syborg Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 hi folks. I been talking to a veteran shooter about rebluing my 1947 bsa cadet major barrel.. he was explaining to me an old method using a parafin lantern and holding the flame just under the steel until the soot covers the barrels. Then the soot is rubbed into the steel using a cloth. he mentioned this takes about 2 days to do a whole gun. has anyone else heard of this method and what are the results like? i was tempted to used liquid blue but if this method would provide a more classic look then i,ll use it. cheers syborg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage 100 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 hi folks. I been talking to a veteran shooter about rebluing my 1947 bsa cadet major barrel.. he was explaining to me an old method using a parafin lantern and holding the flame just under the steel until the soot covers the barrels. Then the soot is rubbed into the steel using a cloth. he mentioned this takes about 2 days to do a whole gun. has anyone else heard of this method and what are the results like? i was tempted to used liquid blue but if this method would provide a more classic look then i,ll use it. cheers syborg. The Old chap has got hold of the wrong end of the stick here. I think he has been watching a gunmaker at work jointing barrels. We use a smoke lamp parafin and oil to give a sooty film on bright metal so as both surfaces come together we can see any high point. We call it smoke blacking, it will not act as a barrel finish. Just think this a slight misunderstanding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 an old method using a parafin lantern and holding the flame just under the steel until the soot covers the barrels. We used to use a similar method to blacken steel whilst I was serving my time, it used to work, but is far from ideal to blue barrels. Instead of rubbing the soot into the barrels with a cloth, we used to dip the steel into used oil, blacker the better (oil that is), keep on repeating the process till your happy with it. Like I say it has it's uses, certainly not for bluing barrels though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrel browner Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 yes it will black the barrels but it will come off again in your hands or when it rains!! sage is right on the money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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