Damascus Barrel Refinish.

[Mike Stahle]

I am going to take the plunge and have my GH Damascus barrels refinished.

I will be dropping them off Fri. with Craig of Circle Fly Wads, LLC http://www.circlefly.com/html/damascus.html
He is very local to me, and I like his reloading supplies.

Are there any pros & cons of a barrel refinish?

Mike

[Dean Romig]

If there are any voids in the solder under the ribs it will become evident in the refinishing process. Be certain they are all resoldered as an integral part of the refinishing process.

We would like very much to see pictures of the finished product please.

[David Borrowman]

Dean,

I have just aquired an O frame 16 Damascus as a project gun. The bores are stock, but it apperently had rusted at some point and the outside had been sanded down. Thickness at the muzzle is .021. The gunsmith (who knows Damascus pretty well) recommended against a refinish because he said it would make the bbls even thinner. Do you find this to be true?

[Mike Stahle]

Originally Posted by David Borrowman

Dean,

I have just aquired an O frame 16 Damascus as a project gun. The bores are stock, but it apperently had rusted at some point and the outside had been sanded down. Thickness at the muzzle is .021. The gunsmith (who knows Damascus pretty well) recommended against a refinish because he said it would make the bbls even thinner. Do you find this to be true?

Very good question David.
The last thing I want is any metal sanded off my barrels.
Think I will be asking some questions Fri.

[CFWs]

David,

The refinish itself will not make the barrels thinner. If the barrels need a heavy polishing, that would remove some metal. If the barrels are fairly good on the exterior, a light polish may clean them up pretty well, without taking a noticeable amount of metal away.

[Mike Stahle]

Originally Posted by Craig Smith

David,

The refinish itself will not make the barrels thinner. If the barrels need a heavy polishing, that would remove some metal. If the barrels are fairly good on the exterior, a light polish may clean them up pretty well, without taking a noticeable amount of metal away.

LOL okay, I am going to step out on a limb here and assume you are the Craig Smith of Circle Fly, and the guy I am going to be having refinish my barrels

[Dean Romig]

That has never been my experience but then, I have never owned a gun that had the barrels "sanded down" by a novice on the outside. Depending on the level of finish you want the barrels to have, i.e., remove any evidence of the barrels having been damaged by the sanding down of exterrior rust and pits, would certainly require more metal to be professionally removed to attain that level of finish would, in my opinion, be inadvisable

[CFWs]

Originally Posted by Mike Stahle

LOL okay, I am going to step out on a limb here and assume you are the Craig Smith of Circle Fly, and the guy I am going to be having refinish my barrels

That's me...

I have 2 sets of Parker barrels that I'm just about done polishing. I'll show them to you and let you see what is done in preparation for the refinish.

Just nevermind the belt sander marks in them.... Just kidding!!!

[ch]

My barrels were scratched up I think Craig just mild polished them and they look GREAT. theres a before and after of mine on parker restortion under lifter barrels by Craig Smith. ch

[Mike Stahle]

Thanks all, I am now feeling confident in having this done.