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Originally Posted by Dean Romig
No. I wasn’t there. How could I be certain?... any more than someone could be certain the hole was drilled before biueing. The method I suggested makes more sense to me but others may have a different opinion and I welcome their comments.
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Drilling the hole before bluing would create a mess. Water will try to fill the hole when boiling (as evidenced by bubbles) and a bit of oil, accumlated over the years, would cause streaking, as Brian states. I always plug the holes, if present, with glass bedding compound dyed black. It lasts forever and the problem with streaking dosen't occur.
I never understood the advantage of holes. It's not desirable with rust blued barrels.
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