Parkerizing a leveraction?
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Parkerizing a leveraction?
Anyone here ever done that? Thinking about it for my knock-about 1894C in .357.
Sure, I could get it GunKoted or Dura-Coated but I like park myself.
Sure, I could get it GunKoted or Dura-Coated but I like park myself.
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Re: Parkerizing a leveraction?
It's yer gun, but I really wanna know where the "hurl" icon is on this one. Kinda like painting a car with house paint if ya ask me.
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Re: Parkerizing a leveraction?
I said "thinking about", not "committed to"...
I like to think of it as the blue answer to bead blasted or brushed stainless.
I like to think of it as the blue answer to bead blasted or brushed stainless.
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Re: Parkerizing a leveraction?
My 'old faithful' 1894 is parkerized, and a local smith did it here in Indiana - slimmed up the forend without even asking, and now it is a beautiful gun (I'll try to get around to posting a good picture). I think he told me it was actually easier to do right than bluing was, but I don't know how much equipment you need to do it yourself.
If someone here doesn't know, you could give Brownell's a call.
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Re: Parkerizing a leveraction?
I know how to park and even better, I know someone who does it for a living!
Just curious and kicking around future possibilities. I know on an AK and FAL I had done, it took a little bit to wear the park in around the action for reliable cycling. If I hadn't parked the AK bolt or the receiver of the FAL so it would match the rest of the kit better I wouldn't have had an issue.
Had I known that up front I would have just cycled them by hand a couple hundred times before ever heading out to the range.
Just curious and kicking around future possibilities. I know on an AK and FAL I had done, it took a little bit to wear the park in around the action for reliable cycling. If I hadn't parked the AK bolt or the receiver of the FAL so it would match the rest of the kit better I wouldn't have had an issue.
Had I known that up front I would have just cycled them by hand a couple hundred times before ever heading out to the range.
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Re: Parkerizing a leveraction?
My working guns are parkerized, holds up much better than blueing.
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Re: Parkerizing a leveraction?
Parkerizing requires bead blasting or similar before the parking.
Nothing wrong with it - so long as you're happy with the results.
Its durable but not completely rust proof - but if you coat the whole thing with CLP and then whipe off, it's much much more rust proof - holds the CLP really well over time.
I've tried parking small pars w/o the bead blast and it doesn't really work out too well - not very uniform and doesn't "take" as well.
Nothing wrong with it - so long as you're happy with the results.
Its durable but not completely rust proof - but if you coat the whole thing with CLP and then whipe off, it's much much more rust proof - holds the CLP really well over time.
I've tried parking small pars w/o the bead blast and it doesn't really work out too well - not very uniform and doesn't "take" as well.
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Re: Parkerizing a leveraction?
Yup, parking drinks oil in and stores it in a manner of speaking. Much easier to maintain even if it's not a purty as a high polish blue.
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Re: Parkerizing a leveraction?
Not as easy as blue IME. Many times what looks like a scratch in parking can be solved with a wipe down of CLP, CorrosionX, etc.RIHMFIRE wrote:Does'nt that stuff scratch easy?
Of course if it's deep enough, it's like a scratch in any other finish.
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Got to have a Jones for this
Jones for that
This running with the Joneses boy
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Re: Parkerizing a leveraction?
one more try with this picture thing.
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Re: Parkerizing a leveraction?
I have Parkerized several working guns over the years and have always been happy with the results. I like to so called black Parkerization, which is really a dark grey over the regular which often has a greenish cast to it. It is a good durable finish that will outlast three blue jobs. Many, including myself think it is attractive as well. I wouldn't want it on a high zoot firearm, but for a working gun it is a very good option.
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Re: Parkerizing a leveraction?
[dumb question mode ON]O.S.O.K. wrote:Its durable but not completely rust proof - but if you coat the whole thing with CLP and then wipe off, it's much much more rust proof - holds the CLP really well over time.
...what is "CLP"...?
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Re: Parkerizing a leveraction?
cleaner Lubricant ProtectorAJMD429 wrote:[dumb question mode ON]O.S.O.K. wrote:Its durable but not completely rust proof - but if you coat the whole thing with CLP and then wipe off, it's much much more rust proof - holds the CLP really well over time.
...what is "CLP"...?
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Re: Parkerizing a leveraction?
