jewelling a bolt

[jackelope]

Is there any functional benefit to doing this or is it just pretty?

 

[AWS]

It's just pretty if you into gaudy.

AWS

[carpsniperg2]

never seen any benifit to it  i have shot a few rifles that have had the bolt jewelled and they look nice but i am not into spending money unless it is worth it. i have been told it can make a bolt that is a little stiff run a bit smoother and it makes sense but its not for me.

[Jamieb]

Its just for looks.
You can buy a fixture to hold the bolt and the brush for a drill press from Midway if you want to jewell one yourself.

[mrolen]

it is also suppose to hold the oil a little longer

[JackOfAllTrades]

The grooves do hold lubricant longer. Also, the ridges of the jewling create less friction bearing surface for the bolt to move in the action/bolt tunnel. This normally makes it much smoother to function. Holding lube usually leads to less corrosion also.

I jewel the bolts on my Ruger MKII Bullseye pistols to speed up bolts that have reduced power recoil springs installed. This reduces lock time.  And yes, it looks good. For the longer throws of a bolt action rifle, jeweling a bolt can make it slide like ice on ice.

-Steve

[Bofire]

 :)I have seen it done with a cordless drill, a pencil eraser chucked in, and jewlers rouge., it does hold the oil longer.
Carl

[JackOfAllTrades]

I use a drill press with a base vise that I can put a bolt in that adjusts horizontally with crank wheel. Not as good as a mill, but I can get some very straight evenly spaced rows. I use a wire brush chucked in the press with course valve grinding paste to get nice cuts. A rifle bolt can go through a few brushes before the job is complete.

-Steve