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From: jkh@jade.BERKELEY.EDU (Jordan K. Hubbard)
Newsgroups: mod.rec.guns
Subject: Who would steal a bolt?
Message-ID: <1426@jade.BERKELEY.EDU>
Date: Fri, 10-Oct-86 02:08:13 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 10 02:08:13 1986
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Author: nike!caip!uw-beaver!tikal!sigma!woody@cad.Berkeley.Edu (Woody Richards)
In-Reply-To: Article: 9:20

Article: 10:6

>Also, many rifles must have the bolt fitted 
>to the chamber at the factory.
This is true, however once the bolt is fitted it is OK to remove the
bolt (provided it is a bolt action rifle) to clean the rifle (only 
proper way) or for security purposes as often as you wish.  The fitting
is of the boltface to the barrel to obtain proper headspace (important
for safety and accuracy)