Many full service machine shops have the facilities. Those that do are a good source for acquiring the powdered beads which work quite well as filling material for benchrest sand bags. Bob
Posts: 1261 | Location: Placerville, CA, US of A | Registered: 07 January 2001
Also try most auto body shops. Beware though that you'll probably need to do the preeepin and masking of any areas yourself. I would also make an appointment nd have it done while you waited. I would also only contact an independant shop, not a chain store, and talk to the owner personally. Heck, if he's a shooter and you're doing a big-bore you might be able to barter the beading for letting him shoot it a few times.
Posts: 7798 | Location: Between 2 rivers, Middle USA | Registered: 19 August 2000
Your somewhat close...why not call Hart rifle Barrels and have them do it? I know they perform that service on their own barrels. Beats saving a few bucks and having a moron squirt beads into or at the wrong places on your action. IMHO anyway. FN
Posts: 950 | Location: Cascade, Montana USA | Registered: 11 June 2000
Careful on having bead blasting done on a gun by a shop that doesn't do gun work. They most likely have the wrong bead size, or use silca sand, as they are interested in cleaning, not preparing a nice matte finish. My bead balster has a 48 inch wide cabinet, so I can get just about any rifle in it. Craftsman is right, any gun builder worth his shingle has a glass bead blaster. I blasted & hot caustic blued four rifles Wednesday, gives a nice matte dark blue.
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Posts: 1055 | Location: Real Sasquatch Country!!! I Seen 'Em! | Registered: 16 January 2001
Thanks for the input folks.Actually, I saw a suggestion for Scotchbright in another thread on this forum and tried it on an old stainless takeoff barrel. It works pretty good...think I'll do the Scotchbright treatment on this rifle until I decide on a final finish.
