Reattaching Remington Bolt Handle, timing.

[jackieschmidt]

A friend needs a Remington bolt handle reattached and timed to the action. Who is best recommended for this.?

 

[Savagenut71]

Accu-tig.com

 

[Walt Krafft]

LRI has done great work for me.

 

[Dead Eye]

Is Accu-tig still in business? I sent emails and never received a reply back.

 

[Bill Rodolph]

I used LRI earlier this year. Did good work, but don't be in a hurry. Mine tool close to 5 months.

 

[Mulligan]

Welcome to Accu-TIG

A few years ago, I posted the same question.
Dan came highly recommended, so I contacted him and shipped it off per his instructions. It was back at the house quickly and a job well done.

I have no knowledge of anyone else that provides this service.
CW

 

[DaveTooley]

Last I heard Dan was offsite working. I guess he hasn't returned.
Butch Lambert stayed in touch with him but Butch is laid up after emergency neck surgery.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Jackie you might ask Mike Bryant if he has sent anything to Dan to be worked on lately.
I think on Butch’s last post about Dan, he said he was enjoying a lot of hunting and fishing and being pretty selective on his clients.

 

[jackieschmidt]

I might just do it myself. It’s for Geramo, he said he would be fine with it bolted on rather than sil brazed. I have bolted on several Farley handles with good success.

 

[slobhunter2]

I might just do it myself. It’s for Geramo, he said he would be fine with it bolted on rather than sil brazed. I have bolted on several Farley handles with goos success.

Please do, and post a lot of pics.

 

[okie]

Last I heard Dan was offsite working. I guess he hasn't returned.
Butch Lambert stayed in touch with him but Butch is laid up after emergency neck surgery.

Dave, You do that right??

 

[DaveTooley]

Dave, You do that right??

Neck surgery?
Not me

 

[okie]

Neck surgery?
Not me

lol, no- the bolt timing

 

[jackieschmidt]

Please do, and post a lot of pics.

Here is how I did it.
I aligned the bolt on the action with the cocking piece dead center on the helix cocking path in the bolt body. I locked it in place against the action body abutments.
Using 5000 psi LocTite epoxy, I then attached the handle in place with it against the bolt handle stop and with a .010 shim between the extraction ramp and the action body, insuring maximum primary extraction.
I then put the bolt in my Mill and drilled and tapped two 8-40 screws to secure the handle.
The epoxy held it in place just fine during the drilling and tapping.

 

[LVLAaron]

LRI is working on bolt handle replacements:

 

[slobhunter2]

@jackieschmidt
Thanks for taking the time to post the pics and write up, I appreciate it.

 

[Silo1616]

View attachment 1709681Here is how I did it.
I aligned the bolt on the action with the cocking piece dead center on the helix cocking path in the bolt body. I locked it in place against the action body abutments.
Using 5000 psi LocTite epoxy, I then attached the handle in place with it against the bolt handle stop and with a .010 shim between the extraction ramp and the action body, insuring maximum primary extraction.
I then put the bolt in my Mill and drilled and tapped two 8-40 screws to secure the handle.
The epoxy held it in place just fine during the drilling and tapping.
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My butt would have been puckered worried about the epoxy releasing from the drilling heat. Good job!

 

[jackieschmidt]

My butt would have been puckered worried about the epoxy releasing from the drilling heat. Good job!

This is what I used to attach the bolt handle in the correct position. It has about a 30 minute seat time. We use it to mount non metallic bearings in Rudder Tubes and Propeller Shaft bearings in Push Boats. It is strong and has a great adhesive quality.

I really wasn’t sure if it would work, but it did, and held the handle in place during drilling and tapping.

One good thing about doing it this way, I can test the bolt in the action before permanently attaching the handle to make sure it was exactly where I wanted it.

 

[Jon Leary]

Has anyone tried to correct the extraction timing with a shim? Seems like it could be done.

 

[Silo1616]

This is what I used to attach the bolt handle in the correct position. It has about a 30 minute seat time. We use it to mount non metallic bearings in Rudder Tubes and Propeller Shaft bearings in Push Boats. It is strong and has a great adhesive quality.

I really wasn’t sure if it would work, but it did, and held the handle in place during drilling and tapping.

One good thing about doing it this way, I can test the bolt in the action before permanently attaching the handle to make sure it was exactly where I wanted it.
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You always have the coolest material technology, not exotic just stuff that works!