Rock Island bolts - safe to use?

**1886nut** · 06-29-2009 01:15 PM

I recently acquired an O3A3 in unissured condition. Perfect parking turning slightly OD green, bolt, bands, butplate and rear sight properly blued. To my dismay, when I took the bolt out to clean off some old cosmoline icon

, I found it marked as RIA manufacture. Headspace is good on a Clymer gauge.

Is this safe to shoot?

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**Jim Tarleton** · 06-29-2009 03:53 PM

Yes. Some are concerned with SHT bolts, so if yours falls into this category, buy a Rem or SC bolt.

Jim

**mark1** · 06-29-2009 04:32 PM

What are the markings on the bolt?

**Calif-Steve** · 06-29-2009 05:26 PM

Marked RIA? Or something else? Any photos?

**Rick the Librarian** · 06-29-2009 07:27 PM

Is there a possibility you saw an R on the underside of the bolt handle and thought it Rock Island?

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