welding Mauser bolt handles

[rdog]

After lots of thinking about how to weld on a couple of M98 bolt handles for my 318 WR projects i originally
was going to use a Mig welder, but ended up buying a Tig welder for Xmas.
Spent a couple of days practicing & fiddling with the welders adjustments
brought a bolt heat sink & 2 Talley bolt handles from Brownells . Heat blocking putty from the local plumbing supply shop, Made a bolt handle alignment jig
out of material i had laying around. Here is the results the next one will take halve the time & be a better job.

 

[USMA84DAB]

Very Nice job!

 

[John Wasmuth]

Nicely done

 

[CJW]

Good call on the tig and great work.

 

[Shootist43]

Looks as good as any work coming out of a "Smith's" shop. Any interest in reworking bolts for some of your AH buddies?

 

[Wyatt Smith]

Nice work!

 

[rdog]

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Looks as good as any work coming out of a "Smith's" shop. Any interest in reworking bolts for some of your AH buddies?

I live in Australia & i do not think i could handle the stress of working on somebody's else's, bolt its not as easy as it looks you could easily screw it up.

 

[degoins]

Very nice work.

 

[7MAG]

May I ask where you bought the bolt handles?

 

[rdog]

May I ask where you bought the bolt handles?

Brownells.

 

[7MAG]

Brownells.

sorry I must have misread in your original paragraph

 

[MS 9x56]

Love the look of the teardrop bolt handle. My 2nd favorite after the butter knife bolt handle.

 

[ashtonjanke4]

After lots of thinking about how to weld on a couple of M98 bolt handles for my 318 WR projects i originally
was going to use a Mig welder, but ended up buying a Tig welder for Xmas.
Spent a couple of days practicing & fiddling with the welders adjustments
brought a bolt heat sink & 2 Talley bolt handles from Brownells . Heat blocking putty from the local plumbing supply shop, Made a bolt handle alignment jig
out of material i had laying around. Here is the results the next one will take halve the time & be a better job.

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How has the build gone I’m looking at building a 416-300 win mag

 

[Hunter4752001]

Bloody nice work and a well thought out approach. Congrats.

 

[rdog]

How has the build gone I’m looking at building a 416-300 win mag

The receiver in the photos had worn locking lug recesses & was traded to a gun smith friend who had the ability to re cut the seats & re heat treat it . in exchange, + $ i got a Parker Hale 30/ 06 in a nice old Bishop stock, no thumb cutout, modern bolt shroud & factory drill & tap scope mount holes, hinged steel floor plate, the smith fitted a 318 WR barrel of his own manufacture to the rifle, its is plain to look at but feeds very well & groups avg about 1 moa with 250 g Woodleigh bullets & better with Atomic 29 180 grain copper bullets with on old M8 Leupold 4x scope . I have also built a 8x57 & a 9.3x62 on the same model Parker Hale actions, I think its easier & a better result to find a suitable modern action ie Zastava, MK10 , or Parker Hale for these projects, a magnum bolt face & magazine Mk 10 or Zastava would be my choice for you 416 Taylor project, good luck.

 

[ashtonjanke4]

At the moment I’m just looking for a suitable action. There is an fn action the has been opened up to a magnum bolt face and also a zastava in 300 win mag.

 

[rdog]

At the moment I’m just looking for a suitable action. There is an fn action the has been opened up to a magnum bolt face and also a zastava in 300 win mag.

I would go with the Zastava 300 win & only a bbl change you are there, the Zastava factory stocks usually re finish very well i have one in 375 re finished it looks good & shoots very well.

 

[ashtonjanke4]

I brought a stock blank and looking to go a full custom gun

 

[enysse]

Nice work, it takes skill and knowledge to accomplish such fine work.