part one here Face lifting model 10
This is the gun that just lays around in the shop closet and gets no respect. I have a whole $25 tied up in this old cop gun. In the original post we discussed Brownells Oxpho blue which I used.
(I was up in the Omaha Cabelas gun library last week and they had totally ratty 10-6 for $550. It didn't look safe to shoot. I laffed all the way to the truck}
Like anything else, the key is the prep. I started by playing around with the blasting cabinet and glass beads. this cleaned up the surface but after blueing it left an even mat blue. It would have been acceptable, but back in the closet it went.
Today was one of those chilly days I didn't feel like being outside and I was tired of working on bikes. So after cleaning the kitchen, reading one of Elmer Keith's books and organizing the loading bench, I found the m10 in my hands again.
This time it went to the buffing wheels. (I also polish aluminum) I started by polish the gun assembled to make sure the side plate seam stayed even, then stripped the gun and polished again to get to all the places I couldn't before. The shinny finish is what gives blue it's gloss.
I then applied the blue to parts of the the gun, working it and re-applying till it looked good, then I installed the side plate and did another coat to the whole thing to make sure it looked even.
As long as it was apart a little work with ceramic stones gave a nice 32 oz sa pull and a very smooth 8 lb da pull.
I didn't want to pull out the real camera, so these pics are with the phone and do not show how good it really looks. Nothing can compare to good hot blue, but in this world of stainless and tupperware, it looks pretty damn good.
This is the gun that just lays around in the shop closet and gets no respect. I have a whole $25 tied up in this old cop gun. In the original post we discussed Brownells Oxpho blue which I used.
(I was up in the Omaha Cabelas gun library last week and they had totally ratty 10-6 for $550. It didn't look safe to shoot. I laffed all the way to the truck}
Like anything else, the key is the prep. I started by playing around with the blasting cabinet and glass beads. this cleaned up the surface but after blueing it left an even mat blue. It would have been acceptable, but back in the closet it went.
Today was one of those chilly days I didn't feel like being outside and I was tired of working on bikes. So after cleaning the kitchen, reading one of Elmer Keith's books and organizing the loading bench, I found the m10 in my hands again.
This time it went to the buffing wheels. (I also polish aluminum) I started by polish the gun assembled to make sure the side plate seam stayed even, then stripped the gun and polished again to get to all the places I couldn't before. The shinny finish is what gives blue it's gloss.
I then applied the blue to parts of the the gun, working it and re-applying till it looked good, then I installed the side plate and did another coat to the whole thing to make sure it looked even.
As long as it was apart a little work with ceramic stones gave a nice 32 oz sa pull and a very smooth 8 lb da pull.
I didn't want to pull out the real camera, so these pics are with the phone and do not show how good it really looks. Nothing can compare to good hot blue, but in this world of stainless and tupperware, it looks pretty damn good.
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