Some of the guns that I have restored/reblued

[TINCANBANDIT]

Thanks for the info, I have some more projects with birch or beech stocks

 

[TINCANBANDIT]

Here is a Smith & Wesson model 19 that the bastards at Century Arms sullied with graffiti











Blog post links with more detail

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2019/06/another-s-model-19-refinishing-project.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2019/06/another-s-model-19-refinishing-project_9.html​

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Nice work, as always. I love reading your blog at work when Im bored (which is often).

 

[TINCANBANDIT]

Stevens model 73, the previous owner gave up on the project stating that he could not find a replacement for the lost bolt. I was able to find the bolt and refinished the rifle, I have less than $23 in the project

Before and after pictures













I decided it needed a sling, so I made one from an old leather belt



blog posts with pictures of the process

http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-stevens-model-73-project-part-1.html
http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-stevens-model-73-project-part-2.html
http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-stevens-model-73-project-part-3.html

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Stevens model 73, the previous owner gave up on the project stating that he could not find a replacement for the lost bolt. I was able to find the bolt and refinished the rifle, I have less than $23 in the project

Before and after pictures

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I decided it needed a sling, so I made one from an old leather belt

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blog posts with pictures of the process

http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-stevens-model-73-project-part-1.html
http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-stevens-model-73-project-part-2.html
http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-stevens-model-73-project-part-3.html

Interesting model, never seen one of those in real life.

 

[TINCANBANDIT]

A quick refinish on a Remington 700 rifle, I also installed a new Timney trigger while I was at it

This is how it was brought to me, in pieces



Finished



Before and after





Blog Posts

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2019/08/remington-700-refinish-part-1.html
https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2019/08/remington-700-refinish-part-2.html

 

[TINCANBANDIT]

another month another project. This one is a Hi-Standard HD Military pistol

before and after pics













Blog posts

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-hi-standard-hd-military-project_17.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-hi-standard-hd-military-project_10.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-hi-standard-hd-military-project_17.html​

 

[TINCANBANDIT]

Another month, another refinished gun. This one is a Mossberg model 380 semi-auto .22 rifle. Someone had spilled or exposed the rifle to a chemical that caused some localized corrosion.
Anyway, I removed the pits and polished the metal before rebluing it via the hot salts method.

before and after photos









blog posts

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2019/11/refinishing-mossberg-model-380-rifle.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2019/11/refinishing-mossberg-model-380-rifle_18.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2019/11/refinishing-mossberg-model-380-rifle_26.html​

 

[BBBBill]

Lookin' good!

 

[TINCANBANDIT]

Another one, this one is a Remington 512 Sportmaster (the second one I have done). It wasn't in too bad of shape, the stock needed some cleaning up. Then I polished and reblued most of the steel parts

Before and after pictures











blog posts

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2019/12/restoring-another-remington-512_7.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2019/12/restoring-another-remington-512_15.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2019/12/restoring-another-remington-512.html​

 

[TINCANBANDIT]

As posted earlier with my finger groove sporter 10/22, I was able to purchase a few of the left over steel 10/22 receivers from the failed Kingston Armory. They were building M1 & M1A tribute rifles using a 10/22 action as the basis for the rifle. They had some 10/22 receiver copies cast in steel and then machined.
Anyway since I blue guns I decided to buy some of the receivers "in the white" (bare steel) and give them a high polish blue. I polished the receiver to a 5000 grit finish. Then I took one of my extra new-take-off barrels and give it the same high polish blue job. Then I bought a new anodized aluminum trigger housing from Pike Arms and a new walnut International stock (factory Ruger) from S&P Outfitters.

This is the result











Here are my blog posts showing the process

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-ruger-1022-continental-project-part.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-ruger-1022-continental-project-part_6.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-ruger-1022-continental-project-part_8.html

 

[TINCANBANDIT]

I have another one! This is a Smith & Wesson model 27 from the early 70's, some previous owner engraved their driver's license number on the gun, in two places....it also had some holster wear and mild rust pitting...I removed the graffiti and polished it up, then reblued it.

Before and after pics:









Blog post links:

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-smith-wesson-model-27-project-part-1.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-smith-wesson-model-27-project-part-2.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-smith-wesson-model-27-project-part-3.html​

 

[TINCANBANDIT]

Here is another one, I bought this Winchester model 77 from a local forum member who thought it was just a wall hanger.....
Before and after pics





blog posts:
https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-winchester-77-project-part-1.html
https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-winchester-77-project-part-2.html
https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-winchester-77-project-part-3.html
https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-winchester-77-project-part-4.html

 

[TINCANBANDIT]

I bought this Ruger Standard pistol at a gun show for $80, it was missing some parts and in need of a refinish.

