Correct Bolt for 29 Springfield

[wanderer32]

Ok, thank you. I have been looking at the Vi shooters page under the years 29 to 40 and saw the large stamped serf NS covering my range. So I went back to the yrs 18 to 29 page and the smaller capital NS goes up to 1930 which I guess are Rock Island made so that is what I will start looking for. Thanks to all and have a great holiday weekend.

[eb2151]

That serial number range can take a number of bolts.
"WL3"s, "J5"s(on top),"J6"s (on top),and 2 variants of "NS"s.
It depends what it was assembled as.
An "R+R" rifle could have anything.
So you have a large selection to draw from.
Ed Byrns

[Rick the Librarian]

Rock Island NS bolts are easy to distinguish ... the NS is on the safety lug, not the bolt handle.

[Chuckindenver]

id go with a WLK3 bolt,, nicer finish, slick in the rifle...ect,, avoid bolts that have been reparked, get one thats original finish, even if it has wear, i can blue bolts to match or polish ect..
the NS bolts will be easier to find...but the WLK3 is a smoother operating bolt.

[Kirk]

The receiver does not appear to have a Hatcher hole.

According to John Beard's bolt chart on ViShooter's website, http://www.vishooter.net/slc8_2008.html a hand stamped NS is possibly correct.

The bolt pictured is cut for the bolt stop (dimples Ed Byrns referred to?). The large hole in the bolt head must have been added later. Is there a serial number scribed into the bolt body & visible when the bolt is closed?

[Chuckindenver]

well, i have to say, its pretty tough to stamp any 1903 bolt, SHT, DHT or NS..even with hardened stamps, and a steady hand and hammer..the chances of actually making good marks on a bolt root are slim at best.
i dont doubt Eds statement, but not likely re stamped...engraved maybe, but not a stamp..
i stamp my replica A4 bolts with a W on the bottom side of the bolt root, and its just a ghost of a marking at best, the only reason i stamp them is for the lifetime warranty for the handle.
for giggle sake, try and stamp a junk bolt. if you have a Drill rifle bolt..try and stamp a pretty NS on the top of the root..:}

[supercub]

QUOTE=chuckindenver;197631]id go with a WLK3 bolt,, nicer finish, slick in the rifle...ect,, avoid bolts that have been reparked, get one thats original finish, even if it has wear, i can blue bolts to match or polish ect..
the NS bolts will be easier to find...but the WLK3 is a smoother operating bolt.[/QUOTE]

Chuck, would this be what your talking about? It's the top and bottom of a Mark 1 bolt.

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[Chuckindenver]

dont think so, the WLK3 bolts iv seen are stamped lightly like that, but W 7 with the 7 being upside down. and the K3 on the bottom of the bolt root, they are DHT bolts and work very well in NS actions.
NS bolts in a NS action tend to feel sticky, like metals dont usually slide against each other very well.. Stainless steel is bad for this , as is Nickle steel.

[supercub]

Thanks Chuck. I haven't found anything specific on the markings on this bolt that's on my Mark 1 serial number 1163182. My Golden State Remington 03 came with a NS stamped polished RI straight handle and I know well what you mean by sticky. It's much happier with a later A3 bolt.

Kurt

[Chuckindenver]

ill see if i have a WLK3 bolt in any of my rifles and post a picture,,maybe someone else can share the pics if they have one.?