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Old May 28, 2011, 09:24 PM   #12
MSD Mike
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I have used the Birchwood Casey refinishing kits on a couple of guns. One is an old Savage single shot 20 gauge and the other is a $50.00 pawn shop .22. Both are serviceable firearms but not really worth anything. I spent more time in surface preparation than the guns are worth (this is key). I got all the pits and scratches sanded out and finished them up with some fine grain sand paper. In addition to cold bluing I worked on the stocks and finished them with Tru-Oil. The results were very satisfactory and both guns were fun projects. They both look much better than before it worked on them. I don’t shoot the guns a lot but they make it out a few times a year and they finish seems reasonably durable. That being said, I don’t think I would do it with my more expensive firearms. Anyway, my take is it works decently if you follow the instructions but it takes just as much prep work as any of the better blueing methods.

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Mike
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