Old … And Blued
The Perma Blue kit turned out to be a wise move. I’ve used it for touch-ups before, but this time, I had a particular mission for it. When I was at his place, Roy showed me a Remington 514 single-shot .22 rifle he’d been working on, knowing I have one of those from when I was a kid. Roy added a scope to his, which was definitely not part of the original equipment, but what caught my eye was the absolutely beautiful bluing on the action and barrel Roy indicated was original. My rifle was brown patina. Notice I said, “was.”
After my Hombre job I had enough rust/blue remover to strip my rifle’s barrel and action to bare metal and enough Perma Blue to make it pretty like Roy’s. Now, I’m tempted to get an inexpensive rimfire scope to turn it into a real rifle.
The Birchwood Casey products work as advertised, don’t require expensive tools or equipment and you can use them to turn out a nice-looking project in an afternoon. If you have a well-equipped gun store nearby, there’s a good chance the products you need are in stock. If not, Midway and Brownells are good sources.
I’m already pondering my next project … I think I’ll re-blue one of my 1911s showing some excessive holster wear.
For more info: BirchwoodCasey.com, Brownells.com, MidwayUSA.com
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