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Message started by CigarArsonist on Aug 2nd, 2016 at 11:01pm

Title: Re: Too reblue or not to reblue
Post by Culpeper on Aug 3rd, 2016 at 2:44am
Frankly it is your gun.  Do with it as you please.  BUUUUUUUT...

I would vote against it not from a purist mindset but from a practical one.  One, it costs to reblue in time and materials.  Does the gun shoot any better just 'cause it looks maybe prettier?  Chance are it does not.

All of my guns (The Krags) look like, well, you get the picture.  They look like how old guns should look and a few of them shoot like champions.  The rest?  Not so much.

Go ahead.  Take your guns on a couple of dates.  Get to know them.  Name them.  (Just not Sherlene)  After a couple of deep breaths and a few rounds of shooting the urge will pass to reblue them.

I had a new barrel spun onto the winchester and Turnbull asked if I wanted to have it "aged" to match the receiver.  The answer was no since I wanted it to be what is was.  A new barrel on an old receiver.  Besides that I could not stand to wait an extra week for it due to it was already a month late.

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