Oversized bolt handles allow shooters rapid bolt manipulation, positive control, and greater clearance from the rifle’s optic.
After market bolt knobs come in two basic configurations; those that require the old knob be turned down into a threaded stud and those that remove the factory knob, drill a hole and install a stud to accept the knob. For this project, we will utilize the utilize the first kind.
Here we install a Brownells oversized bolt handle on a Remington 700 SPS.
This project documents our experience attaching an oversized bolt knob, we take extreme caution and follow all relevant safety procedures when operating our lathe.
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