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Thank you for your comments.

Marshall,
Excellent do-it-your-self article! I really enjoy stuff like that, provides some inspiration for a similar project that I've been neglecting for too long.

Oh, by the way, the link takes me to an article on black powder?

Thanks again,
Bryan

Outstanding article and work! Makes me want to hug my Marlin's!

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Michael

Great work, looks like you had a good time doing that one. I like the brown and blue effect.

Hey Guys, I just fixed the link so it will work now. Sorry about that!

Glad you like it.... that little gun is SUCH a great shooter now.... will be doing a follow-up article on shooting and feeding the trapper.

I intended this to a do-it-yourself project that about anyone with common hand-tools can accomplish! I faught the urge to cut and crown the barrel in my lathe, as I wanted to demonstrate that with careful attention to detail, anyone can do a reasonable job without the expensive tools. This gun will shoot sub MOA on demand! It was all done with hand tools as shown in the article.

God bless,

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Marshall
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Beartooth: A Bullet Worth Waiting For!

WOW.... I am going to try that trick with the bluing. Great article!

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MikeG

Can you blue a handgun frame with the barrel attached, or would it need to be removed?

Steven,

Indeed you can easily blue a handgun frame and barrel as outlined in the article.... just make sure you have a container large enough to hold the gun and it be fully immersed in the bluing salts. Too, make sure that the container used as a bluing tank isn't aluminum! It must be sheet steel or iron, and make sure there are enough bluing salts present to fully cover the frame and barrel when immersed.

To control color, vary the length of time the assembly is in the bluing solution. You can pull it out for a color check at any time, then quickly dunk it back into the bluing salts. Results can vary from a straw-gold, bright plum, plum-blue, to a deep rich blue/black depending upon how long you leave the item being blued in the molten bluing salts.

Try a few "disposable items" first to get a feel for the color possibilities, then do your handgun.... if you just want a deep rich blue, leave the assembly in there for a good long time.... the longer it's there the richer and deeper the blue!

God bless,

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Marshall
Romans 1:16



Beartooth: A Bullet Worth Waiting For!

Marshall,
thanks again for the valuable information. I always enjoy reading your articles, even if they don't pertain to something I'm doing, as they are imformative and full of very valuable experience and insight. Keep up the good work, but don't have too much fun...I'll be needing some .444 bullets soon.

Marshall, great article! Does all old blueing need to be removed prior to rebluing with your method? Or will the new blueing cover and "replace" the old coloring?

No, you absolutely must remove all old blueing prior to using the method outlined in the article. Good old-fashioned Naval-Jelly, available for around three bucks a pint at hardware stores and home improvement marts gets the job done quickly, and without any fuss, just be sure to thoroughly flush with clean, clear, warm water to remove all traces of the Naval-Jelly prior to blueing.

Trying to "replace" or "cover" old blueing will positively guarantee a patchwork quilt type of final finish.... Hey, if it's worth refinishing, it's worth the little time needed to strip the old finish!

Enjoy... this is fun and rewarding stuff.... low budget too!

God bless,

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Marshall
Romans 1:16



Beartooth: A Bullet Worth Waiting For!

Great tip on the bluing. Sure gets all the mistery Vodoo out of it. Have passed up on old beat up guns because of the bluing issue before, but not anymore. BTW, my Marlin 1897T .22 has a Williams FP receiver sight (I drilled and tapped myself) and two different sized apertures in holes in the buttstock, accesible by removing the two phillips head screws there.

Cool project...I daresay inspirational even.

- GL

Nice, interesting article. I really liked the section on blueing - I think I'm going to print it out for reference! On the subject of browning however...

Many years ago in another country, I put together a muzzle-loader kit. I browned it with a small bottle of blueish liquid I got from a small blackpowder guns company now defunct - this was soemthign they'd made up or re-bottled from larger containers themselves. The process was simple - put it on, leave it overnight, wash it off. The results were absolutely fantastic. I've wanted to brown some barrels since, but the labourious Birchwood-Casey method of application (heating up repeatedly, quenching in oil etc.) has scared me off. My question is: have you, or anyone lese, ever come across the simple method I used many years ago, and/or have any idea what the liquid might have been? Who knows - perhaps we can brown as simply as your blueing!

Nice article, Marshall.

I had to keep smiling because it seemed like something I'd do -- except Mom would never let me go into pawn shops!

One small thing, though. A few of the small photos cover some of the text, so I'm sure we're missing something. Maybe you could sneak back in there and do some editing.

New guy -- first post.