The bolt in my $200 disc elite does not look like that piece of .....

I do blame them. Anybody trying to reestablish a reputation that had become tarnished better not be selling inferior merchandise for top dollar.

The problem i have with the "old stock" statement is that all of mine have a chromed or polished finish except my GMB54 and MHCs which have jeweled bolts. These bolts in the pictures appear to have neither although the pic of a LRH on Knights website appear to be chromed or polished.

Its damn hard to miss an important step such as chroming or polishing. These pics look like rejects that were not good enough to be finished in the final process. Its very disappointing considering my NEW LRH barreled action is pristine and even my most heavily used old bolt looks much better. Not one of my 5 bolts have a finish that looks anything like these. They have some tolerance variations but are well within my standards for appearance.

I don't want to bust anyone's balls, i just want a great quality AMERICAN made product that shows the pride of its craftsmen. I have high hopes that this issue will not be the norm and im sure if Lehigh is making the new bolts, you will be amazed at the quality.

When the new higher quality Lehigh bolts are available i will be getting one for sure if they will fit my older rifles. I love his work and his products reflect his pride in making the best he can.

Maybe they should add a line.....Thrown together from old inventory. Bolts are ground to fit with no polishing.

Keep defending them. I would not waste $800.00 on a Limited Edition gun with that type of craftsmanship. Most are not going to spend the $$ on the new production guns either IMO.

My origional DISC bolt was polished and so was the Extreme conversion bolt.

i really would like to see Knight grow and prosper. A company grows and prospers by making a good product and standing behind that product. One of my degrees is in marketing; i can tell you that if this thing continues Knight will not grow or prosper.

I agree and i don't think it was done on purpose.

I would say that there is a possibilty that this is the type of bolt that was to come with the gun???? Just because it is not polished does that make it inferior??? What if it went out by mistake and was shipped before it was polished??? I think before everyone beats the crap out of Knight the original poster needs to contact them and see what exactly the deal is?? Who knows? Knight has always been a high quality company with great standards, so really why would they want to ruin their "new" reputation now. I would be willing to bet that they will take care of the problem once they are notified. Other than cosmetics, does the bolt open and close smoothly? I assume the OP has not shot it to see if there are any defects? Just thinking that some are getting a little out of control before they know the whole story.

If you read all the pages of the thread there is another besides the origional poster who received the same bad craftsmanship.

How would you like it if you ordered a brand new truck and it was delivered with a scratch that ran down the whole side of it. Would you say, "its ok it does not effect how it drives.". I think not. He paid for a LE muzzleloader but got a refurb.

onetohunt sayed it all check everything out frist knight has been a good co. I dont think they would do things to herart there co. so sone in the game this would not be good

Could someone please explain to me how a bolt that could use a little polishing all of a sudden lead to inferior products?? I have one of the older LRH's, and I would in no way call it an inferior product??

Anytime you have a problem with a product you should contact the mfr. So I am asking the OP-did you call Knight rifles yet and ask them about your bolt??

If you are not happy with the bolt then I personally believe they will make it right.

Personally I like Knight rifles. However I do not think they will be able to sell very many $800 MZ's. Especially with all the discounted ones that guys bought after they went belly up the first time.

I know I have seen $2,000 and $3,000 custom rifles that did not have jeweled bolts. But if you think a MZ should have a jeweled bolt then have yours jeweled. Personally I can't see the big deal about this bolt. If you are not happy with it then contact Knight and "have it your way".

Some of the comments here are way off base, just because a bolt that probably works perfectly well needs some polishing??
Or am I assuming yuou wanted the bolt to be machined instead of cast?? For $800?? Tom.