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    Gunsmithing rust bluing.. what am i doing wrong?..

    Sorry for the delay. Frank bitch slapped me again ;-) No water with the first few coats. Just apply/card with 0000 steel wool. It's been a while since I've done anything but as I remember the only red I got was where the solution was left heavy but it comes off with the next carding...
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    Gunsmithing M16 Extractor Length?

    Read post #5. They are hard but that's the quickest route ;-)
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    SCOTUS tells NJ there is no right to carry.

    Dang Frank! How does judicial = politics? I don't know the story here but scotus shouldn't be political. I understand why you locked the slippery slope thread. KYDumbass crossed the line. I think we should be able to discuss issues that involve politicians as long as we only discuss the...
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    Stumbled on the 30 Rem AR cartridge. Feedback any one?

    Rem tried to cut a fat hog with the ammo crunch. Flooded the market with ammo hoping folks would buy their guns. ;-)
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    Gunsmithing Just dreaming and looking at my screen

    Is this a trap? ;-) Better get off your ass and get to work if you want something like that. I'd love to have the opportunity to play with a cnc lathe or machining center. Prob just get in trouble tho' ;-)
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    Gunsmithing Tight Bore Barrel

    You're screwing up somewhere or your smith cut one too deep.;-( If you've already fired them, I'd say it's you. If not, I'd check the headspaces before proceeding. ;-)
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    Gunsmithing rust bluing.. what am i doing wrong?..

    I haven't had an issue with it being brown more than once or twice but boiling turned it black. Technically they're not layers. If you are not carding it back to near bare metal between coats, you are promoting pitting and a more matte finish. I would suggest forgetting the brush and go to a...
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    Gunsmithing savage bolt heads and dimple in bolt

    Must be a lefty ;-)
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    Gunsmithing rust bluing.. what am i doing wrong?..

    To clarify a bit; Apply and card the first few coats in 1 step. I use degreased 0000 carbon steel wool. Think it helps promote rust. Once you have it carded, wipe off the steel wool residue and brush an even coat of bluing solution on. Avoid streaks and puddles if you can. They will cause more...
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    Gunsmithing rust bluing.. what am i doing wrong?..

    Just skip the bathroom humidity and the boil out. Coat and card once a day.
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    Gunsmithing rust bluing.. what am i doing wrong?..

    To add, I use Art's Belgian Blue. Prob the same crap in a diff bottle. ;-) In the case of your mag, there is little color. Try applying the first 3 or 4 coats in a dry box and card. Then go thru your process.
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    Gunsmithing rust bluing.. what am i doing wrong?..

    Not with that grade of steel. There is a reason most are color case hardened. You can opt for a hot/salt blue on a high polish but they usually turn purple. I think you did a damned fine job and would be happy with as is. Puts most of the "commercial" bluers around here to shame ;-) If I were...
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    Gunsmithing rust bluing.. what am i doing wrong?..

    You are trying to blue cast steel. It's too porous. You might be able to get a little more sheen with a carding wheel. Brownell's sells one with .005" dia. wire that works good. It will accent the voids (large pores) in the left rear though. Wish you could get back your polishing time.
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    Gunsmithing anybody know what this is?

    Yes, there's not much there. Lathe bits are the gem but obsolete. I went in the late 70's. Humorous to see they were still in the 60's rut. ;-)
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    Gunsmithing anybody know what this is?

    He was a student at CST. Heat sinks for turning bolt handles and machining bolt faces and lugs. Dead centers he made on a lathe. Grip screws and escutcheons. Fun to turn a 3" long 3-56 screw ;-) practice crowns bottom pic on the left and an '03 Springfield lug lapping fixture next to the #2...
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    Benghazi Starting to Boil

    Thanks for making my point about societal low Greg. A man that speaks the truth with conviction is now labeled an extremist! What a sad time we live in. The Great thing about this is the doj and scotus will be bypassed ;-)
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    Gunsmithing Jewell Trigger Issue

    A pic will save your typing finger ;-)
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    Benghazi Starting to Boil

    I contend that no reinforcements were sent because they knew that some of the antiaircraft munitions were still in Benghazi and it would be a disaster. :-(
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    Benghazi Starting to Boil

    Gotta love JJ ;-) Here's a pretty good explanation why Stevens was there. 2012.10.22 - TheBlazeTV - The Glenn Beck Program - Libya--The Real Story - YouTube
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    Help stuck need help!!!!

    What the hell happened to the OP?
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