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Ll, if you secured the knob on the bolt operator, you lost a function of it.
The sliding knob is to not only to get a better grip when cocking the bolt, in the out position, but when pushed all the way in with the bolt all the way back, it locks the bolt open for clearing and cleaning, the reduced base of the knob goes into a hole in the end of the slot.

Drinksgin, I apologize for not making myself clear. Before I employed the loctite, it was necessary to continuously tighten the bolt handle into the bolt as it was loosening itself from the recoil and vibrations from driving. The actual bolt knob was left untouched in its "free-float" state so it can continue to function, as you mentioned, as a clever and simple bolt-lockback device. Before I did this, there were a few times at the range and in the truck when the bolt handle came completely loose out of the rifle's bolt and I had to hunt around for it and the bolt knob. I finally used the loctite after I took the rifle out of the truck and the bolt handle and the knob where nowhere to be found. I'd driven 1/2 hour to shoot at this range and was a touch peeved with myself :angry: . It was a bit of a sticky wicket, but I used the screwdriver from my Leatherman to work the action until the parts came in. The folks at HiPoint were great, shipping me the parts and throwing in an extra magazine,  all for no cost.
, HiPoint Customer service!!
 
Reading over this, the terminology is confusing as the 995's bolt handle is an actual "bolt", as in one from the hardware store bin, that screws into the rifle's bolt. I'm sure that if I had to, I could've gone down to TrueValue and picked up a bolt and nut with the correct thread pitch and driven on.
 
I'll definately be looking at the .45 version of this carbine if it ever comes out!!! I hope they keep the KISS principle intact and don't muck it all up trying to tacticool it out.
 
 
Paul, while I can only imagine the scene with a wounded bear, I see we're on the same page.
 
Regards to all,
Bob

[llanero, I thought you were possibly from Christian Co. Ky. ......Paul H]

llanero, I thought you were possibly from Christian Co. Ky. ......Paul H

Ah, heck, Paul--close enough I suppose:D
 
Brithunter, I'm looking forward to the pics of the carnage! Glad you got 'em sighted in and the weather cooperated.

[llanero, I suspect you're another Kentuckian. .......Paul H]

llanero, I suspect you're another Kentuckian. .......Paul H

Paul H, I make my home a few hours drive from KY, west on US 60 in MO.

Very nice shootin', rockingbar!  Very aesthetically pleasing set up and it performs as good as it looks.  I'm saving my pennies for a Night Force myself.

Interesting post, drinksgin--never thought of casting 9mm for my HiPoint. They are neat little carbines. I had always foolishly dismissed them as cheap junk, until my father gave one to me for a birthday present. I was shocked at the reliability and simplicity of the rifle. It has some rough edges, such as the bolt handle (now secured with blue loctite), the questionably soft scope rail and the safety position, but the thing goes "BANG" every time and the customer service at HiPoint is second to none. Over the years it has swapped places with an SKS as the "truck gun" and in the field it has served as the insturment of the coup de grace on a white-tail fawn, finishing the job my  S-10 started.
 
I did execute a gilt with it a couple of years ago, in a controlled setting, calm pig eating grain and the muzzle practically touching its forehead. The winchester white box FMJ did its job (thank God--few things are worse than a squealing, bloody pig running amok)--besides a .22 revolver, that was all we had at the time and it didn't seem like the 9mm would be lacking. Personally, I'd think twice about using it as a serious pig killer in the bush.

As a lad with limited discretionary funds, I limited my telescopic sight purchases to Tasco, Redhead, Sterling, Bushnell and BSA brands and just assumed that the headache that came with them was the price to be paid for eschewing iron sights. Fogging lenses , broken reticles, constant rezeroing and regular visits to the Wal-Mart sporting goods counter where facts of life for young LLanero.  As my collection of junked scopes increased, I became a rabid believer in see-through scope mounts. Then a friend suggested that I purchase a Leupold and a whole new world opened up for me (thanks, Rodney, wherever you are). In the latter half of my life, I have restricted my optics purchases to Leupold, Burris and Nikon and I have to admit that it has certainly helped my blood pressure. Some day I may purchase a Nightforce, Swarovski or Schmidt&Bender and sing their praises, but for now I am content with the mid-level scopes. I am sorry to hear of your troubles, Brithunter, and I wish you the best of luck in your quest for reliable glass.

