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    Sako bolt guide ring

    Anyone have any clever tricks for installing one on a bolt?

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    Snapring pliers and a vise.

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    What I do is get 2 thin screwdrivers, one on each side and then get wife to hold them while I slide on the bolt guide

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    Looks like you will have to get married @gimp 5
    While I might not be as good as I once was, Im as good once as I ever was!

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    Quote Originally Posted by gimp View Post
    Snapring pliers and a vise.
    Guys guys I sorted it

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    Quote Originally Posted by gimp View Post
    Guys guys I sorted it
    Did you break it in the process?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wildman View Post
    Did you break it in the process?
    only the front sight, and only slightly.

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    where do you find such a thing?

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    on an A-series Sako bolt. Or L series. Anything pre-75 really

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    I have an A series. Where would you buy one though?

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    I got a whole new bolt guide off trademe somehow

 

 

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