Polish the bolt

[Raydee38]

Just curious if anyone has polished the bluing off the bolt and what were the results? Does it rust real bad after it had all the bluing removed?

[davemuzz]

I'm posting 'cause I wanna know the answer too. I would expect "no" if you simply take proper care of the bolt like you would any other gun…..but then…..

Dave

[FW Conch]

The Stevens 200 bolt is "in the white" and I have never had one of them rust :-)

[davemuzz]

Well…..there ya go!!!

[Raydee38]

Well here is the bolt after a bath for a half hour in white vinegar and then about 10 minutes on the drill press getting polished. I am going to give it another 20 minutes on the press to see if I can get it to shine a little more.

[futurerider103]

I polished mine out to a mirror shine about 3 months ago and since it's been in the rain several times and out in the humid woods without an issue. I do make sure I clean my rifle after every outing though. Good luck to you

[fgw_in_fla]

All you young guys talking about "polishing the bolt", I think I'll skip over this thread. Waaaaayyyyy too much trouble for me to get into here....

[Mach2]

All you young guys talking about "polishing the bolt", I think I'll skip over this thread. Waaaaayyyyy too much trouble for me to get into here....

LOL! I see what you mean. I'm sporterizing a Mauser and wanted to polish the bolt but then I came to my senses.

I do know that slow rpm's are needed to polish. Under 1200.

[Bike Effects]

I have the PTA. not blued. No problem.