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Remington Jeweled Bolts
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I would like to add that the new Remarms Remington 700 ADL, SPS, and Long Range have "fake" jeweling. This fake jeweling is essentially a stencil job with the cerakoting, so it is not real jeweling done with the jeweling machine. With my ADL that I turned into a 7mm STW, I sanded off the jeweling and rust blued the bolt and receiver so everything matches. Only the BDL, CDL, SPS Stainless, and Sendero II SF have real jeweling.
I like a jeweled bolt, it does wear off in due time, rather quickly if you shoot much.
I just finished a build on one of the new actions a guy brought me. It had a nice looking finish, and a clean polished blued bolt. I went through it and looked and measured everything. Sadly the face was not true to the bolt and the lugs had to be squared as well. The firing pin needed a bushing for the hole as well. They did do well on the bolt timing and firing pin assembly. The rifle does shoot really good, and the bolt runs really smooth.
I just finished a build on one of the new actions a guy brought me. It had a nice looking finish, and a clean polished blued bolt. I went through it and looked and measured everything. Sadly the face was not true to the bolt and the lugs had to be squared as well. The firing pin needed a bushing for the hole as well. They did do well on the bolt timing and firing pin assembly. The rifle does shoot really good, and the bolt runs really smooth.
ntsqd
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Jeweling the bolt body does have a purpose besides looks. The jeweling holds lubricant better than does a smooth or fluted bolt. Can argue if you want just how effective it is at that, but that is the usual reason, other than marketing, for doing it.
Earliest jeweling known to me is on Miller Racing Engines and Bugatti firewalls - late 1920's into the start of WW II. In both of those cases it was purely cosmetic.
I'm not a fan of fluted anything. When I see a spiral fluted barrel all that I can think of is "Coil Spring".
Earliest jeweling known to me is on Miller Racing Engines and Bugatti firewalls - late 1920's into the start of WW II. In both of those cases it was purely cosmetic.
I'm not a fan of fluted anything. When I see a spiral fluted barrel all that I can think of is "Coil Spring".
QuietTexan
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Well no actually. See, it couldn't chamber a round new out of the box and had to go straight back for warranty work. Big Green keeping it classy in New York, maybe once they move to GA their quality won't be so poor.
And anyways, it was a joke. Lighten up Francis.
buckbrush
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I don't think I was very heavy???
redneckbmxer24
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They've already moved to GA and have been making guns there for a little while now. I've seen GA marked ones in stores and the remarms produced rifles have been excellent quality.
Yes the Remington rifles from the time freedom group started running them into the ground until they filed bankruptcy sucked.
Get with the times.
cdherman
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I have a 1970's BDL with jeweling. Its pretty worn, but I had it rebarreled, trued by a local smith. Although he builds a lot of 700 based custom rigs, when we discussed my 700, he was kind of reluctant to give up on it. The wood has the cheezy checkering from that era (might be early 80's too) done with a machine. But its got some figure and character to it. And he said the trigger was entirely fine for him to rework a bit and use. We switched to a Wilson bottom metal IIRC. Looks really nice with new blue from a top end blue shop. Bolt runs like butter. Don't know if that is because he lapped the lugs or the jeweling....
My buddy has a 700 BDL from 2009 IIRC (we checked the serial number). It was chambered by Remington a little crooked (seriously) and never shot. Had no jeweling, at least in my memory. We sent to Shaw barrels for a new barrel, and we had them re-blue the gun. I cannot comment on the barrel yet, but the bluing is GREAT for what we paid. They polished off the bolt., but re-blued the lugs and bolt handle in a deep blue. I am VERY pleased with appearance of the polished bolt. BUT its stiffer than my BDL by a bunch. And mine has only 200 rds down the pipe (his zero at this point).
Anyhow, I doubt the jeweling is the issue. I don't recall if Shaw offered lapping the lugs or not. Suffice to say, we did not pay for that service! They do true the action, as part of rebarreling......
My buddy has a 700 BDL from 2009 IIRC (we checked the serial number). It was chambered by Remington a little crooked (seriously) and never shot. Had no jeweling, at least in my memory. We sent to Shaw barrels for a new barrel, and we had them re-blue the gun. I cannot comment on the barrel yet, but the bluing is GREAT for what we paid. They polished off the bolt., but re-blued the lugs and bolt handle in a deep blue. I am VERY pleased with appearance of the polished bolt. BUT its stiffer than my BDL by a bunch. And mine has only 200 rds down the pipe (his zero at this point).
Anyhow, I doubt the jeweling is the issue. I don't recall if Shaw offered lapping the lugs or not. Suffice to say, we did not pay for that service! They do true the action, as part of rebarreling......
