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Recently was feeling bored and felt the need to put another rifle together, however was kind of tired of doing the same old thing...I mean, the last one I built was a near duplicate of one I had built previously but forgot I had... In my quest to do something different I'm starting with this 1:8 .223 Wylde, 20" Bolt Action AR upper...Not exactly sure where I'm going with this but I'll post pics of the finished product...ideas/suggestions welcome
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Damn! I like where you’re headed!!!!!

Now that is different.

I’ve been tempted by those. Interested in seeing how this turns out

I just purchased the BCA bolt action for a bullpup build I have in mind! Chamber will be 6.5 Grindel

Now you have me thinking

One like this is a possibility

Diver43 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 17, 2025 11:05 pm Now you have me thinking

Me too.

Cool looking upper JH

They make decent stuff! I have a side charging 5.56 nato 16” AR. I shot it suppressed the other day and was pleasantly surprised when I realized that zero gas comes back through the charging handle it all gets vented out the side of the bolt. Anyway, that should be a fun project!!

Interested in the bolt manipulation.

Zee wrote: ↑Fri Jul 18, 2025 4:00 am Interested in the bolt manipulation.

If you leave in the buffer spring and buffer... will it "assist" in closing the bolt?

Admin wrote: ↑Fri Jul 18, 2025 2:54 pm

Zee wrote: ↑Fri Jul 18, 2025 4:00 am Interested in the bolt manipulation.

If you leave in the buffer spring and buffer... will it "assist" in closing the bolt?

That would be annoying. Because you’d be fighting the spring to open it.

I’d love to see a picture of the actual bolt. Looks really interesting.

Admin wrote: ↑Fri Jul 18, 2025 2:54 pm

Zee wrote: ↑Fri Jul 18, 2025 4:00 am Interested in the bolt manipulation.

If you leave in the buffer spring and buffer... will it "assist" in closing the bolt?

I thought that too...but the guy I'm talking to says it doesn't work that way...it needs a buffer tube with the spring and buffer removed...

Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Fri Jul 18, 2025 3:31 pm I’d love to see a picture of the actual bolt. Looks really interesting.

I can accommodate that as soon as I get back from town and figure out how to remove the bolt handle to get the bolt out...

I wish they would make uppers like this in a single shot that can accommodate the .308 family, but use a standard AR lower. Missed opportunity there.

Jayhawker wrote: ↑Fri Jul 18, 2025 4:31 pm

Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Fri Jul 18, 2025 3:31 pm I’d love to see a picture of the actual bolt. Looks really interesting.

I can accommodate that as soon as I get back from town and figure out how to remove the bolt handle to get the bolt out...

Which will answer my next question, how do you remove the handle?

Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Sat Jul 19, 2025 3:02 pm

Jayhawker wrote: ↑Fri Jul 18, 2025 4:31 pm

Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Fri Jul 18, 2025 3:31 pm I’d love to see a picture of the actual bolt. Looks really interesting.

I can accommodate that as soon as I get back from town and figure out how to remove the bolt handle to get the bolt out...

Which will answer my next question, how do you remove the handle?

I watched some vids and have a side charger. There is a screw in the rear that keeps the bolt in the channel. The bolt knob is held in place with two screws.

Diver43 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 19, 2025 3:06 pm

Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Sat Jul 19, 2025 3:02 pm

Jayhawker wrote: ↑Fri Jul 18, 2025 4:31 pm

I can accommodate that as soon as I get back from town and figure out how to remove the bolt handle to get the bolt out...

Which will answer my next question, how do you remove the handle?

I watched some vids and have a side charger. There is a screw in the rear that keeps the bolt in the channel. The bolt knob is held in place with two screws.

Having a tough time visualizing that. Maybe a video will work but when I get on YouTube it becomes a rabbit hole of old watch restorations, off-road rescues and boot rebuilds.

shotgunshooter3 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 18, 2025 6:55 pm I wish they would make uppers like this in a single shot that can accommodate the .308 family, but use a standard AR lower. Missed opportunity there.

There was a company back in the early 2000s that made a single shot 50BMG upper for a standard AR lower. You had to pop the rear pin, break it open like a shotgun, and slide the bolt out of the upper to load the round.

You remove the two Allen screws.

Interested in if it is accurate. Their 300 BO side charger is acceptable. The .22 mag is a moa gun

CPJ 2.0 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 19, 2025 7:17 pm You remove the two Allen screws.

The two on either side of the bolt handle, visible if you zoom in on the photo?

breamfisher wrote: ↑Sat Jul 19, 2025 11:40 pm

CPJ 2.0 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 19, 2025 7:17 pm You remove the two Allen screws.

The two on either side of the bolt handle, visible if you zoom in on the photo?

Yes

So, do you have to cam the bolt down? On a gas powered AR, the bolt itself cams due to the movement of the bolt carrier and the angle of the cam pin slot.