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Post by reynolds on Nov 1, 2018 23:36:58 GMT
I didn't even have a welding torch, or a full length blueing tank. I blued an 8" Python in a 10" square bath, on a plumber's furnace, by blueing half of it (swirling the gun in the solution, half of the gun protruding from the bath, then reversed the gun in my gloved hand. Tried it the first time without the swirly, left a very visible mark on the frame. :-) Customer was very happy with the fix of his rusted colt.
Had some guys panicked came to me with their friend's 110 Savage bolt action. They'd been trying to remove the barrel and had split the frame at the bolt raceway. I packed the chamber and outside chamber area with heat-gel, ground out the crack, drilled out the ends of the crack, welded it up the "v"-crack with a cutting torch (adjusted to a welding flame) and a coat hanger. No stress on that area of the frame, then blued the receiver and barrel. They loved me.
High school kid came in, had skipped school to go rabbit hunting with his dad's 1100 12 ga. Didn't realize that he'd slipped and plugged the muzzle with snow, and of course, blew the front end of the barrel open like a flower when he fired at the next rabbit. He was panicked about what his dad would do to him, could I fix it in half a day? I cut off the barrel, trued it with a square and file, drilled and tapped it for a new bead sight, blued it and he was happy. His dad noticed, called me, thanked me for a nice job and ordered a new barrel. :-)
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Nov 2, 2018 3:32:30 GMT
Sounds like you do lots with little. Innovation is always best
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Post by reynolds on Nov 2, 2018 12:13:59 GMT
thanks
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