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A friend wants a black matte finish for his stainless Ruger 77MkII. I told him he could go the teflon coating route after rebarreling but later remembered Pac-Nor(or certain 'smiths) can blue stainless. My question is has anyone had a stainless rifle blued in matte finish? Was it a flat black in color? Thanks for any replys. sure-shot
 
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AJ300MAG
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I have a Weatherby MK"V" Laminated Stainless Steel Rifle which has a matte blued barrel and reciever. Yes, I'd say it appears to be black instead of a deep blue.
 
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blued SS is black - if you glass bead blast it first it will turn out mate

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Pete E
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Is this the same process used on ordinary steel?
 
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<Gary Rihn>
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I saw a buddy's rifle the other day that he just got back from Pac-Nor. It has their matte "bluing" on a stainless barrel. It is a deep black & looks wonderful.

 
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Originally posted by Pete E:
Is this the same process used on ordinary steel?

i don't know what the chem. used is but it is not the same as blueing for CM steel

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Rob
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My question is can you match a CM receiver to a "Blued" SS bbl by using the same process.
 
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The CM should be able to be matched close enough for horseshoes or hand grenades.
 
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500grains
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I think you need special blueing salts to make SS black. If you use blueing salts for CM steel, the SS comes out grey.
 
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Hi Guys,
ever tried guncote from brownells?

griff

 
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