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Post by magnumwheelman on Jan 4, 2018 15:00:54 GMT -5
I've contacted Cylinder & Slide about running some Ruger Single action screws & pins through their Nitre Blue process... they indicated they could run what I'd like...
I'm still working on details, but trying to get a feel for how many sets people may be interested... the best way to do a group buy of hardware, if Cylinder & Slide can't source them for us...
if we can do a group buy, I may decide to do 4-5 sets for myself... I think they look awesome on stainless guns... great on case hardened guns, & good on standard blued guns...
I have a thread started in the group buy section to collect interest
It would be awesome if anyone has pictures of guns with Nitre Blued screws, to show off what they look like
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Post by magnumwheelman on Jan 4, 2018 16:32:48 GMT -5
this is a picture of a 1911 grip screw that was Nitre Blued by them, just for some reference to color & polish I'm looking for myself... cylinder-slide.com/Item/CS2322N |
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hombre
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Post by hombre on Jan 4, 2018 16:47:11 GMT -5
You can do this for yourselves by using a good heatgun to go through the colors and a pair pliers to hold the screws. Then wipe with oil. done with it and costs nothing.
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Post by jdpress on Jan 4, 2018 23:04:26 GMT -5
Magnum Wheel Man: This is an Old Model, three-screw, Ruger Super Blackhawk with nitre blued screws that I had refinished several years ago.  This is a USFA Pre-War model with factory nitre blued screws and accessories.   J.D. Press |
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Post by bushog on Jan 4, 2018 23:34:48 GMT -5
Look at any of my customs in the gallery
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Post by 2 Dogs on Jan 4, 2018 23:37:45 GMT -5
Let me know about any buggered up take off screws that become available please.
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Post by kings6 on Jan 4, 2018 23:43:59 GMT -5
I'll see what I can find Dos Perros  Did the box with the hammers arrive yet? |
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Post by bushog on Jan 5, 2018 0:02:49 GMT -5
Let me know about any buggered up take off screws that become available please. I've got one stuck in the gun!  |
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Post by Pecos Pete on Jan 5, 2018 11:47:48 GMT -5
You can do this for yourselves by using a good heatgun to go through the colors and a pair pliers to hold the screws. Then wipe with oil. done with it and costs nothing. Can you provide some details on this? Does one start with a blued part or white steel? Would something like a base pin have too much mass to heat easily? Thanks. |
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hombre
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Post by hombre on Jan 5, 2018 19:44:38 GMT -5
I chuck the screw in a drill motor and spin polish them. Use a pair of hemostats to hold the polished screw and heat it up with heatgun set on high, it will turn straw color then it turns blue. Stop when it turns blue and dunk in oil, clean off and you are done.
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eskimo36
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Post by eskimo36 on Jan 5, 2018 19:50:17 GMT -5
What type of oil do you use?
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Otony
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Post by Otony on Jan 5, 2018 22:26:57 GMT -5
I chuck the screw in a drill motor and spin polish them. Use a pair of hemostats to hold the polished screw and heat it up with heatgun set on high, it will turn straw color then it turns blue. Stop when it turns blue and dunk in oil, clean off and you are done. This works, I've seen it done, but that would more accurately be described as a fire blue. A true nitre blue is done with a chemical (nitre) in conjunction with heat. The end result is quite a bit brighter. |
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Post by magnumwheelman on Jan 6, 2018 16:33:17 GMT -5
I have fire blued parts on my 51 Navy conversions... they get a nice blue... my cylinder and othet parts were machined only... not "polished" so, I'm not sure of the color difference... Brownells sells Nitre Bluing Salts, that you melt ( like in a lead pot ) and immerse the part in at different temps to get different colors... not sure if there is a color difference, durability difference, or if they both produce a similar finish just different ways???
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Did the box with the hammers arrive yet?
