Blued receivers

[Bill Murphy]

Art, what did you use for the "instant result" on your Ruger? Was the resulting grey a pleasant appearing grey? Thanks.

[ArtS]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Art, what did you use for the "instant result" on your Ruger? Was the resulting grey a pleasant appearing grey? Thanks.

Household white vinegar. It turned in just a few seconds. The Ruger blueing always looked to me like some sort of surface finish, for want of a better term. It doesn't look like a normal hot blue to me. The ones I have seen reblued remind me of the old Winchester nickle steel guns reblued with a little plum cast to the color.

[Drew Hause]

Harry: a nice example of DelGrego cyanide colors



Bone charcoal recase. Note 'ghosting' around some of the pins



It is possible to recolor actions using cold blue and an acetylene torch, and the results are...uh...not attractive



Krieghoff bone charcoal case coloring, again with 'ghosting'



Krieghoff cyanide colors; used primarily now related to difficulty case coloring the chrome moly (and maybe other stuff which they are not sharing) alloy frames



More on cyanide coloring
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