PT&G Replacement Bolt Heads for Savage Bolts
If you own a Savage rifle, here’s a product you should consider. Pacific Tool & Gauge now offers precision-machined replacement bolt heads for Savages. This product, available in a variety of bolt face sizes for $49.50 per unit, can benefit nearly everyone who shoots Savage bolt guns.
German Salazar’s excellent Rifleman’s Journal website features an in-depth review of the PT&G Replacement Bolt Head for Savage Bolts. Written by Norm Darnell, this detailed review explains the benefits of the PT&G replacements, compared to the standard Savage bolt heads. After polishing, the factory bolt head can become slightly dished. According to Darnell: “The area around the firing pin hole sometimes has an indentation deep enough to allow the primer to flow into this void. This makes an unsightly blemish on a fired primer and can lead to hard extraction or worse. One [Savage] rifle I inspected had a continuing problem with pierced primers despite reasonably mild loads[.]” Even after machining the factory bolt face to make it flat, Darnell encountered problems: “The firing pin hole seemed to wear excessively which was of some concern. Material strength of the … bolt head* appears to be the source of these recurring problems.”
After testing out PT&G replacement bolt heads, Darnell found that his problems were solved. With the PT&G replacement bolt head, “the cartridge case heads and primers indicated no case-head rounding or primer damage”. Darnell was convinced, so he proceeded to fit PT&B bolt heads “on all three of my 308 bolts and one 223 with one spare bolt of each.” It appears that PT&G has a winner here — a smart, very affordable product that remedies a commonly-observed problem with factory Savage bolt heads.
* In the article, author Darnell writes that Savage factory bolt heads are investment cast. Fred Moreo of Sharp Shooter Supply says this is not correct: “Savage bolt heads were NEVER investment cast. From the get-go they were machined from solid stock. In 1988 they went to special profiled 41L40 bar stock to save machining operations and heat treated to 35-42 RC.”
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Tags: Bolt Head, Pacific Tool, PT&G, Savage
I’m interested in ordering one of ur savage replacment bolt heads, how can I order one?
You can order from Pacific Tool and Gauge website.
You may need to modify bolt head clearance and headspace after installation.
I recently purchased a 7.62 X 39 barrel in 308. I need a bolt head for my Striker Savage 416 and I want to get it from you. I keep reading about machine work and head space considerations yet I set the head space with every barrel swap.
Can you forward info I might need to purchase the correct bolt head?
Thank you.
John
I’m looking for Savage bolt head for a model 16 in 35 Remington and /or a Remington model seven bolt with a 35 Remington bolt face…
Price and availability if you can please.
Thank you,
Jerry
looking for a 3 lug .440 savage head to fit a model savage 25 walking varminter
converting it to a 357 max…need replacement head of .440 thx
Hi I’m looking at the replacement bolt head for my savage model 12 palma 308
Do you ship to the UK please
If so can this be sent in plain wrapping