bolt nose diameter

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Hey men, I have a bolt nose diameter of .683 on a remington action, is this too dangerous for a 300 wsm hunting rifle? Thanks, SPM
 
All the bolt nose does is hold the extractor... if the bolt recess is cut close to the nose size it will perform as it should if you have a blow up...
 
I have several examples of bad things happening to Remington bolts. Everyone walked away unhurt. I wouldn't worry about it. The one thing I don't understand is why some feel the need to turn the nose down on the bolt. It is the weakest part on a Remington bolt. It's main mission is to hold the extractor and reduce the amount of escaping gas should you have a case failure. It's not designed for alignment of the bolt, bush the bolt body for alignment. Removing any metal significantly reduces the strength. Tight clearences between bolt and counter bore usually lead to cantankerous finicky shooting rifles. Even when I put Sako extractors in I never turn down the outside of the bolt nose.

Dave
 
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