Oversize Bolt Knob

[The1andOnlyKC]

Decided to go heat up the garage today and install my bolt knob. I cut the old knob down to a square and then rounded it to .313", threaded and installed. Pretty easy, only took me about 45 minutes. Now I guess I will go reload or something.

The original knob.


In the vice and cut.


Threaded


Installed


Heres the gun with the new knob. Still has a little junk on it from the tape I used to protect it.

[bobbyfairbanks]

SWEET!
was it hard to put the threading on

[Hoser]

Came out nice, but you put it on the wrong side of your rifle.

[Ah Pook]

Looks good!

Nice to see the bolt knob on the right.....err correct side.

[The1andOnlyKC]

Thanks guys.

SWEET!
was it hard to put the threading on

No it was easy, the die does all the work. If you have never used a tap or die before just take your time and keep oil on it.

[bobbyfairbanks]

I think I will try that on my 300 RUM.

[offgrid]

Nice job, looks great!

How do you like it compared to the factory knob?

[Tim K]

Good work. Two questions: What knob did you use? Did you go round from the square with a file?

[The1andOnlyKC]

Good work. Two questions: What knob did you use? Did you go round from the square with a file?

It is the EGW knob. Saved me about $7 over the badger. I still may switch over to the grooved one they make I couldn't decide.

I used my straight die grinder with a cut off wheel to cut it. I used my 90 deg. die grinder with a 36 grit disk on it to round it. You could use a file if you don't have a die grinder. Just take your time and take a little off at a time and keep measuring till you get it where you want it. If you are really like the sound of a bench grinder, you could just grind it down from the get go and not cut it square like I did. It would just take a while and you would have to keep breaking so it didn't get too hot.

So far I like it a lot better than the factory knob but I have not shot it yet (damn mother nature). I was out a couple of weeks ago and shot three hundred rounds out of it. The factory knob made my thumb and fore finger raw from the knurling on it. I don't think I will have that problem with this one.

[Troublco]

I'm going to do the same thing with my 700 PSS. I have a machinist buddy who made me a couple knobs like this a while back, put the first one on my Mauser pseudo-scout and saved the second for this one. Good job on yours!