Post by RBinAR on Apr 27, 2006 9:01:20 GMT -5
Lately many of the posts here have been about the 10ML's inability to remove the bolt without releasing the receiver from the stock. This post is about the system I've made to solve that problem. The system comes in several forms. One can simply add a third pillar and always have two hanging on the receiver. I can add a pillar for less than most people think possible. Most in fact have a bedding job done as well when they hear the final total.
The image that appears below is how I modify an action to have a complete ease of bolt removal, no tools required. If you look at the stock in the picture you will notice that the bolt is out of the stock. However there are screws in each of the three receiver sections.
The stock is an after market thumbhole but the same principle applies to any stock. I even do a type of third pillar for plastic stocks.
You may notice that the bolt release spring plunger is located in the center receiver screw position. In order to do this one has to make a slight modification to the bolt. The following image shows how the bolt of this rifle was modified to allow a center bolt stop position and still allow the bolt to close normally. You might have to ignore some of the glare caused by my less than perfect photography techniques.
The device to stop the bolt is called a spring plunger. There are many of this devices used in industrial applications however none of them seemed to be the perfect size for the 10ML so I machine one that looks like this. As seen it allows pull button release of the bolt while at the same time making it almost impossible for the bolt to fall out by accident. That would be a most aggravating thing while hunting.
The following image is simply one I had on file already that shows what the receiver looks after the third receiver screw cut is made.
I would also make comment that the blued rifle in the thumbhole stock has considerable other modifications as well. The barrel is a 25” Pac-Nor 1 in 22 twist .45-caliber model. With this barrel I can launch a 200-grain bullet to over 2700fps. Lately with my new breech plug design I have had two to two and a half inch groups at 200 yards.
The image that appears below is how I modify an action to have a complete ease of bolt removal, no tools required. If you look at the stock in the picture you will notice that the bolt is out of the stock. However there are screws in each of the three receiver sections.
The stock is an after market thumbhole but the same principle applies to any stock. I even do a type of third pillar for plastic stocks.
You may notice that the bolt release spring plunger is located in the center receiver screw position. In order to do this one has to make a slight modification to the bolt. The following image shows how the bolt of this rifle was modified to allow a center bolt stop position and still allow the bolt to close normally. You might have to ignore some of the glare caused by my less than perfect photography techniques.
The device to stop the bolt is called a spring plunger. There are many of this devices used in industrial applications however none of them seemed to be the perfect size for the 10ML so I machine one that looks like this. As seen it allows pull button release of the bolt while at the same time making it almost impossible for the bolt to fall out by accident. That would be a most aggravating thing while hunting.
The following image is simply one I had on file already that shows what the receiver looks after the third receiver screw cut is made.
I would also make comment that the blued rifle in the thumbhole stock has considerable other modifications as well. The barrel is a 25” Pac-Nor 1 in 22 twist .45-caliber model. With this barrel I can launch a 200-grain bullet to over 2700fps. Lately with my new breech plug design I have had two to two and a half inch groups at 200 yards.
