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A friend brought me his Winchester model 71 and asked me to re-blue the forend tip. By the strange way the color has worn I'm not sure that it was originally blued. Anyone here have experience bluing one of the these? Thanks | ||
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Put a magnet to it and make sure it has some carbon in it. Try some cold blue. If it is magnetic and will take cold blue, then I would think it should take regular caustic bluing. (invoke disclaimer here just in case)  | |||
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On page 245 in Wilson's book, "Winchester, An American Legend " there are three examples of original 71's. All of the forend tips are blued, matching the rest of the bluing on the rifles. | |||
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if it's an orignal, it's rust blued jeffe #dumptrump opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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Thanks, Malm. Just didn't want to drop it in there and have it disappear.  Numrich's website says they have replacements just in case. | |||
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Actually carbon has nothing to do with it.....it's the presense of ferric (iron) that is needed to do most bluing. That's why the magnet is a good test. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | |||
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Yeah I meant to say iron. That disclaimer is supposed to cover all that technical crap. | |||
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malm, you got one of those carbon magnets too??? Good way to pick up briquettes. | |||
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Where can I get one. I hate getting that black stuff all over my hands.  As usual just my $.02 Paul K | |||
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A good polished line, a pocket of cash and a nice car will do it too. | |||
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I'm more partial to redheads. | |||
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Malm! You know they're called "Rockettes"...they're just built like brick s---houses. Boy, ain't gettin' old wunnerful? My country gal's just a moonshiner's daughter, but I love her still. | |||
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