Making blued action match SS BBL
I am completing my first rifle build, and end up with a SS BBL and a blued action. I am not to concerned about the mismatch but would like to see what others have done. Not sure if i can remove the blued, and if i can will it end up a different polish? or should i paint? not sure what my options are, just looking for some advice.
I have heard that you can remove the blued parts with bathroom cleaner and SS brush
Thanks
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I replaced the factory bolt hnadle with a Savage large bolt handle "in the raw" to balance out the barrel. Nose is silver, center section to include base, scope and rings are black and the butt is silver again. Looks pretty nice. I'll get some pics up later.
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Looking forward to seeing where this thread goes, I have pondered the idea as well!
H.
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Thats a good idea, I am looking at different nobs, found some nice ones at
http://www.sharpshootersupply.com/.
Yeah i would appreciate any pictures.
It seems to be a common issue just never talk much about because it doesn't matter other than cosmetic i guess.
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In handguns, "Duo-tone" is quite fashionable these days. Stainless slides on a blue or black frame or the reverse with a blue slide on a silver-colored frame are all the rage. Just claim you are in the forefront of fashion and all your shooting buddies will want to follow your lead.
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I have and ss barrel, a blue nut, a ss recoil lug and a blue action. In my mind the uglier the better. That way it is more embarrassing when I beat up on those "nice" looking rifles.
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when my build is done its going to have a SS barrel and nut,blue recoil lug, action blue,SS scope base,normal black scope and rings,
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What finish would you use on a blue receiver, stainless barrel, recoil lug and bolt handle to make the entire barreled action look like a 10FP? What sticks to stainless?
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Krylon, Duracoat, Cerakote.. ;)
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Originally Posted by chemist1
I have and ss barrel, a blue nut, a ss recoil lug and a blue action.
BINGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thats the way I build them as well.
-Stainless action=everything stainless.
-blued action =blued barrel nut/ss lug and barrel
heres some pics of a few of my past builds, so you can get a visual of the different ways and pick which way you like the best.
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...geshoot019.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...s/DSCN4520.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...s/DSCN4169.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...s/DSCN3895.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...s/DSCN2959.jpg
a stainless nut with a blued action works good as well
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...geshoot015.jpg
as does a blued action/nut/recoil lug(this lug is actually a ss one that is coated black)
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...Jan2010033.jpg
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A friend of mine had his blued action Duracoated in stainless to match his barrel and recoil lug, came out looking great. Hard to tell his action was ever blued.
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My build is also with the SS lug, SS large bolt knob, SS bbl, black stock, matte black FP action & scope base & bbl nut.
You can make it out under the camo sleeve well enough, I dont have table top pics....:)
http://i321.photobucket.com/albums/n...1/today007.jpg
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pdog06, Very nice lookin' collection. I want to be just like you when I grow up ;D
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who you callin grown up....LOL
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Here is how I made mine match. I put my black and gray rifle in a black and gray stock. Then added a duo-tone sidearm and told everyone that is how it was suppose to look.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b9...DSCF0988-1.jpg
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Here is what I did with my last build. I used Brownells brushed stainless gun kote. Turned out pretty good.
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/b...s/DSC00810.jpg
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Stomp, did you gun kote everything? There is no way you only did the receiver and it matched that good, is there?
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Pdog06 what kind of stock is on the first gun love it and what kind of finest is it
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Yeah I gun koted everything just to make it all match.
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I prefer the 2 tone also, mine is a stainless LW barrel and silver scope on a blued action/barrel nut.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...vLWbarrel2.jpg
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I like the 2 tone also. Thought for sure i would coat it but ended up liking it.
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k1...MDcwLmpwZw.jpg
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man i wish my bench was that clean