Now we will get started on the metal parts by disassembling the action
Here is the bolt broken down, some of the parts are color case hardened and still retain their colors.
The bolt body and handle have been polished and will not be reblued, I plan on leaving them polished.
Next comes the magazine tube, the follower and knob will be cleaned up and reblued
The barrel and mag tube are separated from the receiver
We begin polishing the reciever
This is a 2000 grit finish
The barrel and magazine outer tube get the same 2000 grit polish
The brass inner mag tube needed to be cleaned up as well
I used some Brasso on it
then put it on the buffer to make it shine
I got most of the parts blued, I was missing the trigger guard at the time I blued these, I have since found it, it will go in the next batch
Now we can start putting some things back together again. I start with the magazine tube. We had reblued the knob and follower, then polished the brass tube
I also polished the trigger guard. here it is before
and after
Stay tuned for part 3
Great work! I wish I had your abilities.
ReplyDeleteI love your passion for making guns nice again! Been watching your work for some time...found you through gunandgame.com; your work is a labour of love
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