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Thread: Is it worth bothering to have my barrel blued?

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    Quote Originally Posted by robs5230 View Post
    I'd either leave as is or get it reblued. I think you'd be disappointed with a paint finish and it would scratch very easy.
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    Yes I think you are right

    I was also thinking that it might be a idea to perhaps try a bit of customising like this 52 it also has a polished barrel, I like the gold bits both ends of the barrel, not sure how I could do something like that on my 34.


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    Colin Molloy, excellent as he may be, is not the only rifle refinisher. Try RichardH on this BBS, although I believe he is on holiday until the middle of December. Use email: richard.harvey@ngbailey.co.uk. rather than PM.

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    chroming is an option. at around £200.
    the only thing i can find wrong is the nut on the steering wheel.

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    Also Paul Chell - Ozgood on here- does good work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drew451 View Post
    Also Paul Chell - Ozgood on here- does good work.
    Yep I've had a couple of guns done by Paul and my Diana 34 action was done by Richard, if you're not to worried about the barrel properly matching the action then try some heat shrink wrap for cables (I got some from a local electrical factors), I did it on an old Chinese rifle, buy the length you need and the closest bore size to the barrel, slide it over and with a heat gun gently heat it until it shrinks to the barrel, you'll have to trim the wrap where the open sights fix on but it will protect it and give it some sort of colour match in theory.

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    Thanks for all the suggestions guys.

    Some of you custom fans might like to have a look at this video

    https://youtu.be/yzas1tK1VI0

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    There's some talented people out there, that's for sure. Here's another good one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQn5PdM5mbw

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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeHW45 View Post
    There's some talented people out there, that's for sure. Here's another good one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQn5PdM5mbw
    Superb..

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    Blueing / blacking

    Theres bluing and blacking , is there a difference as in the colour or are they just the same

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    Ive only had one reblue and although it looked lovey it never shot as well ever again, can the blueing effect the inside of the barrel at all ?
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