Those pits won't cause any problems....
I've seen quite a few rifles with pitted bolt faces, and they have never caused a problem. My Remington 700 Varmint in 223 has a pitted bolt face similar to this one thanks to a batch of bad Federal primers (Which Federal replaced...) and it's never caused any sort of problem and is still one of the most accurate rifles I own.
I once had an acquaintance who considered working up a load to be keep adding powder until the primers fell out then back off a grain or two.... Some of his bolt faces were REALLY badly pitted, but they functioned without a hitch.....
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- Arisaka fired cartridges and bolt face pics -
Paul,
2016-04-24, 18:13
- Arisaka fired cartridges and bolt face pics -
Cherokee,
2016-04-24, 19:03
- Those pits won't cause any problems.... -
JD,
2016-04-25, 14:55
- Those pits won't cause any problems.... - Cherokee, 2016-04-26, 15:59
- Those pits won't cause any problems.... -
JD,
2016-04-25, 14:55
- Arisaka fired cartridges and bolt face pics - RidinLou, 2016-04-24, 19:16
- Those "pits" almost appear to be staking of circular -
Hobie,
2016-04-25, 06:28
- They do seem to be too regularly shaped to be damage. -
Hoot,
2016-04-25, 07:09
- I had to find a bolt for a friend and it was a real chore. - Hobie, 2016-04-25, 22:52
- Those "pits" almost appear to be staking of circular - Catoosa, 2016-04-25, 10:11
- They do seem to be too regularly shaped to be damage. -
Hoot,
2016-04-25, 07:09
- Arisaka fired cartridges and bolt face pics -
Catoosa,
2016-04-25, 10:02
- I have a few rifles with MUCH worse looking bolts. -
cas,
2016-04-25, 17:55
- I have a few rifles with MUCH worse looking bolts. - Steve k, 2016-04-26, 12:34
- I have a few rifles with MUCH worse looking bolts. -
cas,
2016-04-25, 17:55
- Arisaka fired cartridges and bolt face pics - Brian A, 2016-04-27, 04:24
- Arisaka fired cartridges and bolt face pics - RidinLou, 2016-04-28, 11:05
- Arisaka fired cartridges and bolt face pics -
Cherokee,
2016-04-24, 19:03