Rust bluing relined barrel

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21 November 2003, 01:34

Brent

Rust bluing relined barrel

I am having a .22 single shot relined, the liner will almost certainly be epoxied into place or locktited. Afterwards, I will repolish the barrel (it is VERY rough) and then rust blue it myself.

I am worried that rust bluing may adversely affect the epoxy because of the heat of the boiling.

Is this a problem?

Brent

21 November 2003, 02:41

Bobster

I don't think so. Most of the epoxies don't melt till well over 300 degrees F.

21 November 2003, 02:49

Jim Kobe

Why not solder it in?

21 November 2003, 03:01

Brent

quote:
Originally posted by Jim Kobe:
Why not solder it in?

Jim,
I am not doing the relining - the smiths I use prefer the epoxy method and their results to date are hard to argue with. I have one soldered relined rifle and it shoots poorly - no make that two and the other shoots very well. Forgot about the Martini. But most use epoxy and the results have been excellent.
Brent

21 November 2003, 04:16

Customstox

Brent, it will not bother it. I have rust blued barrels that had bands etc. attached with Acraglass and never had any problems.

21 November 2003, 09:07

Atkinson

Rust blue probably won't damage the glass, but hotblue will eat solder up plenty quick, I lost a quarter rib on one ocassion and had epoxied barrel bands come loose from hot saltz blue...