Bolt Action pen mod question

[jimskio]

I was wondering about the bolt action pen modification. If you take a dremel or an endmill to the clip end to move the clip around 180 degrees what is this going to do to the finish? Is this going to be a place for the finish to start flaking off? I realize the kits are fairly new but was wondering if anyone has had experience with this already.

jimskio

 

[Fibonacci]

If you do a search, someone did that fairly early after the kits were released.

My recollection is that he filed it toward the center and it did not seem to give him any trouble.

 

[ossaguy]

I use a mini square swiss file,mostly because I'm afraid I might make the square cutout wider than the clip and ruin it.I try to sneak up on it,checking often so it's a super tight fit just like the stock cutout.

I tried 180 degrees,but it doesn't look right to me like that.I set the original cutout at about 11 o' clock,then make the slot at 6 o' clock,so the sight ends up being about 1/16'',as the original poster recommended.

I also discovered that the end cap that we are modifying is pressed in the end of the body as a searate part.I wish I could make an expandable collet tool that I could fit in the end cap piece,then expand it,then pull it out with a slide hammer.That happened accidently on one I did,and it made it easy.......just rotate the end cap with the slot in the 6/0 clock position,blue lok-tite it and press it together.No filing needed.

I commented to PSI that it would be nice to just have the bolt action end sent unassembled,so we could just press the end piece in wherever we wanted.......never heard back..

Steve

 

[cwolfs69]

I use a mini square swiss file,mostly because I'm afraid I might make the square cutout wider than the clip and ruin it.I try to sneak up on it,checking often so it's a super tight fit just like the stock cutout.

I tried 180 degrees,but it doesn't look right to me like that.I set the original cutout at about 11 o' clock,then make the slot at 6 o' clock,so the sight ends up being about 1/16'',as the original poster recommended.

I also discovered that the end cap that we are modifying is pressed in the end of the body as a separate part.I wish I could make an expandable collet tool that I could fit in the end cap piece,then expand it,then pull it out with a slide hammer.That happened accidently on one I did,and it made it easy.......just rotate the end cap with the slot in the 6/0 clock position,blue lok-tite it and press it together.No filing needed.

I commented to PSI that it would be nice to just have the bolt action end sent unassembled,so we could just press the end piece in wherever we wanted.......never heard back..

Steve

i also use a small riffler or jewelers file as well. makes a very smooth cut. i then use a gun bluing pen on the gun metal ones and that should seal the area and it also blends back in well. and you are right on the positioning slightly off of 180° toward the bolt side makes a much better looking pen in the end. i have been working on a tool to get the piece out without success yet.