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I took a nice little Beretta 28ga in trade recently. A previous owner stamped his name on the top of the barrels near the receiver. Is there a way to repair this short of removing the bluing entirly, polishing and re-bluing the barrels?? [IMG:left]  [/IMG]Best; Brett | ||
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No. Not if you want it completely gone and the bluing to match. You could send it to an engraver to change the initials to yours; he will erase the stamps and engrave whatever you want in that place; and leave it bright. You can also peen in the initials and cold blue it but that will never be perfect. | |||
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Thanks so much dpcd! Any idea what it would cost to fix it correctly, re-blue etc? Brett | |||
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If you're lucky, and the stamping isn't too deep, it can be polished out with 320 grit, and the bright spot can be rust blued to match the rest of the gun. Might leave a visible ripple in the barrel. Doubles are usually rust blued, as the hot salts bath will dissolve the solder between the barrels. Hippie redneck geezer | |||
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It is very hard to match a rust blue spot. I send all my stuff to Craftguard in Waterloo IA. Rust bluing is $189. Filing and polishing off the initials will be free if you do it; it is easy. | |||
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dpcd Would you briefly describe the file and polish operation? And thanks so much for you help!!! Best; Brett | |||
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laser welding? | |||
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I do not know what laser welding is. TIG and MIG yes. If you welded the initials over you would still have to re-blue it. Filing and polishing? You take a file and file out the stamping, draw file it maintaining all original contours of the barrel. Then use emery cloth strips to polish it. No need to go above about 400 grit since rust blue etches the metal anyway. If it is stamped really deep then it might be hard to do and keep the contours right; can't tell without looking at it. Post a picture. | |||
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you will refinish but laser weld would be the way to go. talk talk to a jeweler about it | |||
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Thanks guys. I'll post a picture this afternoon. | |||
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Check this picture out half way down the page. It was posted a week ago. http://forums.accuratereloadin...461025191#6461025191 Life itself is a gift. Live it up if you can. | |||
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Here is the post from Custombolt's thread:
Seriously, I would send it to Dennis long before I would take a file to it myself. Trust me, I have messed-up enough stuff to know better than to try to do it myself. Jason "You're not hard-core, unless you live hard-core." _______________________ Hunting in Africa is an adventure. The number of variables involved preclude the possibility of a perfect hunt. Some problems will arise. How you decide to handle them will determine how much you enjoy your hunt. Just tell yourself, "it's all part of the adventure." Remember, if Robert Ruark had gotten upset every time problems with Harry Selby's flat bed truck delayed the safari, Horn of the Hunter would have read like an indictment of Selby. But Ruark rolled with the punches, poured some gin, and enjoyed the adventure. -Jason Brown | |||
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Thanks again for all the responses. I've added a picture to my original post if that helps... Best; Brett | |||
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Me, I'd glue a windage & elevation chart over it.  Looks like it was done at a trophy shop. The "engraving" should be very light, that should help.  Aut vincere aut mori | |||
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That was pantograph engraved; not stamped, which makes it much easier to remove. Piece of cake. | |||
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dpcd, How to do it??? Thanks again for your help! Brett | |||
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Well, you could change your name to Mike Disanza...  Dress the engraved area with a fine file, then strike off with progressive grits of wet-or-dry paper backed with a hard surface, then send it off to someone who can finish polish and blue your barrels. It's a nice shotgun and well worth the reblue. Or just leave it as is and adjust the price accordingly when it comes time to sell. __________________________ Use enough whiskey... | |||
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Yeah, do what he said to do. If you do not know how to use a file correctly, do not touch it. | |||
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Maybe you could add "BUGGERS UP PERFECTLY GOOD GUNS LIKE THIS ONE WITH STUPID LASER ENGRAVING" after the fellow's name? A more radical solution would be to have some sort of scrollwork on each side to mask it after it has been removed? Something like oooOOO000OOOooo or similar. Like the "chicken guts" that you US Civil War officers wore on their coat cuffs? | |||
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