I have been looking into re-bluing my 24. How difficult is it to hot blue a barrel and reciever for te DIY. I currently have my gun broken down to replace the hammer. And was looking to refinish the gun while it's apart because there are some scratches and rust. I have read about the coal method and it sounds pretty simple. Does anyone have any experience with this? Will it give me a desirable finish? I have already sanded down the stock and forearm and plan on Staining them this week. It would be awesome to get this back together looking pretty new.
A friend gave me an old Savage 24 series p 22LR/20 Gage.(1963) The finish on the barrels have been mostly removed.What is the best way to refinish them and with what?
I've tried the "bake" on finish from Brownels and had very poor results--finish is easily damaged-but maybe I did a poor job and didn't realize it--However the stripper- Btrownells rust remover #... more
If it is a working gun and really beat up Alumahyde from Brownell's gives a good looking a easy to touch up finish. I used it on my very beat up 24c with good results. I will use it on a bolt 22 for... more
You could have the barrels professionally hot-blued (arsenic and rust are two old-time methods but not for the DIYer), but the cost of doing so may exceed the value of an average Model 24. If you... more
I just completed restoring my 24. 1963 Series P. After taking the barrels down to bright metal I used Brownells Oxpho-Blue to bring them back to like new. The stocks finished up well also. My thanks... more