Midway sells them,or cut yours
I just finished a build. I went from .223 to a 6.5x47 Lapua. I got the new mag, put on the bigger bolthead, and head spaced the new barrel. I had to grind off a little of the length of the extractor.
I took the rifle outside to cycle some ammo to be sure it would feed as well as my other 6.5 i built 2 years ago does. I believe the front baffle is too long. I can see that the bolt will not travel back far enough to pick up the next case. I looked at my other 6.5x47 and it has the shorter front baffle. That rifle started life as a .243 . I am guessing that the shorter .223 cases need that longer baffle and that i now need the shorter front baffle so my bolt will go back another 3/8 of an inch to properly pick up the next case.
Am I correct on this thinking, and is Savage Arms my only option to get one ? I suppose I can post a wanted add as well.
Midway sells them,or cut yours
I cut mine, took about 15 minutes and some cold blue
Brownells also has the correct baffle. I believe I paid less than $5.00.
I've always just cut mine.
I'm a firm believer in the theory that if it bleeds, I can kill it.
Hmm. Trade somebody. Buy one. Cut yours off.
The Dunning-Kruger effect is alive and well.
Do as Sharpshooter suggests and what I do, grind off the bolt guide 'fin' then flip it over 180.
Bill
Each morning eat a live green toad, it will be the worst thing you'll have face all day.
Grind off the guide fin and flip it over.
"As long as there's lead in the air....there's still hope.."
Holy crap!
I always thought Billpa was amazing, but I didn't know he could tell the future.
How else did he know what Sharpshooter was going to say?
"Muzzle velocity is a depreciating asset, not unlike a new car, but BC, like diamonds, is forever."-German A. Salazar
Lol ! Thanks for the great replies.
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