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Unread 12-07-2020, 08:58 AM   #1
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Robert...Roland has done several guns for me in the last 20 years..including gold work. When he lived in South Florida, he was about 10 miles from me. He does a lot of work for Colt..and..as I recall did the colt for Pres. Bush. If he is too busy..look up Rod Dilling in Lake Placid...
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Unread 12-07-2020, 04:23 PM   #2
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Robert...Roland has done several guns for me in the last 20 years..including gold work. When he lived in South Florida, he was about 10 miles from me. He does a lot of work for Colt..and..as I recall did the colt for Pres. Bush. If he is too busy..look up Rod Dilling in Lake Placid...
Where are you at in S FL.? I am in Jensen Beach.
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After removing a layer of what looked like clear cerakote and a layer of a rust neutralizer, the barrel had external pitting completely covering the length of both tubes.
I know that whether to refinish or not can be subjective, but this barrel had been terribly neglected by a previous owner, and “restored” by someone. It needed a lot of help.
Striking and polishing is the part of what I do that I enjoy the least. It’s dirty and makes my hands ache.
Here is a “during” pic with 95% of the pits removed, in the white, finally ready to start the process. I measured periodically, and this 2frame had plenty of thickness.
Have patience, and I will have “after” pics in a couple months.
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Almost in tears I am so happy. Thank you so much for posting this and the beautiful job you are doing. Glad I got the gun back from my brother in-law. Remember it as my dad's in the 50s. But never saw him use it.
I have all the patience in the world.
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