Quote Originally Posted by Aircraftmech76
Had a friend tell me about a mod for bolt lift effort, but I can't tell any difference really. It's a 38 Special case that I cut down and threw a ball bearing into the primer pocket. I'm guessing this is what Stockade has listed on their website.
Yeah, it is basically the same thing. But like Geargrinder said and why I mentioned it in my earlier post, if you did not trim the rear bolt assembly screw by that approx .112" or so(the thickness of the washer/casehead and however much ball bearing sticks up out of it) you will decrease the friction, but you will increase the spring tension. This essentially evens out at best, but can make it worse than it was.

By trimming the BAS you keep the same spring tension as you had, and lessen the amount of friction, which will ease boltlift somewhat.