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Wicky Member
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skb2706 Member
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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:32 pm Post subject: Re: Rifle finishings |
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I wouldn't even consider a rifle these days without having at least the barrel in stainless. Bead blasted.
Answer - none of the above.
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gelandangan Super Member
Joined: May 07, 2006 Posts: 6396 Location: Sydney Australia
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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:05 pm Post subject: Re: Rifle finishings |
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Woohoo..
I forgot the stainless..
Yes of course, there is a couple of white guns in my safe..
a Ruger 77MkII in .308 (bead blasted) and a S&W 686 6 inch heavy barrel (original finish).
Yes, they are a lot less maintenance guns.
BUT..
Truthfully speaking, I hate how they shines in the sun - even the bead blasted rifle..
Many times I was tempted to just shake a can of spray paint and cover the dang thing..
But I am too lazy to clean up again afterwards, so I never end up doing it.
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chambered221 Super Member
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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:35 pm Post subject: Re: Rifle finishings |
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chambered221 wrote: |
I do however lean towards matte stainless steel, no finish required.
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My first post on page #1 !!! Did you miss it ???
I’ve never seen a bead blasted (matte) stainless 77, just nice and shiny stainless.
Their target gray is a finish not bare stainless.
If you would like I can post some pictures of non-glare stainless.
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speed swede Member
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Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:53 pm Post subject: Re: Rifle finishings |
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rustbluing are stronger than salt bluing and more beautiful! i build rifles now and then and all carbonsteel hunting rifles are rustblued nowdays in my shop..((love that color )) but then again it depends on the rifle designs to i think....johan
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gelandangan Super Member
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Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:09 pm Post subject: Re: Rifle finishings |
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I also like rust bluing (browning whatever..)
but it does take a hell lot of preps and require a rusting cabinet..
Well that take a lot off the enthusiasm
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speed swede Member
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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:22 am Post subject: Re: Rifle finishings |
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gelandangan wrote: |
I also like rust bluing (browning whatever..)
but it does take a hell lot of preps and require a rusting cabinet..
Well that take a lot off the enthusiasm |
yes and its kinda tricky to get it done with good results. and i think its mostly for those custom rifles and dubbles on a work horse factory rifle the spray finishes would work great i suppose .
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gelandangan Super Member
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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 5:15 pm Post subject: Re: Rifle finishings |
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Speed swede,
do you mind giving us a (maybe pictorial) tutorial on rust bluing?
I am sure many of us are either curious or interested in doing their guns.
I have a few "older" guns that were originally browned, but due to the age, all the brown are gone and been replaced with blues (black).
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speed swede Member
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Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 2:46 am Post subject: Re: Rifle finishings |
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gelandangan wrote: |
Speed swede,
do you mind giving us a (maybe pictorial) tutorial on rust bluing?
I am sure many of us are either curious or interested in doing their guns.
I have a few "older" guns that were originally browned, but due to the age, all the brown are gone and been replaced with blues (black). |
im going to do a couple of sbs older shootguns sone. if you like i can take pictures and make a rustbluing trhead?....johan
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Pumpkinslinger Super Member
Joined: Sep 22, 2007 Posts: 5001 Location: NC foothills
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Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:07 pm Post subject: Re: Rifle finishings |
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Gelan, I know they make "browning" kits for finishing muzzleloaders. I've done a couple of singleshot pistol kits with them and they looked great!
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Dimitri Super Member
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Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:26 pm Post subject: Re: Rifle finishings |
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Parkerizing is my bet, works well for a long time, and the finish is non-reflective.
Dimitri
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gelandangan Super Member
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Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 4:34 pm Post subject: Re: Rifle finishings |
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Johan, that would be most wonderful!
I look forward to your pictures!!
Pumps, browning kits? are they the true rust job or just some sort of spray on stuff?
I was given by a mate this old Belgian Rook 32Long that would definitely look great if browned rather than blued.
Dimitri, parks are nice,but some rifles would look much better if the finish match the era the gun were styled on.
Ie. black powder stuff usually looks nicer browned than blued or parked.
On the other hand, an M1 would look great parked.
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Pumpkinslinger Super Member
Joined: Sep 22, 2007 Posts: 5001 Location: NC foothills
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Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:09 pm Post subject: Re: Rifle finishings |
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Gelan, try this link >> www.midwayusa.com/view...ber=137718
Birchwood Casey Plum Brown Barrel Finish. That's the stuff I used. Heat barrel, apply finish, let work, wipe off with 5/0 steel wool and repeat until you get the color you want. I'll try to get a pic for you.
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Dimitri Super Member
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Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:38 am Post subject: Re: Rifle finishings |
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Yes era's do count for something, however I don't care for a rifle, as long as it protects the rifle well, and parkerizing in my (yes limited) experience holds up better then blueing.
That black paint that the British (and some others that were influenced by the British) use seems to hold up well too. But I don't think that was a option.
Dimitri
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stovepipe Super Member
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Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:44 pm Post subject: Re: Rifle finishings |
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Just fer looks?
Deep, dark polished blue against a nice select piece of killer walnut.
Nuttin prettier.
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