Thread: Brass on bolt face

Originally Posted by Cordite

What strikes me about that bolt face is how dirty/rough/dull it looks. Mirror finish is much easier to clean, nothing much sticks well to it.

I parkerized all the metal work on the rifle as the blueing was in terrible shape when I brought it, so it's all dull metal.
Was wondering if that was why it's taking so much brass on

Originally Posted by Dan88

I parkerized all the metal work on the rifle as the blueing was in terrible shape when I brought it, so it's all dull metal.
Was wondering if that was why it's taking so much brass on

It possibly is the reason, I notice a build up of brass on the extractor also, were you single loading or feeding from the magazine?

Originally Posted by 19Badger

It possibly is the reason, I notice a build up of brass on the extractor also, were you single loading or feeding from the magazine?

I was feeding from the magazine, but fed a couple of rounds as singles

Here are some pics of the bases of the cases and the ammo packets

Originally Posted by Dan88

I parkerized all the metal work on the rifle as the blueing was in terrible shape when I brought it, so it's all dull metal.
Was wondering if that was why it's taking so much brass on

Clean face and claw with steel wool, then treat the same area with a small 1" square piece of 1000grit paper as you watch the news. This won't go through the case hardening, but you'll get a shiny bolt face that won't easily rust or take up brass.