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    Fatalis
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    Axis Bolt Knob mod done...


    Next...setting the action in the new Boyd's FT Thumbhole on Tuesday and the world will be right...


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    A couple of shots with it in the rifle...




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    Epoxy?

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    Yeah...Quiksteel, fantastic stuff...molded it like silly putty, shaped it with a rasp and file, sanded with 800 grit, primed and painted.

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    Not to shabby!

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    Quote Originally Posted by LoneWolf View Post
    Not to shabby!
    Thanks...

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    Is the existing knob on the factory bolt solid or hollow?
    I have thot about doing something similar but drilling and tapping and putting a machine screw in then molding JB Weld around it.

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    The knob is solid, but the handle is hollow right before the first recess. I was able to thread it still and install an after market knob.

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    OK. I hadn't thot about cutting the knob off and threading the shaft. . .

    I'll have to think about that. . At this point the only thing I want to do to my 223 Edge is restock it. . It is so accurate that I don't want to chance messing it up. . I was bummed the last time I was in Anchorage that I couldn't find an Axis or Edge in 243. I want to get one for myself and one for a nephew.
    I want to make one into a switch barrel for myself. 243 and 6.5 Creedmoor. That one I want to extend the bolt handle on.

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    I ground the knob down and threaded it to keep it nice and long. That's where you get the extra leverage from! I got the D.D. Robbins tactical knob from Brownells.

    Also shown in my build thread!

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    I like how it matches the camo. That's a nice touch as well!

    Quote Originally Posted by Cold Trigger Finger View Post
    Is the existing knob on the factory bolt solid or hollow?
    I have thot about doing something similar but drilling and tapping and putting a machine screw in then molding JB Weld around it.
    That's what I did! Here's the crummy video I did.

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    Fatalis
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    All done...(Unless I come across an Axis SR barrel in .308 w/muzzle break). Bolt knob mod fit just fine with the new Boyd's FT Thumbhole as well...


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