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I'm no expert on polishing a bolt, nor case tumblers.........

 

But seeing as how there's specific areas on the bolt that get polished, I'm not sure that it tumbling around aimlessly will get the job done. :unsure:

It wouldn't profile it.

 

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Toss it in for a day or two & post pics of how it turns out... :)

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I'm no expert on polishing a bolt, nor case tumblers.........

 

But seeing as how there's specific areas on the bolt that get polished, I'm not sure that it tumbling around aimlessly will get the job done. :unsure:

It wouldn't profile it.

 

ETA;

Toss it in for a day or two & post pics of how it turns out... :)

 

FAIL......... One for thinking of doing it and one for encouraging it.

 

 

 

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Also, walnut or corncob media as used to tumble brass would take an eternity to do much to high grade steel like a bolt.

 

You'd need ball bearings or ceramic stones to get anywhere. And as others above mentioned, you'd get no control over what was being polished, or by how much.

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Honestly, unless you added some kind of grit, or harder media, I don't think brass polishing media would do anything to the steel bolt but clean it very well. I don't think it would even polish the steel unless you ran it for weeks on end.

 

I don't think it would be a contamination or gumming problem though, since any reloader is trusting the reliability of his bras's primer pockets and flash holes to the tumbler too.

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Honestly, unless you added some kind of grit, or harder media, I don't think brass polishing media would do anything to the steel bolt but clean it very well. I don't think it would even polish the steel unless you ran it for weeks on end.

 

I don't think it would be a contamination or gumming problem though, since any reloader is trusting the reliability of his bras's primer pockets and flash holes to the tumbler too.

 

+1.

 

Besides the fact that it would probably take forever to make a difference in the bolt.......it still wouldn't give the detailed profile that people do to their bolts to increase performance.

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