Just picked up a barreled action only for a 1990s era Win94 Trapper in 44mag.
The receiver has a good bit of pitting along the left side where the magtube and barrel connect. I'm thinking of just sanding down that side and rebluing.
How fine of a grit should I finish up with and which cold blue would give the closest match to the almost black finish of the later Winchesters.
Win94 Reblueing Tips/Advice
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I like to finish up with 320. Its not too shiney and not too dull. If you stay with the 320 sandpaper until after the initial roughness is off, it will burnish it a bit and give a nice subtle polish. Also, while I'm not sure about cold blue, a rust blue takes much better with little "nooks & crannies" left by the sandpaper of 320 than it does with 4 or 600.
You will have to strip the entire receiver so it will match. I'm not sure on how to go about that with the hard chromed finish of the later '94's. Might be able to just sand it off. I do know the later 94's won't take a hot blue and a cold blue leaves much to be desired. You will be better off by applying the Brownells spray on and bake finishes. If that's the case, don't worry about the polishing thing
An addition--I am unknowledgable of the later steel content of the nineties '94's--They may be able to take a blue------------Sixgun
You will have to strip the entire receiver so it will match. I'm not sure on how to go about that with the hard chromed finish of the later '94's. Might be able to just sand it off. I do know the later 94's won't take a hot blue and a cold blue leaves much to be desired. You will be better off by applying the Brownells spray on and bake finishes. If that's the case, don't worry about the polishing thing
An addition--I am unknowledgable of the later steel content of the nineties '94's--They may be able to take a blue------------Sixgun
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We have a guy here in town that has a small metal refinishing business on the side. His main income for his part-time business comes from prepping metal and then powder coating it. He does a realy great job and all his work looks great.
Anyway, one of the old codgers at the range took an old 1970s Winchester Model 94 to the refinishing guy and had him powder coat all the metal on the rifle -- barrel, action, tube, etc.. The color used was a very deep black (high gloss) and the rifle came out looking really great. All the markings/stampings on the rifle are crisp which was kind of a surprise to a lot of us because we thought the powder coating would be thicker and perhaps fill some of the stampings. Not so.
Now the refinishing guy advertises that he powder coats guns and as of now his biggest volume is comprised of shotguns owned by many locals that they use for duck and geese hunting in the very wet environment on our local game preserve -- Modoc National Game Preserve --.
Anyway, one of the old codgers at the range took an old 1970s Winchester Model 94 to the refinishing guy and had him powder coat all the metal on the rifle -- barrel, action, tube, etc.. The color used was a very deep black (high gloss) and the rifle came out looking really great. All the markings/stampings on the rifle are crisp which was kind of a surprise to a lot of us because we thought the powder coating would be thicker and perhaps fill some of the stampings. Not so.
Now the refinishing guy advertises that he powder coats guns and as of now his biggest volume is comprised of shotguns owned by many locals that they use for duck and geese hunting in the very wet environment on our local game preserve -- Modoc National Game Preserve --.
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