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10-15-2011, 10:28 PM
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Some mods I'm thinking of, need some thoughts
Okay, a few days ago I radiused and smoothed my trigger face. Today, I bobbed the hammer, and did a pretty darn good job if I say so myself. I'll post pics when the wifey gets home with the cell phone camera, I've got a before pic too that I'll throw in.
Now here's what I want some thoughts on... I was browsing youtube the other day, and found Mr. Potterfield in a how-to on flame bluing.
I would like to completely polish my trigger and hammer, and flame blue the exposed parts. I wouldn't be applying any heat directly to the working internals, but obviously with such small pieces they will be getting awful hot too. I'm wondering about messing with the temper in an impact part, the hammer has an exposed firing pin, that is flexible with a spring in it. The trigger I think can handle it, I'm more concerned with the hammer and pin, but don't want to do one and not the other.
Would cold blue be an option? It's a stainless gun, but I don't know if the hammer and trigger are also stainless, it's an older model with the matte finish on the hammer and trigger.
What do y'all think? BTW it's a model 65 S&W.
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10-16-2011, 02:21 PM
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cold blue only
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10-16-2011, 02:47 PM
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Cold Blue Only
I agree with hiwall, do not use any heat on the parts you mentioned. Use bluing only or jewel the parts.
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10-16-2011, 04:45 PM
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I'd rather my own son see me die on my feet as a free man, than watch him go, broken, into slavery.
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Y'all know if these parts are stainless or not? I don't, I guess I can google it.
I didn't think about jeweling, I'll have to now. I was mostly thinking about the bluing because of the contrast, but jeweling would be really nice too. I'll have to see if I can find some walkthroughs for that.
If you know any how to's on jeweling send them my way please.
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Come if you must, but only if you must. For the day you find yourself upon my step, will surely be the night you find peace along Jordan's edge.
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillement of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause, and lies exhausted on the field of battle... Victorious.
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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10-16-2011, 07:05 PM
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I'd rather my own son see me die on my feet as a free man, than watch him go, broken, into slavery.
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Before and after shots. I apologize for the picture quality.
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Come if you must, but only if you must. For the day you find yourself upon my step, will surely be the night you find peace along Jordan's edge.
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillement of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause, and lies exhausted on the field of battle... Victorious.
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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