Thread: Bolt fluting - is the weight reduction worth it?

Do it. Looks good and all adds up.

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Nice rig!!

I did light bolt shroud, firing pin etc but agree best way to save weight on a model 7 is to get @stug to make you a CF stock.

If you want to save weight it generally pays to look at the shooter - the heaviest part of the system and most likely to have some spare.

Originally Posted by Cyclops

If you want to save weight it generally pays to look at the shooter - the heaviest part of the system and most likely to have some spare.

Do we know one another or was that just uncanny?

Originally Posted by Cyclops

If you want to save weight it generally pays to look at the shooter - the heaviest part of the system and most likely to have some spare.

Thanks....I agree.
But that's not the question. I would sooner spend money on gear than getting a chopper ride and a pleasant side effect of walking everywhere is a decent level of fitness

Im sure the new breed of hunters are getting soft. Rifles are genrally far lighter than they were years ago. Everyone wants to chop then down to fuck all, flute there bolt and barrel. Get the lightest scope etc etc . They no where as heavy these days and I have no problem carrying my 700 308 24 inch rifle for 8-9 hours bush stalking. I don't end up with aching arms, the weights not bad, and wouldn't dream of chopping this or that to save some weight. Bolt fluting is a waste of money other than for looks, and some people like the look so all good if that's the case. Stocks the biggest weight saving but if you got bi pods and suppressors that's not helping you if you concerned about a wee bit more weight. I say toughen up lmao

Just another way to enjoy hunting buddy. I have both heavy and light rifles and there is a perverse pleasure in going lighter: don't knock it 'till you try it haha.

I'd be happy with 1 or 2 animals a year

Take a piss before you go, that'll save about the same weight as the entire bolt

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it funny how a word in English can have so many different meanings I think one of the meanings for hunting is gun fashion parade the cheapest thing you could do is next time take a really heavy rifle with you and after that your rem will instantly be lighter

Bolt fluting is only worthwhile as part of the whole package. I have a Model 7 that I have done everything to lighten. From memory bare rifle weight was 7lb something. After bolt fluting, lightweight firing pin, carbon fibre stock, fluting barrel the bare rifle is 5lb 4 oz.
I've got all the individual weight savings on the computer at home, bit from memory a lightweight firing pin saved more weight than bolt fluting, by quite a way.

it looks cool but I've seen my mates tikka action full of crud that went through the flutes while bush bashing.

And the greatest way to save weight is to lose a big of our beer guts.

Fluting the bolt saved 0.8oz, lightweight firing pin saved 1.8oz, fluting barrel saved 5.1oz, carbon fibre stock saved 1 lb 7.1 oz

Once you hunt with a light weight rifle, you'll never want to carry a heavy one ever again. I'm ocd about all my hunting gear, it has to be light weight...all of it! 10 day solo trips in the backcountry on 15kg all up, and a fair bit of that is binos and range finder etc. By traveling light you can go further and that can be the difference between success our not.

Kj