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  1. valboskie
    That's not my 77k I wish it was. The guy mick who told me about rust bluing that's his first attempt just to show What can be achieved. Basically you buy brick and mortar cleaner put some on a tray inside a box put the action hanging above the cleaner and let tbe fumes rust the Metal. Then you boil your action for 20 minutes rub with wire wool and repeat till it stops rusting It takes about 8 goes on average. The blueing is very tough when done hard to scratch. Atb David
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    and after the rust bluing
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    a friend is going to try rust bluing when the weather pics up if that works ok i will give that a go. its the way the used to do top end shot guns . it also covers up any pitting marks that are left. this is one a guy mick who has suggested rust bluing did to his 77
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    a few more
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    here are some update pics i have spent almost 10 hours of sanding and still some to do
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    davey that's the plan to take my time I'm in no rush. The original plan was to cold blue. It but. Now I will try and get it rust blued. I will update with some pictures tonight Atb
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    matty here are some pictures of the rifle the way i got it i will take some more of where im at
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    Hi davy I don't want to paint it. I did that to my meteor with plastikote bbq paint but it scratched to easy It will need re done . I was told I could use a fine file to get rid of the pitting has anyone else tried this. Cheers David
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    What is the best method or products to get rid of pitting on the action of a rifle. Im trying to restore a 1965 webley Falcon for my son as an open sight plinker. I sanded the bluing off with grit wet and dry nearly 4 hours of sanding and the whole Action looks leopard print it feels smooth in places but there are darker grey marks snd a few small holes. I know a few on here have restored rusty pitted rifles. How did you solve the problem. I want to blue it so any advice would be brilliant. Atb David
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    What a brilliant read mate well done Im stripping down an old webley Falcon from 1965 just now its pitted I just used Wet and dry so far . I will get some birchwood casey rust and bluing remover as it worked a treat for you. The barrel is down to bare metal and feels smooth but there are still darker looking spots all over it Is this the way yours was and I have to sand it more . It looks like leopard print Cheers David
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    Im looking for an s400 recoil butt pad Does anyone have one the could sell .im hoping someone fitted a bisley one And has the standard one spare. Cheers David
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    I just stripped an hw98 basically the same action a few weeks ago for the first time. There is a brilliant youtube video the guy is called 2lbtriggerpull stripping and rebuilding a 95 It is very easy to follow. Atb David
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    http://m.royalmail.com/mt/www.royalmail.com/personal/help-and-support/Tell-me-about-size-and-weight-formats This is the royal mail special delivery size and weight guidelines. Basically your parcel including packaging can't be longer than 2feet or 61cm 610mm So if you split the stock and action you might get lucky and its another option. If you know anyone with a tnt business account they will carry it also Atb David
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    It has to be parcel force 48 hour. If it goes by air it gets scanned and quite a few have been sent to northern Ireland For testing and destroyed .. There are plenty of threads on other forums about it. Awexpress couriers carry air guns legally as well. Rmsd if under the size limit according to the website its now 610mm Atb David
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    Brilliant Andy cheers. 0000 wire wool or 1200 grit wet n dry for rubbing down between coats. Do you degrease with methylated spirits Between coats after rubbing down Atb David
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    Cheers for that .Do you let each coat of blue dry fully before applying the next coat. Do you rub it down between or after each coat. I think I will give it a try once I have all the info. Cheers David
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    If its just for garden plinking all he needs is a 4x32 scope or similar. Check out the sales section on this forum and you will pick something up. Or try the bay you will find a few on there. You can buy a brand new nikko sterling one for £25. I hope this helps Cheers David
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    Andy whst blue did you use gor your hw80 Could you post a picture of the finished blued action. Did the blueing last ok with use. I have a project webley vulcan that I'd love to reblue So any advice or tips would be really appreciated Atb David
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    I forgot to say you can steam out any dents using a damp cloth and an iron. Your pics are not working. You can post them directly onto the forum from your phone or hard drive use the more reply options next to post. Cheers David
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    Go to the top of this section the very first pinned post Rifle restoration projects there is loads of info in there. Basically just sand off all your old finish then once that's off use gradually finer grades of paper In between sandings wet down the stock as this will lift tbe grain then sand it flat again. Keep doing this till the grain stops lifting by the grain lifting im mean after wetting it will feel rough again. If its a beech stock use a gel stain to get the colour you want. With a gel stain you get an even colour on beech. You just apply a good coating of the stain lea
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    Richardh on another forum is meant to do some really nice bluing he is £45 for a full action A little more if its pitted. Colin Malloy quoted me last year £60 for a full hw97 reblue. It wasn't pitted or anything So an easier prep and polish for him. If it £60 just for the barrel his prices have shot up. Quality work though. Cheers David
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    there was an article a while back where someone fired perfectly shaped aa fields and ones that had bent skirts, there was no difference in the group sizes the pellet skirts are so thin and soft he said they reform to the shape of the barrel and rifling, as long as the dome is not damaged they are fine to use. atb david
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    jedi master take some pictures of your restoration i would love to see your progress restoration threads are my favorites cheers David
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    John Knibbs is great to deal with I got all my parts for my mk5 restoration from there Fast delivery some of my parts were more expensive second hand on ebay so glad I bought new ftom john Knibbs
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    Very nice mate Iove looking at a nicely sorted hw97 they are amazing rifles Atb David
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