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Corrosion on Mauser bolt
      #365826 - 24/05/22 05:37 PM

Hi. i just bought a Mauser at an auction , unfortunately i saw afterwards that there was kind of a lot corrosion on the bolt, is there somethin you can do about it?

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Re: Corrosion on Mauser bolt [Re: 228]
      #365833 - 24/05/22 08:26 PM

Photos would be helpful.

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Re: Corrosion on Mauser bolt [Re: mauserand9mm]
      #365842 - 24/05/22 09:58 PM

How do you post photos?

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Re: Corrosion on Mauser bolt [Re: 228]
      #365857 - 25/05/22 02:00 AM

For corrosion/pitting on the bolt body, scrub it with something like 4 ought 0000 steel wool and Hoppe's #9 solvent.
I suspect you are talking about pitting from oxidation (rusting) and not corrosion, per se'.
If corrosion, from acid, neutralizing the acid first with baking soda and water would be a good first step, then due to do the scrub.

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Re: Corrosion on Mauser bolt [Re: 228]
      #365869 - 25/05/22 07:52 AM

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How do you post photos?




This works for me: http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=321070&an=0&page=0#Post321070

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Re: Corrosion on Mauser bolt [Re: Rothhammer1]
      #365878 - 25/05/22 01:18 PM

Photo hosting site IMGUR works for me. Relatively straight forward tho a bit quirky til you get used to it.
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Re: Corrosion on Mauser bolt [Re: 3DogMike]
      #365879 - 25/05/22 04:22 PM

have seen this around the firing pin hole, coming from corrosive ammo
tig welding is the solution

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Re: Corrosion on Mauser bolt [Re: lancaster]
      #365880 - 25/05/22 05:11 PM

Yes or laser welding.

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Re: Corrosion on Mauser bolt [Re: Waidmannsheil]
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Re: Corrosion on Mauser bolt [Re: 228]
      #365882 - 25/05/22 05:31 PM



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Re: Corrosion on Mauser bolt [Re: 228]
      #365883 - 25/05/22 05:32 PM

Its hard to se but the one that i have marked is maybe 1 or 2 mm deep

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Re: Corrosion on Mauser bolt [Re: 228]
      #365886 - 25/05/22 07:03 PM

It's pitted but otherwise benign. Gentle wire brush to get it out and then oil it up.

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Re: Corrosion on Mauser bolt [Re: mauserand9mm]
      #365896 - 26/05/22 12:55 AM

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It's pitted but otherwise benign. Gentle wire brush to get it out and then oil it up.




Agree.
I've also used Oxalic acid to remove rust too. It is sold as Wood Bleach in hardware stores.
A little on a Q-tip applied to the pits only should neutralize the rust and leave it a brown - gray color. Then a brush and oil and that's it.

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Re: Corrosion on Mauser bolt [Re: Huvius]
      #366361 - 05/06/22 09:28 PM

still safe to shoot but you can't do a whole lot for pitting .....Paul

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Re: Corrosion on Mauser bolt [Re: pjaln]
      #366368 - 06/06/22 11:19 AM

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still safe to shoot but you can't do a whole lot for pitting .....Paul



Deeper pitting can be filled by someone really good at micro welding while a talented restoration specialist can "restrike" (for lack of a better word) the corroded surfaces and weld filled pits.
Not cheap, but can yield a very good restoration result.
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Re: Corrosion on Mauser bolt [Re: 3DogMike]
      #366379 - 06/06/22 09:09 PM

That's some serious pitting. Does the bolt match the rifle? What does the rifle look like? Pictures???

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Re: Corrosion on Mauser bolt [Re: jgrabow]
      #367228 - 27/06/22 07:30 PM

It is the 30-06 that is first on page 29 in this thread
http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=222536&page=0&fpart=29&vc=1


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