Some of the guns that I have restored/reblued

[joem1945]

You do very nice work!!

 

[TINCANBANDIT]

The side plate was replaced on the Colt, but preserving roll marks while removing rust and pits is the hardest part of the job

 

[rcmodel]

But, but, but???

It is obvious from your photos there were no roll marks on the barrel left to preserve.

Nothing there but deep pits on the rear of the Colt barrel.

How do you make them look like factory new roll marks in the after pictures???


rc

 

[OilyPablo]

http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-phoenix-project-resurrection-of.html

 

[Old Shooter]

You do very nice work, hats off to you.

I really enjoyed looking at the pictures, wish I could watch you in action!!

 

[njl]

I have a Winchester Model 60 that looks a lot like your Ruger Mk I project...except lacking the knowledge/skills, when it was given to me, I just dealt with the rust and then re-blued it, keeping all the pitting. The re-bluing has held up, and its more of a "survivor" than a restoration.

 

[desidog]

But, but, but???

It is obvious from your photos there were no roll marks on the barrel left to preserve.

Nothing there but deep pits on the rear of the Colt barrel.

How do you make them look like factory new roll marks in the after pictures???


rc

Yeah...Are these pictures of two different guns?



Looks like the screws index differently; and the adjustment screw on the rear sight is two different sizes. The rib had some mill work too? ...and the barrel roll marks reappeared...

 

[OilyPablo]

I posted the link. Apparently some of you are reading challenged. Or would rather challenge a legitimate poster. Click the link. He very clearly states what he replaced and why and HOW.

 

[TINCANBANDIT]

I guess that is the best compliment, eh?

Yeah the bore of the barrel looked like a sewer pipe, and when I found a Mk V replacement (with the vent rib) we jumped on it and installed it on the gun.

 

[TINCANBANDIT]

Finished another project









The blog posts showing the details of the restoration

http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-colt-new-service-project-part-1.html

http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-colt-new-service-project-part-2.html

http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-colt-new-service-project-part-3.html

http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-colt-new-service-project-part-4.html

http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-colt-new-service-project-part-5.html

 

[TINCANBANDIT]

if you go to my blog you can see how the metal was restored and what parts I bought to replace

 

[BBBBill]

Very nice save on the old Colt! They are one of my favorites.

 

[Schwing]

I also finished the Ruger old model Blackhawk, it took a different turn

The brass grip frame that came with the gun was for a new model, although I could have adapted it to fit, I went a different route and custom fit a Colt 1851 Navy brass grip frame to the Ruger






links to the blog posts with more pictures and descriptions of the process



http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2015/01/ruger-old-model-blackhawk-project-part-1.html

http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2015/02/ruger-old-model-blackhawk-project-part-2.html

http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2015/04/ruger-old-model-blackhawk-project-part-3.html

http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2015/05/ruger-old-model-blackhawk-project-part-4.html

http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2015/06/ruger-old-model-blackhawk-project-part-5.html

http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2015/07/ruger-old-model-blackhawk-project-part-6.html

http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2015/07/ruger-old-model-blackhawk-project-part-7.html

Being a huge fan of the old model Blackhawks I have to say that looks incredible!

 

[TINCANBANDIT]

here is another Blackhawk, this one a New Model Super, I reblued it a couple of years ago, the gun was deep black when finished and it has slowly turned a plum color

 

[thecarfarmer]

This thread has been so inspirational that it caused a moment of weakness on gunbroker...

...now I'm losing all my fingerprints, sanding on a really rough Dreyse pistol.

So, how did the bluing on that Ruger end up changing color? Not that I'm complaining - it's absolutely beautiful.

Bill

 

[BBBBill]

...So, how did the bluing on that Ruger end up changing color?...

I've heard (no proof) that Ruger uses flow additives in their castings to ensure full filling of the mold cavities and that those additives can cause the purple color. Rugers seem to be more prone to that than other quality brands.

 

[rcmodel]

1903 Springfield's with Nickel Steel receivers were very prone to turning purple in the bluing tank.

Just a few degrees off on the temp was all it took.

rc

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

Glad this has been revisited.

I dropped it off my subscribed list and missed it.


Nice work.

Todd.

 

[TINCANBANDIT]

The purple color is a result of the alloy in the steel. Steel is of course iron with carbon added, but modern gun steel will often have other metals in the alloy to make it stronger and prevent brittleness. Some say the metal responsible is nickel, others say silica or molybdenum...I dunno exactly what it is.

Rugers, Dan Wessons, Mausers, some older Winchesters and others (Sig hammers & triggers) will turn plum/purple when blued.

There are some special salts that the manufacturers use to prevent the plum/purple color at the factory, but I don't know how a guy like me would get my hands on them.

 

[TINCANBANDIT]

I returned this 1943 Remington M1903A3 back to military configuration




http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-m1903a3-project-part-1.html

http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-m1903a3-project-part-2.html

http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-m1903a3-project-part-3.html

 

[a5werkes]

Very nicely done; restoration result and historical information-photo chronology!

 

[TINCANBANDIT]

another one, this is a JC Higgins Single Shot .22

http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2016/07/restoring-finish-on-jc-higgins-model-41.html

 

[Jim Watson]

Nice silk purse.
What bluing method do you use?

 

[TINCANBANDIT]

I use the Hot Salts bluing method, on this last round I bough the salts from Brownells, previously I mixed my own

 

[Bullseye]

Second time I tried to rate this thread I guess. Says I can't do it again.
I must have been impressed a ways back, it caught my eye again tonight.
I love seeing good things get restored.