Thread: Tikka T3 Bolt replacement - lost bolt

Originally Posted by Beavis

That's probably why there are shit loads of bolt-less rifles

I'll often have a centrefire slung on my back when holding the 22lr in my hands for the rabbits. I tend to have the mag full and the bolt of the centrefire closed and locked down with the safety on on an empty chamber. Quick and easy to grab, unlock and chamber a round. The Savage I settled on locks the bolt handle down and with the safety on the tang pretty much impossible to dislodge. Then to remove the bolt you have to depress a bolt release outside the trigger guard while squeezing the trigger while withdrawing the bolt. I figured that being a clutz like me I needed every advantage I could get to keep everything together.

The extra weight of two rifles helps me walk. There is bugger all of me and the weight helps push my boot cleats into the ground for traction.