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Re: Common Bolt faces
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 8:32 pm
by meles meles
Does that mean that any of the cartridges listed above can be used in conjunction with a suitably adapted .308 bolt ?
Re: Common Bolt faces
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 8:56 pm
by rox
meles meles wrote:Does that mean that any of the cartridges listed above can be used in conjunction with a suitably adapted .308 bolt ?
Yes - the 'adaption' usually being screwing the action into a suitably chambered barrel.
6XC would be another one for the .308 face shortlist.
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Re: Common Bolt faces
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 4:19 am
by R.G.C
rox wrote:meles meles wrote:Does that mean that any of the cartridges listed above can be used in conjunction with a suitably adapted .308 bolt ?
Yes - the 'adaption' usually being screwing the action into a suitably chambered barrel.
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Rox,
I believe the contrary would work better...LOL
R.G.C
Re: Common Bolt faces
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 12:29 pm
by rox
R.G.C wrote:rox wrote:meles meles wrote:Does that mean that any of the cartridges listed above can be used in conjunction with a suitably adapted .308 bolt ?
Yes - the 'adaption' usually being screwing the action into a suitably chambered barrel.
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Rox,
I believe the contrary would work better...LOL
I could have sworn my rosbif plummer clamps the barrel and then screws-in the action...do you screw differently in froggyland <g>?
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Re: Common Bolt faces
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 1:21 pm
by John25
Rox,
Perhaps you should have said onto instead of into?
The oversees (spelling intended) gentleman might not have chastised in his confusion?
Re: Common Bolt faces
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 1:40 pm
by rox
John25 wrote:Perhaps you should have said onto instead of into?
Quite so, and I imagine that in the land of amour 'screwing-in' relates more closely to how the male and female parts interface, rather than just closing a thread with nothing stiffer than an upper lip.
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Re: Common Bolt faces
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 1:53 pm
by John25
Re: Common Bolt faces
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 4:44 pm
by meles meles
So, with a suitable action and bolt(s), one could have a rifle with interchangeable barrels and shoot therefrom a wide variety of bullets ?
Re: Common Bolt faces
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 4:57 pm
by dromia
You don't need interchangeable barrels to shoot a wide variety of bullets, most calibres have a pretty good selection of types nowadays.
Re: Common Bolt faces
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 5:01 pm
by meles meles
dromia wrote:You don't need interchangeable barrels to shoot a wide variety of bullets, most calibres have a pretty good selection of types nowadays.
The variety in width I was thinking of was something along the lines of having a single action and receiver along with appropriate bolts to shoot everything from say, .45 ACP to 6.5mm. I doubt all those would go through the same barrel with a reasonable degree of performance and safety.
