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  • Clay; I would agree with you on the 30-06 barrel, over the 7mm, you would need a new bolt or bolt-head to re-chamber your Ruger to a magnum caliber.

    Lazz Loads: The Short Magnums 2008

  • But it was the more difficult to dispute the accuracy of the witness, as, in order to produce real evidence in support of his verbal testimony, he drew from his pouch the very bolt-head, which, according to his story, had been miraculously extracted from the wound; and as the iron weighed a full ounce, it completely confirmed the tale, however marvellous.

    Ivanhoe 2004

  • So cramped were these accommodations that Jhoira and her food-gatherers chose to sleep and eat on New Tolaria, where hammocks and bolt-head meals seemed almost luxuriant.

    Time Streams King, J. Robert 1999

  • She paused a moment, and her brother turned idly back to his tractor and fitted a small end wrench to a bolt-head and gave it a twist.

    Highways in Hiding George Oliver Smith 1946

  • On the other hand, a bolt should not be slack in its hole, as, in such a case, it may work sideways and split the spar, not to speak of throwing out of adjustment the wires leading from the lug or socket under the bolt-head.

    The Aeroplane Speaks 1919

  • On the other hand, a bolt should not be slack in its hole, as, in such a case, it may work sideways and split the spar, not to speak of throwing out of adjustment the wires leading from the lug or socket under the bolt-head.

    The Aeroplane Speaks Fifth Edition 1919

  • -- Under the bolt-head, and also under the nut, a washer must be placed -- a very large washer compared with the size which would be used in all-metal construction.

    The Aeroplane Speaks Fifth Edition 1919

  • -- Under the bolt-head, and also under the nut, a washer must be placed -- a very large washer compared with the size which would be used in all-metal construction.

    The Aeroplane Speaks 1919

  • -- Under the bolt-head, and also under the nut, a washer must be placed -- a very large washer compared with the size which would be used in all-metal construction.

    The Aeroplane Speaks 1917

  • On the other hand, a bolt should not be slack in its hole, as, in such a case, it may work sideways and split the spar, not to speak of throwing out of adjustment the wires leading from the lug or socket under the bolt-head.

    The Aeroplane Speaks 1917

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