Opening a Tikka T3 bolt face

[Curious]

Has anyone ever opened the .473 T3 bolt face up to .535 for a magnum case head?

Ive done it many times taking the .378 out to .473 which is a bigger jump.

Im wanting to build a 300 Win Mag but Im struggling to find a magnum bolt face donor whereas I have plenty of .473 T3 donors already.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Does it have enough metal? If i remember right without looking at one they have a coned 3 lug bolt right? If it has the meat cant see why not

 

[Curious]

Does it have enough metal? If i remember right without looking at one they have a coned 3 lug bolt right? If it has the meat cant see why not

It looks to have the meat Dusty, its also the extract and eject function I need to consider.

 

[Curious]

I wonder if this might be easier done on a R700 long action?

Has anyone any experience of this?

 

[Dusty Stevens]

I wonder if this might be easier done on a R700 long action?

Has anyone any experience of this?

Its done all the time on a remington i do know that

 

[joshb]

Might it be easier to just buy a new bolt body?

 

[shortgrass]

Might it be easier to just buy a new bolt body?

Where is that new bolt body, for a T3, available Josh?

 

[joshb]

Eurooptic or Midwest Gunworks.......if my memory is working.

Edit: I just did a search. Looks like Brownells can get them. Midwest has the older models.

 

[shortgrass]

Eurooptic or Midwest Gunworks.......if my memory is working.

Edit: I just did a search. Looks like Brownells can get them. Midwest has the older models.

Thanks. Looks like they're way over-priced, though.

 

[joshb]

Yeah. You have to really need one. For another $150-200, you can buy a whole used gun. The OP could sell his to fund the new one, tho.