After the sleeves are done, I chuck the bolt in the lathe and prepare for surgery. The bolt has a stub arbor at the handle end and a live-center in the firing pin hole. Because I’ll be reaming the firing pin hole and installing a bushing later, it’s OK to use the live-center directly in the firing pin hole. In the picture, I’m cutting the recesses the sleeves will reside in.
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