Purple bolt in a Rem 700?

[Buckmastr]

I got this older Rem 700 mountain rifle a while back, it was in excellent shape but i noticed the bolt handle was a different color, have you seen this before? Kinda neat.

 

[blargon]

Lots of purple scopes around too. Sunfade?

 

[KDX]

It's made out of depleted uranium.

 

[spenom]

Purple is cool, but watch out if it turns blue you are not shooting it enough.

 

[hometownhero]

Not sure why that happens but the receiver on my cil 22 is purplish as well

 

[Eagleye]

It is the alloy that causes this.
Some alloys take bluing slightly different than others.
Some early Ruger 77 bolt actions had "purple" receivers.
Nothing to be concerned about.
Eagleye.

 

[guntech]

I am not sure but it may have been re-blued and the body polished and re-jeweled. The handle appears buffed and sharp edges no longer there... if that is true, the bluing salts were a bit weak or the temperature not quite right. Normally Remington handles blue better than that. Do you know if it has been re-blued? A better picture of the complete bolt will tell me more.

 

[Buckmastr]

I dont think its been reblued, the gun appeared unfired when i bought it. It is an 80's rem 700 bolt which didnt have sharp edges like the newer ones do.

 

[longbranch*]

Purple Remington.

My Remington Mountain Rifle's handle is same colour. I bought new in 1986 and noticed the the handle start to change after a few years. I figured it was very hard steel used on bolt. You'll see that colour on re-blued milsurp rifles also ie: P14/1917's, Russian captured/refurbed K98's. Especially extractors.
Geoff

 

[NAA]

Kinda reminds me of the hue of some older Leupold scopes.


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NAA.

 

[Ganderite]

I believe it is related to the nickle content of the item.

 

[Republic of Alberta]

Didn't Remington make a smooth roundish bolt knob on the 700 for a while?

 

[Rembo]

Didn't Remington make a smooth roundish bolt knob on the 700 for a while?

I've encountered the smooth bolt knob on Sportsman 78's, ADL's and Mountain Rifles. Can't say as I've seen one on a BDL, but I'm sure they are out there.


all the purple Remington bolt handles I've seen were from the eighties.

 

[oldfart]

Mine's a700 mtn rifle I bought in 89, the bolt handle has been that way since new.

 

[archer2u]

Purple is cool, but watch out if it turns blue you are not shooting it enough.

lol

 

[scanner]

Parts will come out purple if they are not left inside the hot bluing tank for the correct amount of time and heat.

 

[Markus]

the bolt on my Winchester super grade has a little bit of that purple hue but not nearly as dramatic. I like it.

 

[dead meat]

I have also seen a few different rifles with a purple hew to them not as pronounced as the one pictured though.

 

[toebako]

I'm pretty sure the JB Weld makes the blue turn purple

 

[Bittermansbro]

Russian capture arsenal re-work??