Coned or flat bolt face

[Grimstod]

School me on the pros and cons of a coned bolt face. I am about to order a new Kelbly action and its an option I have never had to deal with.

 

[ShootDots]

School me on the pros and cons of a coned bolt face. I am about to order a new Kelbly action and its an option I have never had to deal with.

I have both on my competition rifles, which are all single-shot designs. I see no difference in accuracy whatsoever. However, ALL my hunting rifles, which are repeaters, all have flat bolt-face, read that "push-feed" designs. It MIGHT (I don't know) have something to do with feeding from a magazine. That's about all I can think of..

 

[dkhunt14]

The coned bolt will feed a shell better. The bullet won't catch as quick because of the cone. Matt

 

[Toby Bradshaw]

You can check with Kelbly, but they are going to recommend a coned boltface for a single shot and a flat boltface for a repeater.

 

[Big Mc]

Coned for single shot actions. Flat for repeater actions.. My two cents.. Tommy Mc..

 

[dmoran]

The trend has been; coned for single-shot, smoother <> flat for repeater, push-feed
But I have used coned repeaters, and find them to be smoother, work fine, and like them better.
My 2-Cents
Donovan

 

[snert]

Huge difference in smooth feeding (single shot) between my 722 (flat) and my Hart (coned). The hart never hangs up...the 222 hangs up every time, requiring a fanciful and well oiled finger flip to get it to go.

 

[dkhunt14]

If you look at the picture and see the cone in the barrel, it is like a funnel. I can't see how a coned bolt would not feed better. Matt

 

[Spook]

Coned feeds better from both.

 

[Grimstod]

Thanks everyone for the feedback. I went with a coned bolt face.

 

[Eddie Harren]

Thanks everyone for the feedback. I went with a coned bolt face.

The venerable M70 Winchester, "The Riflemans Rifle" was a coned bolt repeater.