Thread: Well I've done it .wrong bolt in rifle

Yes they do have serial numbers which is how I know I had the wrong one.
Doesn't help though when you think you've got the right one and head out the door in a hurry to get hunting....

Coloured zip tie on trigger guard and bolt handle

I'm with the keep it in the rifle, too dangerous otherwise. Have 8 Rem stainless synthetic model seven's along with multiples of others. If they're secured properly what the problem. I can understand taking the bolt and mags out when traveling in a vehicle and don't have a problem with that.

why would you seperate the bolt from the rifle unless you are cleaning it ?

Originally Posted by sjjs

I'm with the keep it in the rifle, too dangerous otherwise. Have 8 Rem stainless synthetic model seven's along with multiples of others. If they're secured properly what the problem. I can understand taking the bolt and mags out when traveling in a vehicle and don't have a problem with that.

I agree. The bolt is serial numbered to the rifle and that is where it stays.

Originally Posted by fawkes

why would you seperate the bolt from the rifle unless you are cleaning it ?

Because in the 90s it was an often heard thing from police etc to store firearm,bolt and ammunition seperately.... It became the desired habit.

I've always wondered how you tikka guys get on ��

Yep the old one remove your bolts but the shotguns, lever action etc wtf.
Commonsense must prevail.

No feeling like racing home for work, grab rifle,ammo and bolt, head out for a 5 hours drive to find out you have the wrong bolt. How was the hunt asks the wife ? Didnt get anything. Certainly wasnt going to say i grabbed the wrong bolt, would still be hearing about it each time a i grab a rifle 20 years later. Now they stay in the rifles.

I guess the main issue here is having two rifles with very similar bolts isnt it ?
Tikka with their single action size would be the most common problem guns.
Common sense is to make them a bit different but stylish eg a bolt knob.
Wrong ammo would be more dangerous.

This talk about leaving the bolt in your rifle is just a troll.

Yep bolt lives in the rifle

Your still a fit and proper person if you do that

As Tentman and csmiffy have stated. If the Police complain, simply point out that it is not a lawful requirement (for firearms locked in approved security) and also constitutes a serious safety hazard.

Classic, not the 1st or the last time that will happen .
I saw a mate trying to shoot a deer with his 338/06imp tikka only to discover his tikka 223 bolt wouldn't close.
I laughed my arse off.
Me . I have never coz i used to keep bolts in guns but i did go hunting without my gun hahaha.
Nowadays, my ammo lockup is a one stop shop.
Each cubby hole is for a specific gun. Ammo, bolt, mag, suppressor. Seems to work for me

Thanks for all of the comments
If I leave the mag out I can put a trigger lock thingy through receiver and out magazine we'll and still leave the bolt in.
Lesson learnt.
4 hour trip in the ute and no shooting tonight as result of this.