Here are the before and after shots









Blog post links:

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-ruger-standard-project-part-1.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-ruger-standard-project-part-2.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-ruger-standard-project-part-3.html​

 

[LoneGoose]

Excellent! Thanks for sharing with us. Please continue.

 

[SGW Gunsmith]

That in fact is my Camp 9 that I have mentioned in other threads. Bought as a complete basket case. The thing was painted. I stripped the paint and TinCan did the rest.

Very interesting. What was the turn-around time involved?

 

[OilyPablo]

Very interesting. What was the turn-around time involved?

6 or so years ago I met him in the parking lot of a local indoor range, he had the gun a week or so, I don't remember the exact elapsed time.

 

[chamokaneman]

Very cool. I think I'll be following your blog from now on.

 

[TINCANBANDIT]

Thanks guys, your encouragement does mean a lot to me. I still consider myself a student and try to learn something with every project.

Here is another one.

This one started as just a stock that someone gave me. Someone had cut off the barrel band portion of the forend and painted it black, then put it on a belt sander...then gave up...the stock is an original walnut one...so I decided to try and make lemonade out of this lemon. I added a Kingston Armory steel receiver and new take-off barrel, both were polished to a 5000 grit and hot blued. I modified the stock by adding finger grooves, adding flutes to the comb, redefining the grip area, adding a grip cap and sling swivels mimicking those of the Finger Groove Sporter model. I then refinished the aluminum butt plate and aluminum trigger housing in graphite black Cerakote.

Here are the before and after pictures







and the blog posts showing the process

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/08/ruger-1022-finger-groove-sporter.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/04/ruger-1022-finger-groove-sporter_76.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/04/ruger-1022-finger-groove-sporter_7.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/04/ruger-1022-finger-groove-sporter_18.html

 

[Johnm1]

you can't "fill in" the metal, you must sand the high spots down until everything is level and smooth again

here is another one I did, this is a 1956 vintage Remington model 58

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you can see more pictures and the process here:
http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2014/10/another-shotgun-project-remington-model.html

http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2014/10/another-shotgun-project-remington-model_10.html

So, how do you keep the engraving so crisp when the surface it is on is pitted? In the example quoted above the engraving appears factory depth and very crisp. I’ve also seen some of your other work and even when the pitting is deeper you seem to be able to keep the engraving crisp.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Looks awesome!

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

As posted earlier with my finger groove sporter 10/22, I was able to purchase a few of the left over steel 10/22 receivers from the failed Kingston Armory. They were building M1 & M1A tribute rifles using a 10/22 action as the basis for the rifle. They had some 10/22 receiver copies cast in steel and then machined.
Anyway since I blue guns I decided to buy some of the receivers "in the white" (bare steel) and give them a high polish blue. I polished the receiver to a 5000 grit finish. Then I took one of my extra new-take-off barrels and give it the same high polish blue job. Then I bought a new anodized aluminum trigger housing from Pike Arms and a new walnut International stock (factory Ruger) from S&P Outfitters.

This is the result

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Here are my blog posts showing the process

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-ruger-1022-continental-project-part.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-ruger-1022-continental-project-part_6.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-ruger-1022-continental-project-part_8.html

 

[TINCANBANDIT]

So, how do you keep the engraving so crisp when the surface it is on is pitted? In the example quoted above the engraving appears factory depth and very crisp. I’ve also seen some of your other work and even when the pitting is deeper you seem to be able to keep the engraving crisp.

When sanding I used a block of hardwood, I just remove enough to make the pits disappear. When the pitting is too bad or the roll marks/engraving too shallow, I have to make a choice. On one project (a Marlin model 1893) I found some pictures of the factory roll marks on a mint rifle, had them converted to vector images and then had a laser engraver reapply them in the exact locations, they looked like factory roll marks when finished.

 

[Johnm1]

When sanding I used a block of hardwood, I just remove enough to make the pits disappear. When the pitting is too bad or the roll marks/engraving too shallow, I have to make a choice. On one project (a Marlin model 1893) I found some pictures of the factory roll marks on a mint rifle, had them converted to vector images and then had a laser engraver reapply them in the exact locations, they looked like factory roll marks when finished.

that is very interesting. Thank you for the reply.

 

[kennysd]

This poor Ruger was left for year(s) in the back of a Jeep that was parked out in the weather. The gun was thought to be junk, but thanks to someone using grease as a lube and a thoroughly leaded bore, the damage was only cosmetic

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Here is a picture showing the progress on the barrel


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an origianl sharps CW percussion carbine, wood damage
used epoxy mixed with powdered paint colors to match wood.
fitted very tight, grain and wood matching .
perfect. cannot see the repair,
better than the picture shows. Ken


you can see the full write up here: http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2013/08/redemption-for-unloved-gun.html