Stamping a bolt?

[JohnnyEgo]

So I am lazy. I have a lot of AR-15s and I don't clean them as often as I should. I want to drop a dozen disassembled BCGs in a tub of MPro-7 and let them soak overnight, but I am concerned that I won't remember which bolt goes to which gun. Thought about stamping a letter into the side of each bolt so I could make sure it ends back with it's appropriate barrel. I have some stamps, a vise, and a hammer. Is there any harm in doing this? I haven't really thought it through, so I figured I'd outsource that process to the collective intelligence while I sleep.

Thanks!

JohnnyEgo

[Jamnanc]

So... You want to custom label your bolts, but don't want to buy a few plastic food saver tubs?

[Irving]

You could take a picture of the guns laid out on the floor, then take a picture of the BCGs in the wash bin in the same configuration. Or see above. Or do one a night for a week or two.

[Great-Kazoo]

Quick engraving or use the small stamp set i have. Easier to number them, so 1 is the FDE SBR, etc. Then run an hour in one of the ultrasonic cleaners here, Or there.

If you're going to stamp them,top rear section, is a non critical area. You touch bases with my guy?

[Irving]

What about different colored string tied around each one so you're not doing anything permanent?

[ray1970]

If you are talking about stamping the carrier I say stamp them if you want to. The area where Kazoo mentioned would work nicely. I'd just stamp the last two or three digits of the serial number of the weapon it came out of.

[y4m4]

Disposable cups? Waxed paper ones will stand up to most things, plastic can be tricky with some solvents.

[KS63]

Carbide tipped hand held engraver.

[ray1970]

Carbide tipped hand held engraver.

Or he could get them laser engraved. That would be pretty fancy.

[crays]

How much disassembly are talking? If you're going down to parts & pieces, it may be worth the investment in a jug of mp7 and small containers.

Otherwise, my first thought was different color zip ties, connect loosely to allow solvent flow.

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