blueing of barrells

sidebyside

just wandering did anyone ever get barrells blued on shotgun?is it a success?also where could i get minor pits taken out of barrells of shotgun?im in wexford so somewhere localish..thanks.

kay 9

sidebyside wrote: »

just wandering did anyone ever get barrells blued on shotgun?is it a success?also where could i get minor pits taken out of barrells of shotgun?im in wexford so somewhere localish..thanks.

You can Blue it yourself with hoppes bluing, but one thing to get right prior to applying that stuff is to ensure that the barrels are absolutely shining and spotless as its useless otherwise, I tried it on an old erbi at home and it didnt work great at first but the second time i gave it a good srubbing with #0000 wirewool and it did the trick;) Oh and about the barrels being pitted, i have the same prob and as far as I'm aware there is no solution for that. Would like to hear some the replies though. I know years ago lads selling a shotgun with a pitted barrell would run candle wax into the little pits/holes and to the naked eye it would look perfect:mad:

pedroeibar1

sidebyside wrote: »

just wandering did anyone ever get barrells blued on shotgun?is it a success?also where could i get minor pits taken out of barrells of shotgun?im in wexford so somewhere localish..thanks.

If the gun is a good gun it is worth getting the bluing done professionally. There are three types of bluing, hot, cold, and paint-on. The last is suitable only for scratches IMO. Hot bluing (nitro blue) is the best, but is not suitable for all guns - particularly older ones - as the temperature of the process is above that of the melting point of the solder on the ribs that hold the barrels together. Cost would be a few hundred quid for nitro blue. Not much point in spending that type of money if the gun is cheap and the bbls are badly pitted.
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Sandy22

kay 9 wrote: »

I know years ago lads selling a shotgun with a pitted barrell would run candle wax into the little pits/holes and to the naked eye it would look perfect:mad:

Hence the word "sincere" from sine cera meaning without wax, i.e. genuine on account of not having the flaws filled in with wax. Traditionally more relating to marble, I think, as the Romans typically didn't have gun barrels.

sidebyside

its an old b.s.a sode by side i have,its lovely gun and i get on well with it so it might be worth getting done prprerly.anyone knoe ehere id get it done?

ormondprop

i don't mean to hijack the thread but i was also thinking of re blueing my shotgun, just so happens to be a BSA side by side aswell, i was just wondering is their any good way of bringing out the silver of the action and trigger guard rather than blueing the whole lot of it

kay 9

Sandy22 wrote: »

Hence the word "sincere" from sine cera meaning without wax, i.e. genuine on account of not having the flaws filled in with wax. Traditionally more relating to marble, I think, as the Romans typically didn't have gun barrels.

I didn't advise the lad to run wax in it, just inserted that last piece as advice to him or anyone else buyin a shotgun to be aware of such fraudelent sales;)

pedroeibar1

sidebyside wrote: »

its an old b.s.a sode by side i have,its lovely gun and i get on well with it so it might be worth getting done prprerly.anyone knoe ehere id get it done?

No idea about good barrel people over here; if your local dealer cannot recommend someone talk to http://www.egguns.co.uk/gunshop/repairs.asp
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chickenfarmer

John Conroy in Portlaoise does it.

pedroeibar1

Thanks CF, good to know. Any experience of his work? Thankfully I've never needed any major work done, and hoping to keep it that way.
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chickenfarmer

I haven't seen any of his blueing work but if it is anything like the adjustable stocks that he does then it should be good.

DavyDee

As for the pitting of your shotgun, i know you can get your barrels 'sleeved'. This is where a gunsmith will insert a sleeve within your barrel or barrels which fixes the problem and providing you look after the gun the problem will not re-occur, as far as i know it costs over a grand to get done which puts most people off instantly!