Can case colors be redone?

Henry0Reilly

November 28, 2004 05:16

I was looking at a gun on the block (pictures below) and it seems to me that this gun is too good to be true. Checking the guys feedback, he has been accused of misrepresenting a couple of guns in the past. From what I can see, the stock on this looks like the gun has been used for quite a few seasons, but the bluing and case coloring look new. Can case coloring be redone like rebluing?



Note how rough the trigger guard looks in the above.






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  CountryGunsmith

  November 28, 2004 05:56

  Yes case colors can be redone, but the receiver on this gun appears original.
  
  That is a cyanide-bath hardening and was a factory process. Very very few outside shops use cyanide; bone/charcoal is safer and produces a more aesthetically appealing color. The cost to redo the receiver alone would be well over $200.
  
  As for the trigger guard, several of those models had plastic guards. Might use the 'Ask Seller a Question' feature on that one.
  
  
  
  
  Scrappy Doo sleeps with the fishes.

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  richbug

  November 28, 2004 10:43

  I have a 22-410 of nearly identical age. the receiver is just as nice as that one, blue similar, wood rough, and no finish left on the trigger guard. The savage case colors of that age are tough.
  
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