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12-30-2014, 01:23 AM
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Manuhrin MR-73 Needs Reblued
I picked up this old police issue MR-73 at a gun show awhile ago and I am absolutely in love with the way it shoots and the action is so incredibly smooth it's unreal, however the finish is totally wrecked and I want to have it reblued(I know it hurts the value but I'm not selling it so it doesn't matter) and I am just wondering if anybody knows a company that does an excellent job at it. I want that deep shiny blue to make it look like it should.
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12-30-2014, 01:59 AM
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There is no way I would refinish that revolver. Use it as it is and enjoy it. It is well maintained, and its wear is from honest real-life LE work.
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12-30-2014, 06:21 PM
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I agree with Shawn; a few months ago I picked up the M&P shown; a 5 screw. It locks up tight and the bore is pefect but the finish is pretty bad. I wanted to refinish it, but when I put pix on the forum, the majority was against it; it had lived for many years in that holster, some of them hot years considering the sweat marks on the gun and holster, and had been shot little. I thought about it a while, and decided they were right; that's the mark of honest use and should be preserved.
I really envy you that Manurhin; they're very smooth. I'd like to find one of the guns with adjustable sights, or impossible dream, one of the target guns in 32 S&W Long, for Olympic style shooting.
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12-30-2014, 08:38 PM
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I like the way it looks now also, but if you want to have it refinished, I have had outstanding results from George Roghaar at gunblue.homestead.com. He is located in Boca Raton, FL.
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12-30-2014, 08:59 PM
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What is most important is that you do whatever you want with the gun. If re-bluing floats your boat, go for it.
There was a similar thread/question some months back about a finish-worn Model 58 that had belonged to a LEO family member. One poster chimed in, saying it would still be the gun carried by the family member, even if refinished. This is how I look at it. Up to you.
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12-30-2014, 11:32 PM
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I just bought a 4" MR 73 a few months ago from Allen's Armory with adjustable sights. Haven't shot it much but adjusted the trig to a light smooth pull in Double action. If you search these guns and see pic of them new, they have a deep shiny blue on them. Mine is well worn but I also would like to re-blue mine to enjoy the look of a new one. For what the real nice ones sell for, I'd have a lot less in mine. If I were to sell it, I should get my money back easily. They sell for over 2 grand in great condition. It's one of the best and strongest revolvers made in the world. Anyone know what the cost is to re- blue a revolver? I believe Gun Parts Corp has new grips for them. Allen's Armory still has more of them foe sale, Larry
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