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Formost (Savage) 6400 Bolt
Emmett Dunham
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A friend wanted his .222 rifle cleaned, I took it all the way down and dumped it in mineral Spirits and let it set over night. I look at the barrel and it looked good except that it may have not been cleaned since it was new. The chamber looked good and I could not see any deformity of the receiver or barrel. I started cleaning the bolt and got all of the carbon off of the bolt face and rim and could see that the rim of the bolt hand been welded all the way a round the bolt. The face of the bolt look a little rough and had what looked like a machine swirl next to the ejector. The extractor looked fine! The question is what do I have here and is it common or should I put a new bolt in the rifle and head space. This is a gun to get meat with and it is never going to be pretty, just need to be safe and functional.
Emmett
Emmett
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If the ring of metal around the face of the bolt is original, not some bubba's handiwork, it could be a factory safety feature. This would have been a major selling point back in the old days of balloon head brass. Not so much nowadays.
Try your luck on GOOGLE IMAGES on-line. Savage/Stevens made those rifles for many years for a lot of different folks, with different names and model numbers. If you can find a photo of a bolt you might be able to tell if the one your working on is original or not.
Thanks
Emmett
I took the barreled receiver and bolt thinking I could get an idea of the condition of the chamber by head space with the old bolt. This would at least give me an idea if the chamber condition. I was really surprised that he said the bolt would be fine.
Emmett