Tig Weld a Rem 700 bolt or replace the bolt

[Ironworker]

My Rem 700 Bolt hasn't broken yet, should I send it out to be tig welded, or buy a one-piece bolt made by Pacific Tool and gauge? I know all about welding. But Remington does a special kind of brazing of the bolt, a braze is not a weld. I'm wondering is it just a matter of time that the bolt breaks off?

 

[jds holler]

Bazillions of us have fired our 700's bazillions of times with out busting the bolt handles off. Prolly most that have broken were pounded open with whatever beating implement the shooter could find after shooting a hot load. jd

 

[ELR LVR]

If you mean the bolt HANDLE
I have never had a bolt handle break off, and have had to beat the bolt open with the back of my boot a time or two lol
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Regarding Remingtons process
I have heard it is either Silver brazed or Copper Furnace Brazed
Regardless - Many TIG weld it on when retiming it
Research the process if you intend to weld it, such as using heat sinks etc
But if it aint broke there is no reason to try and fix it.

 

[dantiff2]

If you mean the bolt HANDLE
I have never had a bolt handle break off, and have had to beat the bolt open with the back of my boot a time or two lol

You got lucky! A buddy of mine tapped on his bolt and the whole front of the bolt face popped of. It is the section in front of the extractor clip. :O

 

[ELR LVR]

You got lucky! A buddy of mine tapped on his bolt and the whole front of the bolt face popped of. It is the section in front of the extractor clip. :O

Ohhhh yes, I did have that happen to one
But the gunsmith that built that one, for some reason thought it would be neato to
Face the front of the bolt to make sure it was square
which reduces thickness there and is TOTALLY not necessary since that does not mate up to or touch anything
He rethought bluepronting the front of bolts after that LOL
every other one though has been fine as long as it has not been faced

 

[skeetlee]

really the only real reason to tig weld a Remington bolt handle is to retime the extraction properly. most Remington bolts could use a little help in this department