dent on bolt

[GMC man]

I've run 1500 or so and mine shows only very very little polish, no wear really at all. (DWW) It might be helpfull to know the serial prefix of those that are wearing so much......best regards plum

Good Idea there mines DZN A1 style and only has a slight polish to it

 

[Ghost_Soldier]

Mine is DVP, basic 15-22 model.

 

[Doug B]

Mine is worn just a tiny bit, on the right as was the original poster's, but I've only put 525 rounds through my new MOE. I've now picked up some Tetra Gun Grease, and have thoroughly lubed this area as well as the area of the hammer that it contacts.

I originally thought the hammer was aluminum (looks like anodized to me), but both it and the slide are steel. Not very hard, on the slide, if it's wearing already. Hopefully, the grease will help. I'll keep any eye on it.

As to what would wear first, the slide contact area is very small, all right at the corner. The hammer contact is sliding over quite a bit of its length, so while the hammer will probably polish a bit as time goes on, it's the slide that will wear more. If that's expected, I would have also expected a bit more radius on it, to distribute the wear, and/or harder material. But we have what we have.

The wear on Gopher Slayer's gun is more alarming: While more even, it appears, from the photo, to actually show material flow. I think I'd touch up or polish that out, and then really start greasing it. (That's the mechanical engineer in my, not the gun expert, so your mileage may vary.)

At least I can see no way that fairly excessive wear would affect the gun's operation. Any wear is well below any contact area in the breech, and won't affect the hammer cocking.

Agreed, material is "flowing". The mechanical engineer in me thinks that it will wear or flow a certain amount, until the contact area equalizes, and then it will wear evenly across the whole face. Again, the bolt is much easier to change out than the trigger. If it wears to the point something stops working well, call the factory.

 

[Ghost_Soldier]

Could the wear on the bolt possibly be from how some of us are shooting? Could rapid fire or mag dumps or the slidefire stock cause this wear? I'm by no means an engineer in the way that you guys are. Are the people with little to no wear doing mag dumps or using the slide fire?

 

[Gopher Slayer]

Could the wear on the bolt possibly be from how some of us are shooting? Could rapid fire or mag dumps or the slidefire stock cause this wear? I'm by no means an engineer in the way that you guys are. Are the people with little to no wear doing mag dumps or using the slide fire?

No slide fire or mag dumps for me. Just simple plinking and pest control. It started looking like that after my first time shooting it.






I realize that metal parts wear, but this started way to early and it isn't doing it evenly. I'm going to pull the trigger out tonight and see if it's resetting the same everytime. I don't want the hammer and sear contact points wearing unevenly from a crooked trigger reset. Maybe this is why the trigger pull is so inconsistent at times.


Mine is a DWC (A2)

 

[stavman11]

Just PULLED mine....

I have over 4k rds in it and it shows some Wear.. more like polishing but no indents like your guys, well maybe just a smidgen of wear
Tried to take a pic but my phone wont get a clear enough pic that close..

I use a Slidefire and fully dump most my Mags

Interesting for sure

 

[dannybot]

Mine doesn't look quite as worn. I have at least 5000 rounds through it, and not much lube at all.

 

[Ghost_Soldier]

I noticed it on mine a couple months after I got it but it hasn't changed much at all since I 1st noticed it. I've had the rifle since last august and have around 9,000 rounds through it.

 

[DavisN4]

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[GMC man]

Its interesting to see how inconstant the issue seems to be across the board! Some have no wear and double my round count while other have worse damage with fewer rounds.... I guess ill keep playing until it quits and then send it back!!

Mine is a DZN.

that's really interesting we both have DZN and I don't have the problem but you do

 

[Darkdemise]

Mine looks exactly like slayer's bolt picture. I have 3-4 thousand rounds through it but don't know how long it has been like this because i just noticed it the other day upon close inspection after my gun started to short stroked on me. I still dont know the reason for the short stroke and was wondering if this had anything to do with it. I had zero issues prior to my last outing with it. Its a DV serial number with all blue springs.

 

[jajo]

I just got back from the range (so its dirty), but here's a picture of my bolt - somewhere between 1500 and 2000 rounds fired so far...

If I look really close I can see some slight wear marks, but nothing to the extent in the OP's photo.

 

[dan01]

DavisN4....Sadly there is nothing that can be done.....I will pay shipping and properly dispose of the rifle.

 

[Majorlk]

DavisN4....Sadly there is nothing that can be done.....I will pay shipping and properly dispose of the rifle.

You are such a generous person.