rifle with fluted bolt around through Manuka or Alpine scrub for a few days and it soon gets on your nerves that everytime you want to work the bolt (ie: actually use the rifle) you have to fish around and get the little manuka leaves and crap out of it. Looks badass, in the same way that honda civics with veilside bodykits look badass, when you partied too much and youre stuck in the year 2001.

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Looks badass, in the same way that honda civics with veilside bodykits look badass, when you partied too much and youre stuck in the year 2001.

Gold!

And live in Oamaru,wear trousers made from leather patches sewn together ,and a nice pair of "Sneaker Boots" with the laces undone but tucked under your feet topped off with a Metalica T shirt

"Ride the Lightning"

The bolt out requirement could never be realistically enforced it's just best practice shotguns both double barrel and semi, lever actions, single shot tipping block rifles all don't fit that box and there are a hell of a lot of them about.

@mawzer308

Stop pissng around and get it done. Heaps of benefits mentioned in this thread.

Saves 2-300grams of weight minimum.

Originally Posted by Pop Shot

@mawzer308

Stop pissng around and get it done. Heaps of benefits mentioned in this thread.

Saves 2-300grams of weight minimum.

Don’t think it will save that much as I believe the Factory tikka bolt weighs around 300grams?
I can’t remember the weight it took off my tikka bolt, but grams make KGs... if it’s a light weight build every bit adds up. And yeah looks good too...

Originally Posted by Pop Shot

@mawzer308

Stop pissng around and get it done. Heaps of benefits mentioned in this thread.

Saves 2-300grams of weight minimum.

@Pop Shot yeah apparently it makes 243's a 500m gun for deer and makes it heaps lighter for spotlighting 12 point reds on farms, then spinning big yarns about it being shot somewhere else.

83 grams is what you’ll save on fluting the bolt.

Depending on barrel thickness, fluting etc your looking at 200 - 250 grams I’ve been told but it’s better to ask the gunsmith who will do the work to what they think