The gunsmith I used when I was growing up built a nifty number out of an old Obendorf mauser that he rechambered for the 7.62x39mm.  He claimed it was a heckuva deer gun and a tack-driver.  
 
LLanero

I always feel embarrased when I'm at the range with my .338 winnie when folks ask me if I'm going out west for an elk hunt. I sheepishly reply "Err...uhhm....it's for whitetails...". I just love to hunt with the thing even though I know it's more than enough gun. Chalk it up to reading too much Ruark when I was a kid. Surprisingly, the Winchester Supreme ballistic silver tips tear RELATIVELY little meat up. Case in point was last week's late doe season here. I took a 170-ish yard shot at dusk in one of my parent's fescue/clover pastures on a doe and made a classic heart shot. She jumped straight up in the air, ran 40 yards and collapsed. It was the first time that I had not opted for a neck shot on a deer with this rifle, due to the distance/low light conditions/shooting without a rest, and it was the first time with this rifle that the deer did not fall in its tracks. I had to pitch some lowe ribs from the entry wound and some flank meat from the exit wound. Expansion is, well, kind of instantaneous, the entry hole is almost always much larger than the exit hole. I suppose this is from the polycarbonate tip initiating the fragmentation of the jacket on contact while the lead core keeps on truckin' through.
I can't wait to build up (or down, as the case may be) a white-tail specific load with 160 grain bullets.

Brithunter:
 
Many thanks for posting and sharing this information.  Those groups are absolutely fantastic and the rifle looks like a beaut!  I must definately investigate converting a bolt-action into one (on the other hand, there are some cheap single shots commercially chambered for this cartridge as well but methinks it'd be a bit more fun tinkering with an old Mauser).
 
So THAT is what a muntjac looks like.  My brother has been telling me these stories about the "barking deer" that live around his house in the wilds of Suffolk
 
As far as the screen name, it is not Welsh; it is spanish for "plainsman"--I was born and raised in Venezuela and have managed to keep some vestiges of the culture.

Brithunter:
 
that is a sweet group on that target!  Nice deer too--is that what y'all call a mountjack?

I've always wondered what the .30/30 would do accuracy-wise if loaded with spitzer bullets and shot out of a bolt-action...

thanks for the input. Brithunter.
 
I'll do some looking into the Apel system.  I really need something that will be compatible with the receiver sight--methinks this is going to be problematic.

I'm putting together a Mauser 95 chambered for the 7.62x39.
My question is, has anyone here had any experience with the **** on opening conversion kits sold by Dayton & Traister?
I can't find any intel on this product (the "speed lock kit") and am wondering if it would be worth it. The rifle isn't going to be used to pop prairie dogs or hit long range targets, just whitetails under 100 meters.
Just to give y'all some more info on the project, I'm envisioning a nice aftermarket trigger, a side safety, receiver sight, side mounted scope mount (see-though).
It's for my dad, who is absolutely fanatical about the little russian round and is equally fanatical about not trusting scopes, hence the see through sights. That particular set up will look like the one on O'connor's mod 70 win that he is shown holding on the cover of one of Midway's catalogs.
but I digress, nay, I flat out ramble!!
 
Speed lock kits, folks--are they good or are they junk?
 
ETA:  LOL, I guess the other word for a rooster gets filtered out around heah!

A muzzle brake on the 7.62x39?  Wow.  I bet that muzzle does not move at all at the shot!
Except for two exceptions, all the deer I've shot on the family farm have been under 50 meters (Out of that number, I'd say 90% of those were under 20 meters). That's why the 7.62Russkie and the .30/30 are so tempting.

That is one seductive rifle!