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Title: Bolt Action AR 15
Post by: philw on January 16, 2009, 05:13:48 PM
I heard a rumor about a Bolt Action AR 15 style rifle being released at Shot Show 09

dose anyone have any info if it is true ??


Title: Re: Bolt Action AR 15
Post by: TAB on January 16, 2009, 05:15:03 PM
they have bolt action 50 bmg AR uppers and have for years.
Title: Re: Bolt Action AR 15
Post by: shooter32 on January 16, 2009, 05:23:38 PM
Phil, would a bolt make it less evil in the land down under?
Title: Re: Bolt Action AR 15
Post by: ericire12 on January 16, 2009, 05:30:41 PM
Bane did a video on the bolt action bullpup at SHOT. It has interchangeable barrels for .243, .308, .300 win mag, and .338



READ THE BLOGS PEOPLE!  >:(
Title: Re: Bolt Action AR 15
Post by: philw on January 16, 2009, 05:38:05 PM
Quote from: shooter32 on January 16, 2009, 05:23:38 PM
Phil, would a bolt make it less evil in the land down under?

maby  

although I can see it being a "military Styled" Rifle still causing issues  ::)



we have had an issue over here in Victoria with the H&K R8  

April 2008, the Victorian Government moved to ban the HK R8 in the state, claiming that the rifle may be easily convertible to semi- or fully-automatic. Heckler & Koch disputed this claim, stating that the rifle was built from the ground-up as a bolt-action firearm

this went to court over here  I am not sure how it ended up though
Title: Re: Bolt Action AR 15
Post by: Neon Knight Anubis on January 16, 2009, 05:55:09 PM
It wouldn't be the first time I've heard about one. I know there are bolt action AR 15s for civilian use in Britain, it uses a short-stroke bolt that you pull straight back. I saw a picture of one a few years ago, a very interesting weapon.
Title: Re: Bolt Action AR 15
Post by: m25operator on January 16, 2009, 06:42:20 PM
Quote from: Neon Knight Anubis on January 16, 2009, 05:55:09 PM
It wouldn't be the first time I've heard about one. I know there are bolt action AR 15s for civilian use in Britain, it uses a short-stroke bolt that you pull straight back. I saw a picture of one a few years ago, a very interesting weapon.

Not being funny, but what you describe is an AR15 with a blocked gas system or no gas system. By pulling straight back on the charging handle, you are working the bolt and ejecting and feeding rounds. DPMS offered a pump action AR for Kalifornia at one time.
Title: Re: Bolt Action AR 15
Post by: Big Frank on January 16, 2009, 09:01:03 PM
Quote from: ericire12 on January 16, 2009, 05:30:41 PM
Bane did a video on the bolt action bullpup at SHOT. It has interchangeable barrels for .243, .308, .300 win mag, and .338



READ THE BLOGS PEOPLE!  >:(


The question was about a Bolt Action AR 15 style rifle, not a .338 Lapua Magnum bullpup.  >:(  ;)

All they have to do to make an AR-15 a bolt-action is not drill a hole in the barrel for the gas port. That makes it a straight-pull bolt-action. I've seen them advertised before but not recently.
Title: Re: Bolt Action AR 15
Post by: tombogan03884 on January 17, 2009, 12:35:33 PM
Quote from: jumbofrank on January 16, 2009, 09:01:03 PM

The question was about a Bolt Action AR 15 style rifle, not a .338 Lapua Magnum bullpup.  >:(  ;)

All they have to do to make an AR-15 a bolt-action is not drill a hole in the barrel for the gas port. That makes it a straight-pull bolt-action. I've seen them advertised before but not recently.

I would have thought they would need to modify the bolt to prevent it from acting as a blow back system ?
Title: Re: Bolt Action AR 15
Post by: m25operator on January 17, 2009, 01:49:24 PM
Tom, there is not any significant bolt thrust from a .223.

A friend of mine was shooting his AR15 for the first time, and it would not cycle, except by hand, disassemble it later to check the gas system, tube and manifold ok, someone skipped the drilling a hole in the barrel process.  >:(
Title: Re: Bolt Action AR 15
Post by: tombogan03884 on January 17, 2009, 03:06:04 PM
Tool must have broken and the operator (on the machine, not you m25 ;D  ) was not checking their tools OR parts.
Usual inspection frequency at T/C was every 10th part got 100% inspection by the operator, that way you only had to rework 10 parts if something went wrong.
Thank's M25 I was not sure about that.