Hey there. Just bought my first hunting rifle. Put a couple of boxes of ammo through it. I've noticed that the black finish on the bolt is wearing away. Am I able to remove the rest of it myself safely? If so, how? Thanks, everyone in advance for your replies.
Rifle bolt black finish wearing off
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Blastattack
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Just don’t. Why would you wish to accelerate wear? Also, it’s perfectly normal. Most guns with blues bolts will have wear marks on them. It’s one of the reasons many guns have polished bolts, or in the white.
It all depends on the finish applied as to how to remove it, but the finish is there for a reason the main one being rust prevention removing it will open the bolt up for rust and even the best finishes out there will wear. If it's not taking away from the use of the rifle it's probably best to leave it or pay a lot more getting a stronger finish on it which will also eventually wear.
The blue finish on a firearm doesn't really prevent rust. It's a form of blue colored rust itself.
OP, the wear on your bolt is normal. If you don't like it, you're not alone. Lots of people will take a strip of crocus cloth and polish the rest of the blue off.
This can also smooth up the operation of the bolt. If you want to go a bit further, you might also want to carefully polish the recesses in the receiver, where the bolt passes through as well. All of this will smooth things up. Won't increase accuracy, or make it function better, just smoother.
littlehughey
Regular
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- Central Alberta
The process of rust blueing is the formation of a protective magnetite layer on the steel. It is surface corrosion that is formed in a controlled way, then stopped, and neutralized. It prevents further formation of corrosion from the blueing process and helps prevent new rust formation - though prolongued exposure to moisture will eventually cause rusting. If you are curious as to how effective it is, polish and degrease a piece of steel and watch how quickly surface corrosion will form when no protective layer is present.
gstprecision
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- Frankford, On
Totally normal. Some wear faster than other. What Brand/model is it? From personal experience lower end rifle tend to wear more than higher end.
I would not worry about it.
GST
I would not worry about it.
GST
Yes it is gold in colour. That makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the info
