Can you look at, and post pics, of your boltface. Is it etched around the firing pin? A member on here has been told by a gunsmith ALL browning x-bolts get their bolt face etched because of their "precision headspacing"
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Can you look at, and post pics, of your boltface. Is it etched around the firing pin? A member on here has been told by a gunsmith ALL browning x-bolts get their bolt face etched because of their "precision headspacing"
Admit Stug for the last time I'm not buying an XBolt:P where is mr sully :XD:
@**##%@ :wtfsmilie:
What're you trying to say, @Mathias? :D
At the risk of ridicule - 2012 x-bolt .223 - does this help @stug?
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Not sure what 'etched' means but here's a 6mo 708 X-bolt
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An early xbolt .243. Circa 400 shots. Bolt face cleaned for the first time 5 mins ago :)
There is a touch of deeper etching near to the ejector pin. Still shoots and operates fine.
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just gave myn a little clean as well looking at the pic I should have tried harder !
this is a hells cannon 7mm rm
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If nothing else this thread has got people inspecting their bolt faces, maybe in some cases the first time ever. :P
Maybe should also include a check for gawling on the locking lugs ha ha.
@pepper123 only one of those bolts is etched. 3 of them are discoloured ( no pits or holes in the bolt face)which is normal.