Dupage M14 bolts.

[M1orNone]

Anyone here pick up one of the welded M14 bolts that Dupage had a while back? Doesn't look like they are listed on the site any more. Just curious if anyone attempted to put one back in service.

[Orlando]

I think Hump may have picked up a few

[Prince Humperdink]

I use one that I "reclaimed".

[M1orNone]

I use one that I "reclaimed".


So they are safe to use once you true them up and redrill them?

[LEAD POISON]

I use one that I "reclaimed".

So how did you drill the pin hole?
I finaly got mine surfaced.

[Prince Humperdink]

I didn't drill it,I hit it with a hardened punch and the weld fell through the hole.I then just had to clean it up.I won't tell anyone it is "Safe" to do because You never know what each bolt has been through,but I feel confident,and have already used it for about 500 rounds.

[LEAD POISON]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm

[Punch The Clown]

I think DuPage probably has more of them if you call. Elmer Ballance was re-doing them and if he says they're safe that's all I need to know.

[LEAD POISON]

I called a couple of weeks ago. he said NO. no more reclamination jobs on bolts.
I don't have carbide drills to go thru the weld.
Ryan said he punched thru. I tried that too. mine are welded better I guess.
Something will turn up eventually.

[M1orNone]

Ryan and LP, do either of you guys have an extra you wouldn't mind parting with? I'd be more than happy to buy one, or work out some kind of trade. If not, I'll keep my eye out on gunbroker. I see a couple on there, but the welds are big enough that they probably overheated the lugs.

[Prince Humperdink]

Ryan and LP, do either of you guys have an extra you wouldn't mind parting with? I'd be more than happy to buy one, or work out some kind of trade. If not, I'll keep my eye out on gunbroker. I see a couple on there, but the welds are big enough that they probably overheated the lugs.

sorry,wish I could help,but My other came out with an oversized firing pin hole.and a indent on the face,which is funny because it seemed to have the lightest weld?!!!

[Punch The Clown]

[QUOTE=LEAD POISON;24026]I called a couple of weeks ago. he said NO. no more reclamination jobs on bolts.
I don't have carbide drills to go thru the weld.
Ryan said he punched thru. I tried that too. mine are welded better I guess.
Something will turn up eventually.[/QUOTE

Called who? Elmer or Yocum?

[LEAD POISON]

Jim Yokum at dupage

[Punch The Clown]

Wow, when I spoke to him a few months ago he had tons of them. Wonder where they went?

[LEAD POISON]

I must have said something wrong?
the guy answering the phones.Said no more reclaimations.

[Punch The Clown]

Here they are LP.

https://www.dupagetrading.com/neat%20stuff/sub/m14

[LEAD POISON]

Stu He will not clean them up anymore,is what I meant.Yes he has a lot of welded bolts left.
Sorry for the confusion.
LP

[Punch The Clown]

Gotcha. Yocum said he had someone doing the machine work for him, but I don't know who it was.