I see Weatherby advertise them as an upgrade option and was wondering what it is? Is it worth it?

It refers to jeweling. It is said to produce a surface that holds a film of oil a little better than one without but I think it's more window dressing than anything and will, overtime, wear and become ragged looking. But it can look sharp for a while!

It was very popular when disco was all the rage.

Since when has disco gone out of fashion , pray tell...?

You dont get out much do you?

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Is it worth it?

I had a guy do it for me that posted here. It sure looked great and cost me $50.

I thought it was worth it but everyone has their style.

You dont get out much do you?

peace and love , brother.....

jewelling does have a purpose - it is supposed to hold more lubricant for a smoother operation- does it? only your jeweler knows

I dont go along with the fact that it holds more oil, but I still like the way it looks on a bolt and extractor. The shiny silver bolt and extractor without the jewelling looks to factoty to me, and with factory work comes cutting corners and cutting operations out to save a few dollars.
DISCO...DISCO SUCKED, this was being done way before disco, guess I still have some old school in me, cause I still like it!

Don't know a thing about disco, not sure I want to, but can say that Vapodog did a couple "engine turned" jobs for me on RSM and VZ24 and to me anyway, adds a very nice touch or finished look to the rifles. Also had the followers done and the two areas combined adds a nice custom look to not so custom rifles. Friend of mine routinely does his and then blues them and the "jewelling" is visible and is a very unique appearance.

Muzza, Just kidding although I might have to find my disco sucks teeshirt from the late 70,s. Problem is there is no way in hell it would ever fit at this point in life.
I really dont know if jeweling helps or not. I cant imagine it makes that much difference. I have some jeweled and some not. Although it looks nice when first done the more it wears the worse it looks. I have a 375 with a jeweled bolt that is pretty worn. It really looks bad. I will either have to do the jeweling again or polish it out. It looks bad enought to detract from the value of the rifle.

Personally, I like the looks of jewelling using as small a tool as possible. Lots of little bitty, overlapping circles.

Mike Smith - I was in my early twenties in the late seventies , and Michael Jackson was a little negro boy singing about a pet rat...

I doubt I could get into my old flares or the spandex shirt either so absolutely no offence taken..

Damascining or engine-turning is cool , I intend to try it one day , have all the gear , just havent got there yet .