Savage Axis Tactical Bolt Handle

[cowboy318]

Go to snipers hide and search $5 bolt handle

[cowboy318]

It cycles smoothly now:cool:
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/22/9e9u3y6a.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/22/du5ygu5e.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/22/u3y6abet.jpg
J.B. WELD!!!!

[lotusboyrulz]

Do you like that scope? I have a 4-16 version and it does really good for a $70 scope

[Itsricmo]

I hope my centerpoint holds up against 30-06 recoil :) haha

anyhow, I Never thought about JB weld for a "tactical" bolt handle... haha maybe something to consider here!

[upSLIDEdown]

Pics of mine coming soon. JB Stik Weld. Duracoated matte black. Supposed to get it back today.

[DrThunder88]

I made mine out of AcraGlas, and they're both still going strong.

[foxx]

http://s20.postimg.org/m37ws30j1/DSCN2030.jpgWell I revamped the handle a bit. http://s20.postimg.org/i5kn2odpp/DSCN2029.jpg

That looks better.

Pretty cool, actually.

I might play around with JB weld and an old, regular 110 bolt handle. What else am I going to do with it? :)

[cranebird]

It came out pretty well for my not having run a lathe in decades... It would be near perfect if it were a little shorter yet but it works well enough that I haven't the desire to shorten it or turn down an improved version yet.

[cowboy318]

Do you like that scope? I have a 4-16 version and it does really good for a $70 scope

Yeah, not bad at all. I had too get something asap for deer season that 52mm was just to big to swing around :sly:

[drybean]

If you want to see a nice axis w/ a custom bolthandle mine is on Project savage . com
the one sitting on a old fence post, just guessing may be one of the first restocked axis

[cranebird]

If you want to see a nice axis w/ a custom bolthandle mine is on Project savage . com
the one sitting on a old fence post, just guessing may be one of the first restocked axis

I'll post it for you.

http://s20.postimg.org/47vpzbr3h/drybeans_axis03_zps5082f2b2_2.jpg

[LoneWolf]

http://www.savageshooters.com/showthread.php?27672-Axis-build

Just go to the last page of my build thread. I know I was one of the first here to have the Axis Restocked and rebuilt. You can see my bolt handle work in the pictures at the end as well.

[cranebird]

I have no dog in this fight but Jim's Axis was built before they started fitting stocks for the Axis model. His was the standard pattern that had to be modified to fit the Axis model. From the pic, it was time well spent, I love the looks of the rifle, prior to seeing it I was trying to imagine what the color would look like when looking at Boyd's custom color.I wrote it off as thinking it wouldn't look right in that color scheme but after seeing the picture. I can say that I was clearly wrong.:tea:

[LoneWolf]

Edited my last post to read "one of the first" just to avoid any argument as it really doesn't matter who was first.

[cranebird]

Edited my last post to read "one of the first" just to avoid any argument as it really doesn't matter who was first.

I want to thank both of you for getting the ball rolling for the axis, both are outstanding builds.:first:

http://s20.postimg.org/ordl13nxp/DSCN3850_zps39ef856e.jpg

[LoneWolf]

This was my final platform set up on the Axis. Picture above was somewhere in the middle of the project.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/01/u8eva6a4

[cranebird]

This was my final platform set up on the Axis. Picture above was somewhere in the middle of the project.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/01/u8eva6a4It looks excellent, what does something like that weigh ?

[LoneWolf]

Never put it on a scale, but would guess around 13-14lbs.

[04silvy]

Figured I'd show this since I know this subject comes up a lot and this thread helped me out a little. the small..short bolt handle just wasn't working well with my setup and would pinch your fingers in between the scope and knob. I cut the old knob off and smoothed and tapered the handle a bit. Then I drilled a hole out in the end of the handle so I could press the set screw in that I turned down at work. Then I welded the set screw on and cleaned up the welds and threw a quick coat of satin paint. I also fabbed up a knob out of some old scraps I had laying around. It's a tad smaller than a badger knob. I pretty much kept grinding until I liked the size and shape. Primed it then painted it with some spray bedlined for a little texture. Came out pretty nice IMO and cost me $0. I might go back and clean up the handle a little better and repaint with a closer match satin black. Btw the screw is the 5/16 threads like most aftermarket knobs...so if I get tired of this one...most aftermarket knobs will screw right on

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd103/jtellor/IMAG1139_zpsd26eb7d8.jpg
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd103/jtellor/IMAG1155_zps3dc4e4a5.jpg
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd103/jtellor/IMAG1154_zps725a54ed.jpg
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd103/jtellor/IMAG1157_zpsa9a4f98a.jpg

[blink]

i'm rather bummed to hear that the glades armory handles are not made specifically for the axis.......i was seconds from ordering one.

glad i saw this post!


now i guess by all the diy bolt handles there are none made for the axis???