Bolt storage

[geordieh]

My FEO insists the bolts are removed and stored in ammo safe along with magazines

Ask for that in writing just say you want it in case anything goes wrong.Then watch him back pedal

[ordnance]

Ask for that in writing just say you want it in case anything goes wrong.Then watch him back pedal

I think its a condition on some FACs. Example.

 

Where a bolt action rifle is held on certificate the bolt must be removed and stored separately in an approved gun safe/ cabinet.

 

Edited July 19, 2017 by ordnance

[Rim Fire]

It makes a lot of sense to separate the bolt from the rifle when not in use if some opportunist scroat grabs your rifle at least he hasn't got firing mechanism part of the rifle

[Rim Fire]

I'll impossible for me with a pes mod

It's

I don't store any of my rifles with the Moderators still attached to rifle you should remove the Mods from the rifle to allow moisture to evaporate and not rust the threads

[team tractor]

I don't store any of my rifles with the Moderators still attached to rifle you should remove the Mods from the rifle to allow moisture to evaporate and not rust the

 

Ithreads

 

I always remove them but it's impossible to fit them in an already full ammo safe. They go with my rifles

[activeviii]

it you do store out of rifle then a clean sandwich bag. no extra oil. bolts run dry apart from the locking lugs. saves getting grit dust caught up and then causing unwanted damage. have seen many a damaged rifle because of grit.

 

all my bolts are in the actions but open, muzzle up to allow what little air flow there is to help with moister in the bores. FEO said store in ammo cabinet, i said no, not after driving 60 miles and finding the hmr bolt didn't work in the 22lr. bolts stay in rifles

[Vince Green]

not after driving 60 miles and finding the hmr bolt didn't work in the 22lr.

That's the real danger, otherwise its a sensible precaution, nobody could deny that but I am a bit wary of being told you 'have' to do something when you don't.

[ordnance]

That's the real danger, otherwise its a sensible precaution, nobody could deny that but I am a bit wary of being told you 'have' to do something when you don't.

Its a condition on my FAC.

 

Where a bolt action rifle is held on certificate the bolt must be removed and stored separately in an approved gun safe/ cabinet.

 

[Dibs85]

Looks like i failed on the not wanting to start the bolt in/out debate however i have learnt something about bolts running dry as i do tend to over oil, clean and dab a bit of oil on the bolt and the runners. i wont be so liberal with the oil in future!

[The Mighty Prawn]

Ask for that in writing just say you want it in case anything goes wrong.Then watch him back pedal

In all honesty it doesn't actually bother me and as others have said it buys be some piece of mind if anyone did get into my gun safe they wouldn't get a working firearm and the other cabinet is in a different place

 

I think on some of the minor FEO opinion based rules it's not worth being militant so if there is something I disagree with I've got history as a good boy to fall back on

[m3vert]

As many have already said, I use one of Linn's (Mels other half) excellent leather pouches for storing the bolt. Protects it in the safe and is never stored in a wet condition, I keep it in a separate safe along with the ammo.

[Imperfection]

I dont remove bolts from rifles as its not a legal requirement and an utter pain in the bottom when i forget them.

 

Pointless for me anyway as i also have two lever action rifles in 357 & 44 mag flavour and a self loading 22lr bunny gun which i can do very little with apart from a stupid trigger lock which are about as secure as a Ford Cortina. On a renewal, my FEO never batted an eye when i handed him the rifles with the bolts still in place while checking serial numbers.

[Uncle Albert]

The bolt for my rimfire is kept in a pouch made of Cordura, the same material as my gun bag. At home it is stored, with ammo and mag, in my ammo safe. This is just habit so I think nothing of it. Why give any scrotes a helping hand.

[seeker]

19.27. The security of firearms, ammunition and shotguns within a dwelling can in most cases be achieved using a cabinet designed for this purpose. New cabinets should conform to the requirements of BS7558. Further information on the design of cabinets can be found in the “Firearms Security Handbook”. The cabinet should be fixed to the structure of the building and suitably located to frustrate attack and identification by persons visiting the premises. BS7558 was introduced in 1992, but many older cabinets will be built to acceptable standards and, if satisfactory, need not be replaced.

 

19.28. As an additional level of security, ammunition and easily removable component parts – such as rifle bolts etc. – should be stored separately from the firearms they fit, if it is safe and reasonable to do so and they may not been confused between firearms. This could be either by use of a detached storage container fitted elsewhere in the dwelling, or one built into or onto the firearms cabinet.