Please post where you keep it if other than in the grip.
Please post where you keep it if other than in the grip.
Besides a grip, I don't see any viable way to keep it secured, unless you're counting a vg as a separate storage area. I don't know any stocks with storage areas large enough to fit one, unless a sopmod can but I don't think it will.
Yes indeed! In the grip.
In pistol my grip, I keep an extra firing pin, cotter pin, cam pin, and bolt. In the other grip, I keep a micro copy of SBR paperwork and a small container of lube.
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I have never felt the need to. I have been through numerous multi day classes and have never had one fail. I always keep a spare BCG and a spare bolt with me just in case something happens I can just swap out. I could imagine if some thing happened in a defensive situation it would be nice to have one close at hand. I can't see having it on the rifle being much better than just in your kit. But I will say that if you can and do carry on your rifle, rock on. There isn't anything negative I can say other than weight. With an sbr with an eotech, atpial-c, socom rc2, large surefire scout light and mag full 77 gr SMK is heavy enough for me. I aint adding any more weight if I can help it
Several spare bolts / parts. Never felt the need to carry a spare bolt when engaging pesty critters, cans, paper. The failure of a bolt is very slim and if it did occur in one of those tv-like shootouts defending the homestead, you'd likely be dead before swapping.
Bolt/FP/cotter pin/extractor/w spring in the grip, little bottles of Sprinco Machine Gunners lube & 4 CR123's in the SOPMOD.
The obedient always think of themselves as virtuous rather than the cowards they really are.
I have several spare 556 BCG's that are oil packed in plastic and stored in very large mortar ammo cans with other stuff. I picked them up very cheaply when parts were readily available.
I have also learned to keep lots of small parts, required for building lowers. Those springs and detents have a habit of flying across the room, never to be found again. It is extremely cheap insurance.
In my opinion, storing a spare bolt on your rifle is insane and unnecessary for most folks.
Last edited by HKGuns; 06-25-21 at 07:05.
I keep the spares in a cleaning kit.
Isn't the most likely bolt breakage going to be a lug cracking/breaking off and in that case (once any loose chunks are removed) everything will keep functioning?
Last edited by AndyLate; 06-25-21 at 07:17.
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