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Old 06-11-2019, 07:59 AM
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There was a point in there where they went from conventional bolts to the stretch kind. I believe 79 would still be the old style bolts which I believe are reusable. The stretch bolts are necked down a bit and as noted can be measured to determine if they have enough stretch left to use safely.
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