New sand blaster at work! And a Marlin 917

[oosickness]

So we got a new sand blaster at work and I asked my boss if I could bring in a barreled action to my marlin 917 I had that was a polished stainless steel. I didn’t like the shiny look and would like the blasted look. The media I used was silica, so it came out a bit darker than I initially thought it would. In the end I really like the look compared to the shiny look.

Before

and After

 

[Scimitar]

Re: New sand blaster at work! And a Marlin 917

looks good

 

[3hundredWM]

Re: New sand blaster at work! And a Marlin 917

flippin sweet! looks great.

 

[mscott]

Re: New sand blaster at work! And a Marlin 917

Loks good. I hate the look of shiny stainless as well.

 

[oosickness]

Re: New sand blaster at work! And a Marlin 917

Thanks guys! For some reason I thought I was going to screw something up. I had some ear plugs jammed in the chamber and barrel. None the less I was anxious, but it was completely unfounded it seems as it still shoots pretty well.

 

[longguntoter]

Re: New sand blaster at work! And a Marlin 917

Looks pretty good! Did the blasting effect come out even throughout?

 

[oosickness]

Re: New sand blaster at work! And a Marlin 917

Yea it came out pretty even, there is one spot under the action that looked a bit smoother but I didn’t want to put it back in for something I wouldn’t see. The look in the picture is from oil I applied after the fact

 

[I Am Hero]

Re: New sand blaster at work! And a Marlin 917

That is pretty cool looking. I am not huge on SS barrels but something like this is pretty cool looking. I like the SS matte look.