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Gun Refinishing

Some of you may know me, I am a amateur gunsmith (student really) and have restored/refinished dozens of firearms.

I currently have two Mossbergs on my bench, both .22 semi-autos

The first one I just finished, it is a Mossberg 380 model

These are the before pictures, I'll post the finished pics later with links to my blog

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The second one is a New Haven model 250C, again these are the before pictures

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Feel free to post pics of the process. Always interested in seeing how people tackle projects like these. Many of us here have performed makeovers and restorations.
 
Yeah, you're going to be limited to sanding well into the pitted area. Only so many ways to remove rusty pits. Hopefully, the inside doesn't look as bad as the outside, but I wouldn't bet on it.

Looking forward to how they turn out.
 
Here is the refinishing on the Mossberg 380

The before pics are posted at the top of this thread

First step is disassembly

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Then we start sanding on the metal, starting with 100 grit cloth backed ebrasive

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This is a 220 grit finish, you can still see some pitting...sometimes the pits are hard to see until you get to the finer grits, then they stick out

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The rear sight and bolt handle are cleaned up and ready for rebluing

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The take down screw needed some help

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a new ball peen hammer was used to pound the metal back down

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I then chucked it into a drill and using sand paper, made it look good again

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here are some of the parts after bluing

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before reassembly I repainted the ready fire indicator with Testors red enamel paint

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and finished

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Very nice ! I love the restoration resurrection threads. One party foul though, love the blued pics BUT WHAT PROCESS ???? How are ya doin your bluing brother
 
I use the hot salts method, I normally work alone and when bluing I do several guns at once (more economical that way) and since I don't have a "dedicated" bluing area (I blue in my driveway) the weather and schedule have to cooperate. So when bluing I never get pictures, because I am running around like a one armed paper hanger (while wearing PPE no less).

Here is a write up of my bluing process

http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2014/08/how-i-blue-guns.html

and my new two tank set-up

http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2015/08/new-bluing-tanks.html
 
Yeah, I agree. It took a lot of time sanding and refinishing that. I don't know why many people neglect guns the way they do. But I'm glad that you refinished it. Should last a long time to come.
 
Outstanding work, Tiincan! I appreciate restorations and these look fantastic! Surprised the outcome was as nice as this with as much rust and pitting as you had to deal with. Do you use a traditional buffer in prepping your metal before bluing?
 
Thanks guys, to answer the question above, I don't usually use a buffer, I sand to 600 or sometimes 1200 grit and then use Crocus cloth to even out the sanding marks
 
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