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<blockquote data-quote="Packrat 6" data-source="post: 1022716" data-attributes="member: 80288"><p>Shorty,</p><p>Good luck with the color case hardening. I've been faking it on some old shotguns with steel dye from Steel FX and by diluting them so they are not so bright have managed to pretty well match the damaged ones. if you know someone that does pottery and has a Kiln, it will help a bunch for controlled temperatures.</p><p></p><p>Once I get back to Washington, my son has a fairly well equipped tool and machine shop at his place so will be able to play more than I can here. Usually am busy with the "Weapons for Warriors" program where we take Closet Queen donated rifles, shotguns etc, repair and restore them, take them out and test them, and then sell them through the local gun shows (one of the local gun dealers gives us a commission break) with the proceeds going to the Wounded Warriors program. Problem is we ran out of old shotguns, 22's and what have you. Never knew what we were going to get to work on, but was fun to me since I enjoy turning a *** into something not only functional, but if possible, pretty. For example, these are fairly typical: </p><p>Savage 340 30-30 When we got it, couldn't open the bolt it was so dirty!</p><p>[ATTACH]41838[/ATTACH]</p><p>Click to enlarge</p><p></p><p>Wards Western Field 20 Ga. Just neglected and dirty, needed re-blued, stock refinished and a new mainspring.</p><p>[ATTACH]41839[/ATTACH]</p><p>click to enlarge</p><p></p><p>Anyway, have fun</p><p></p><p>Packrat</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Packrat 6, post: 1022716, member: 80288"] Shorty, Good luck with the color case hardening. I've been faking it on some old shotguns with steel dye from Steel FX and by diluting them so they are not so bright have managed to pretty well match the damaged ones. if you know someone that does pottery and has a Kiln, it will help a bunch for controlled temperatures. Once I get back to Washington, my son has a fairly well equipped tool and machine shop at his place so will be able to play more than I can here. Usually am busy with the "Weapons for Warriors" program where we take Closet Queen donated rifles, shotguns etc, repair and restore them, take them out and test them, and then sell them through the local gun shows (one of the local gun dealers gives us a commission break) with the proceeds going to the Wounded Warriors program. Problem is we ran out of old shotguns, 22's and what have you. Never knew what we were going to get to work on, but was fun to me since I enjoy turning a *** into something not only functional, but if possible, pretty. For example, these are fairly typical: Savage 340 30-30 When we got it, couldn't open the bolt it was so dirty! [ATTACH]41838.vB[/ATTACH] Click to enlarge Wards Western Field 20 Ga. Just neglected and dirty, needed re-blued, stock refinished and a new mainspring. [ATTACH]41839.vB[/ATTACH] click to enlarge Anyway, have fun Packrat [/QUOTE]
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