Thread: Titanium bolt handles - Kimber rifles

Originally Posted by Flyblown

How many dollars per gram does that equate to mate?

If you want to break it down to a per gram value, then its about $5.50 per gram for each new bolt handle.

Or about $3 for every gram reduced.

Make one out of Aluminium? Can have it with a bit more bulk to have similar strength but same weight. Titanium is neat though.

Make one out of balsa wood


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I love to carry a heavy varmit weight rifle around for a walk...the more I do it...the lighter the bog std Howa SS houge feels in my hands...agree 100% far better to loose a couple of kgs off the puku dept.
a sling to put across shoulder makes lots of sence too.

stop it...black knobs are just so over rated LOL.......

Well, after an extended layover in Miami for some reason these two arrived in the post today. Nice and light and well made.


New and old together.


Replacing the handles was a breeze. Put bolt knob in between two pieces of pine in the vice, bit of a twist and off they popped. Interestingly the older 84m handle had red loctite on it, and the newer 8400 handle had no loctite at all.

Handles installed.

Take the stock off and just use the bare action, save lots of weight!

I'd like one for my Montana. Where did you get it from?

Got it from a guy in the US. I have a import permit for 2 more.

Ok.

Originally Posted by Tikka7mm08

Ok.

You will need to re do your load development from scratch if you fit one of these mate.


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Also interested if you do another order. Didn't see this original post. I talked to this guy a awhile ago and he wasn't sure about shipping to NZ

Originally Posted by MSL

You will need to re do your load development from scratch if you fit one of these mate.


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That would be a disaster.

Originally Posted by Mauser308

The bottom one needs a slight indexing to line it up to a place where my OCD doesn't start screaming at me... A minor recess into the bolt body's threaded section and bob's your alternative cousin's uncle's third friend twice removed. Or something...

Better now? @Mauser308 thanks for triggering my inner OCD.

I just breathed out after first seeing the off-center photo.