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Offline BULLBLASTER

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Re: Well there's the problem!
« Reply #30 on: July 10, 2018, 11:00:13 AM »
Just ordered a new bolt stop for the Tikka (Finnish for 'Whimp Stick")

Nothing like paying $39.99 for a supposed lifetime product.
But just think. The tikka is the only one that can be turned it o a long action for $39.99!

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Re: Well there's the problem!
« Reply #31 on: July 10, 2018, 11:04:36 AM »
good one  :chuckle:
Kindly do not attempt to cloud the issue with too many facts.

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Re: Well there's the problem!
« Reply #32 on: July 10, 2018, 12:44:38 PM »
I’ll be interested to see if you need to do any fitting on yours. I had to open the hole for the pivot pin and do a lot more filing than I expected to make mine fit.

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Re: Well there's the problem!
« Reply #33 on: July 10, 2018, 12:50:43 PM »
Sorry the Jon.  I take full responsibility for your bolt stop failure :chuckle:
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Re: Well there's the problem!
« Reply #34 on: July 10, 2018, 12:51:51 PM »
I’ll be interested to see if you need to do any fitting on yours. I had to open the hole for the pivot pin and do a lot more filing than I expected to make mine fit.

Hmm... I was hoping for plug and play for $40  :chuckle:

Sorry the Jon.  I take full responsibility for your bolt stop failure :chuckle:

Tikka just makes a crappy bolt stop, nothing more
Kindly do not attempt to cloud the issue with too many facts.

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Re: Well there's the problem!
« Reply #35 on: July 10, 2018, 04:11:37 PM »
Just ordered a new bolt stop for the Tikka (Finnish for 'Whimp Stick")

Nothing like paying $39.99 for a supposed lifetime product.
But just think. The tikka is the only one that can be turned it o a long action for $39.99!
i've got a mid 70s model 70 win that i'm thinking about doing that to.  long action .243, it feels like it weighs 20lbs!  i'm thinking 338-06 or .35 whelen somewhere down the road...
you can still get gas in heaven, and a drink in kingdom come,
in the meantime, i'll be cleaning my gun

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Re: Well there's the problem!
« Reply #36 on: July 10, 2018, 06:33:32 PM »
Sorry the Jon.  I take full responsibility for your bolt stop failure :chuckle:

See, you just can't go full operator on these things!

My PRS super star buddy was "sponsored" buy a small action manufacturer for a little while. The company made a great action but my buddy managed to keep breaking parts, which the manufacturer was repairing for him at no charge. I was with him when he sheared off a retaining pin in the firing pin assembly and he call the manufacturer to tell them what happened. The owner was noticeably irritated and asked him how he keeps breaking all these parts (including a bolt stop). My buddy made the mistake of saying maybe the action just wasn't strong enough. The owner, now full on mad, starts talking about shear strength of parts and the different metals used and trying to explain that nobody else is having these issues. At this point I chime in and mention that my PRS super star buddy slams the bolt back like it's a slide hammer and the jams it forward like he's trying to slam fire the primer. Plus he LOVES to dry fire, like 2-300 times per day with no snap cap. The manufacturer just got quite for a few seconds before saying that maybe it would be a good idea to invest a couple cents into making a few snap caps so that the rifle would stop breaking! :chuckle:

My buddy is no longer sponsored by that manufacturer, his choice of course. :rolleyes: :chuckle:

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Re: Well there's the problem!
« Reply #37 on: July 10, 2018, 06:42:47 PM »
Sorry the Jon.  I take full responsibility for your bolt stop failure :chuckle:

See, you just can't go full operator on these things!

My PRS super star buddy was "sponsored" buy a small action manufacturer for a little while. The company made a great action but my buddy managed to keep breaking parts, which the manufacturer was repairing for him at no charge. I was with him when he sheared off a retaining pin in the firing pin assembly and he call the manufacturer to tell them what happened. The owner was noticeably irritated and asked him how he keeps breaking all these parts (including a bolt stop). My buddy made the mistake of saying maybe the action just wasn't strong enough. The owner, now full on mad, starts talking about shear strength of parts and the different metals used and trying to explain that nobody else is having these issues. At this point I chime in and mention that my PRS super star buddy slams the bolt back like it's a slide hammer and the jams it forward like he's trying to slam fire the primer. Plus he LOVES to dry fire, like 2-300 times per day with no snap cap. The manufacturer just got quite for a few seconds before saying that maybe it would be a good idea to invest a couple cents into making a few snap caps so that the rifle would stop breaking! :chuckle:

My buddy is no longer sponsored by that manufacturer, his choice of course. :rolleyes: :chuckle:
I wasn't that rough with it but I tried darn hard to burn the factory barrel up before The Jon made it fancy.  500 rounds of 58gr vmax at 3800fps in about 12hrs  :chuckle:
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