Refinish post 64 Winchester 94 Wrangler I ????
I have a Winchester 94 Wrangler I in 32 Win. Spl. The receiver has rolled engraving. The receiver is starting to loose its finish. The flashing is starting to show. I do not like it. I want to have it refinished. But the rolled engraving can not be damaged.
I contacted Winchester and they do not do that type of finish anymore. It will not accept conventional bluing because the receiver is cast. I have considered a Teflon type finish or perhaps some type of plating. But I was really looking for a finish that looks original. I contacted Bearcoat and they have a Premium Finish that is supposed to look like bluing. But sometimes pictures do not speak a thousand words.
Has anyone out there had a post 64 Winchester refinished?
Has anyone had any experience with modern finishes?
Does anyone have any information that can help me?
I am open to positive options.
"A sword is never a killer, it's a tool in the killer's hands"
Lucius Annaeus Seneca "the younger" ca. (4 BC - 65 AD)
I contacted Winchester and they do not do that type of finish anymore. It will not accept conventional bluing because the receiver is cast. I have considered a Teflon type finish or perhaps some type of plating. But I was really looking for a finish that looks original. I contacted Bearcoat and they have a Premium Finish that is supposed to look like bluing. But sometimes pictures do not speak a thousand words.
Has anyone out there had a post 64 Winchester refinished?
Has anyone had any experience with modern finishes?
Does anyone have any information that can help me?
I am open to positive options.
"A sword is never a killer, it's a tool in the killer's hands"
Lucius Annaeus Seneca "the younger" ca. (4 BC - 65 AD)
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Yanqui,
Brownell's No. 84 will blue those post 94 receivers.
They are cast as you mentioned,and do not have an inexpensive
finish in mind, other than mentioned. As the arm has marginal value,
go w/ a baked on finish. Your call.0 -
Check your post in Perfect Union BBS. 0 -
Well, I finally decided on a finish for my Winchester 94 Wrangler I. I decided to go with Rogard from Robar Industries.
http://www.robarguns.com/
I wish I could have seen work from other finishers. It would have been nice to be able to compare the finishes. But the Rogard looked damn good. I decided to have it completely finished. I'm just a little uneasy on how the rolled engraving will look.
I dropped it off today and I should have it within 4-6 weeks.
Robar Industries is in Phoenix just a few miles away.
Thanks for all your input.
"A sword is never a killer, it's a tool in the killer's hands"
Lucius Annaeus Seneca "the younger" ca. (4 BC - 65 AD)0
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