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Bluing Stainless Steel

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12 March 2002, 18:02
<sure-shot>
Bluing Stainless Steel
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
12 March 2002, 18:24
AJ300MAG
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.
12 March 2002, 23:49
<gone hunting>
blued SS is black - if you glass bead blast it first it will turn out mate

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13 March 2002, 00:37
Pete E
Is this the same process used on ordinary steel?
13 March 2002, 02:00
<Gary Rihn>
sure-shot-

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.

13 March 2002, 05:09
<gone hunting>
quote:
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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Death Before Dishonor

15 March 2002, 16:59
Rob
My question is can you match a CM receiver to a "Blued" SS bbl by using the same process.
16 March 2002, 02:40
<DuaneinND>
The CM should be able to be matched close enough for horseshoes or hand grenades.
16 March 2002, 03:39
500grains
I think you need special blueing salts to make SS black. If you use blueing salts for CM steel, the SS comes out grey.
16 March 2002, 07:51
griff
Hi Guys,
ever tried guncote from brownells?

griff