AJMD429 wrote:[dumb question mode ON]O.S.O.K. wrote:Its durable but not completely rust proof - but if you coat the whole thing with CLP and then wipe off, it's much much more rust proof - holds the CLP really well over time.
...what is "CLP"...?
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The brand name is "Break Free" Dunno if there's other brands of it. Good stuff.
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Re: Parkerizing a leveraction?
For a finish that's just as tough, and better looking than Parkerizing, I like to brown the beater 336s I rehab. Takes a few days to get it done, but it's easy and looks somehow "more right" than Parkerizing.
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Allright.....Pisgah wrote:For a finish that's just as tough, and better looking than Parkerizing, I like to brown the beater 336s I rehab. Takes a few days to get it done, but it's easy and looks somehow "more right" than Parkerizing.
For us newbies/dummies, are there any 'cookbook' instructions for blueing/parkerizing/browning we could peruse to see if we have the equipment/smarts/patience to try such a project...?
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Re: Parkerizing a leveraction?
AJMD, you might google on those questions. I have seen the results of a couple done like that , Park & Browning, Both looked ok , but I still love a deep blue even if it's more trouble to take care of. .....Mutt
Re: Parkerizing a leveraction?
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Browning is easy I posted awhile back on a TC Renegade i did I will try and look it up for you.
Browning is easy I posted awhile back on a TC Renegade i did I will try and look it up for you.
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Re: Parkerizing a leveraction?
Sorry, but I just think parkerizing and black stocks go together, and neither goes well with a levergun. IMHO.
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Re: Parkerizing a leveraction?
Ah, but Springfield 1903s and M1 Garands were parked (the 03s during refurb in WWII I believe). Both have wood stocks and both shore are purty!marlinman93 wrote:Sorry, but I just think parkerizing and black stocks go together, and neither goes well with a levergun. IMHO.
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Re: Parkerizing a leveraction?
I saw a pre '64 '94 once at a gun show that had been parkerized. It was really pretty. It also had a stamp in the tang from some state Dept. of corrections... I think it was Ill.
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Re: Parkerizing a leveraction?
The matte blue on my 1886TD looks amost Parked...
I'm into functionality over Pretty anyway. If it ain't a collectable, I say go for it.
I'm into functionality over Pretty anyway. If it ain't a collectable, I say go for it.
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Re: Parkerizing a leveraction?
I would call it blasphamy! Get it reblued if you have to but not parkerized.
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Re: Parkerizing a leveraction?
But they're both military guns, not sporting rifles!awp101 wrote:Ah, but Springfield 1903s and M1 Garands were parked (the 03s during refurb in WWII I believe). Both have wood stocks and both shore are purty!marlinman93 wrote:Sorry, but I just think parkerizing and black stocks go together, and neither goes well with a levergun. IMHO.
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Re: Parkerizing a leveraction?
What about the 03s sporterized after WWII?marlinman93 wrote:But they're both military guns, not sporting rifles!awp101 wrote:Ah, but Springfield 1903s and M1 Garands were parked (the 03s during refurb in WWII I believe). Both have wood stocks and both shore are purty!marlinman93 wrote:Sorry, but I just think parkerizing and black stocks go together, and neither goes well with a levergun. IMHO.
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Re: Parkerizing a leveraction?
How does parkerizing work on the post '64 recievers where re-blueing is not an option? I got some great idea's when I posted my question earlier but parkerizing was not mentioned. Just wondering about more options on these recievers.
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Re: Parkerizing a leveraction?
Have done several that way, parkerize the reciever blue everything else.
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What makes the receivers un-blueable...?ArcticGoose wrote:How does parkerizing work on the post '64 recievers where re-blueing is not an option? I got some great idea's when I posted my question earlier but parkerizing was not mentioned. Just wondering about more options on these recievers.
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Parkerizing is like 'stainless' - some folks just don't like the looks, or feel it is out of place with some guns. Personally, I go with 'functional' myself, as well...awp101 wrote:Ah, but Springfield 1903s and M1 Garands were parked (the 03s during refurb in WWII I believe). Both have wood stocks and both shore are purty!marlinman93 wrote:Sorry, but I just think parkerizing and black stocks go together, and neither goes well with a levergun. IMHO.
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Re: Parkerizing a leveraction?
post 64 m94 recievers are made of sintered? steel not sure of the spelling metal. It's a type of casting, I've been told they would iron plate them then blue. When you refinish you're back to the base metal that won't take a proper blue.