So this is for my Savage 12FV I got from Cabelas during their Christmas sale. Originally it was a 6.5CM but they do not shoot that great so I put a 6.5x47 barrel on it. I have made a bunch of other mods to it to, such as a A4 style stock, bedding, bottom metal and AI 10rd mag. I bushed the bolt to and times the firing pin protrusion. In my latest iteration I decided to try my hand at bolt fluting. This was not as hard as I though it would be and only took me 45min to do. Still it has imperfections that I will try to work out on my next bolt.


I think the biggest mistake I made was the end mill. This one is for aluminum and not really suited for steel. I should have used one of my 7flute end mills not the 3 flute. I would have eliminated a lot of chatter and let me cut faster too.

Here is a finished photos. Next one I do I think I will make longer tuts too. Maybe even go the entire bolt length except the very back end where the sear button is.