Polishing bolt carrier

[45pro]

Are there any advantages to polishing the bolt carrier? Woudn't it rust real easy if you stripped it down to a bare metal polished look?

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

Are there any advantages to polishing the bolt carrier? Woudn't it rust real easy if you stripped it down to a bare metal polished look?

It CAN make travel more smooth... Might also make racking the bolt easier. I suppose that it could also make it function better with ever-so-slightly more "dirt" in the works.

And once you remove a protective coating, especially if that coating is a rust inhibitor, then I'd say that yes, you'd open yourself up for a higher incidence of corrosion (or at least increase your chances)

-J-

 

[451_Detonics]

It is such a loose fit I wouldn't think it would make a great deal of difference tho it would clean up easier.

 

[45pro]

My bolt kinda sticks about 3/4 of the way back. I figured it was because it was still new and needed to be broken in. I just thought it would help smooth out the bolt. But i dont want it to do more harm than good.

 

[phylodog]

Just shoot it. It'll polish itself in the necessary areas.

 

[45pro]

anyones else have any input on this? I would like to do it because i like the way it looks but i want to make sure i'm not doing more harm than good.

 

[khickey3492]

As phylodog said, shooting will quickly identify the areas that would benefit from polishing.

In the AR bolt carrier, less is more..

 

[kungfupipe]

i polished the bolt in my saiga 12, but that was to make it easier to load a mag on a closed bolt and it worked out really well.

 

[45pro]

i polished the bolt in my saiga 12, but that was to make it easier to load a mag on a closed bolt and it worked out really well.

No problems with rusting or anything?

 

[40calPUNISHER]

No problems with rusting or anything?

Just keep it lubed and rust will never have a chance.

 

[DialTone301]

I agree with the just shoot it post. You will quickly see the wear spots. I would just properly lube it and forget it.