DIY Tactical Bolt Knob installation

[CBeck]

Ordered a badger bolt knob and figured I would get someone else to install it for me but since I had it in my possession I figured I'd just try it myself. Little sketchy at first but I took my time and it went great. Not that it saved much money but I like doing things like this when I can.


Ground down and getting close

Threaded up

Few finishing touches left but turned out great

 

[Zeeman]

Nice work.

 

[Zackowns]

Looks good! What's the rest of the specs on the stick?

 

[GreenPanther]

That turned out real nice. What did you use to clean up the bolt surface and thread it?

 

[BackWoods]

Sweet!

 

[7pt62THOR]

 

[Nonliberal]

Now spray bomb that ****!

 

[CBeck]

Looks good! What's the rest of the specs on the stick?

Remington 700 in .308. Manners T4 with the mini chassis. Nightforce F1. Badger bottom metal, base, rings, and now bolt knob. Healthy coating of krylon.

 

[CBeck]

That turned out real nice. What did you use to clean up the bolt surface and thread it?

Started with a dremel but switched to a belt sander and that worked like a champ. I knew what edge I needed straight and worked around it. Used a regular die set for the threads. The metal is pretty soft so it threads easy and the O.D. of the handle can be slightly bigger than it needs to be. The die will remove a little material.

 

[CBeck]

Now spray bomb that ****!

That's guaranteed. I dunno why you don't use krylon at the shop instead of cerakote. No one is ever gonna need another paint job if it doesn't wear off.