Blue trigger guard?

justinh · October 22, 2002, 10:06 PM

I just got a gun back from the gunsmith that I had reblued, and he didn't do the trigger guard. I know you're not supposed to do the trigger, but is there anything wrong with doing the trigger guard?

Romulus · October 22, 2002, 10:17 PM

What firearm was this? On a shotgun or rifle the trigger groups are generally separate from the receiver and cannot be blued because they are aluminum or some other pot metal.

justinh · October 23, 2002, 06:52 AM

It's a Remington 550-1. They don't make them anymore.

Romulus · October 23, 2002, 09:52 AM

Take a magnet to the trigger guard to see if it's steel or aluminum. If it's aluminum, it's an unbluable part. There are ways to refinish aluminum, you may want to discuss options with your smith...

justinh · October 23, 2002, 05:15 PM

Thanks for the tip. It is magnetic so it can't be aluminum.

Romulus · October 23, 2002, 06:11 PM

Then I can't imagine why it was excluded from the rebluing package, being a significantly visible component...I would ask, it was likely a bona fide oversight.

October 22, 2002, 10:06 PM	#1
justinh Member Join Date: August 24, 2002 Location: Montana Posts: 37	Blue trigger guard? I just got a gun back from the gunsmith that I had reblued, and he didn't do the trigger guard. I know you're not supposed to do the trigger, but is there anything wrong with doing the trigger guard?

October 22, 2002, 10:17 PM	#2
Romulus Senior Member Join Date: January 18, 2001 Location: Kettle Moraine country Posts: 897	What firearm was this? On a shotgun or rifle the trigger groups are generally separate from the receiver and cannot be blued because they are aluminum or some other pot metal. __________________ I knew Thomas Jefferson, he was a friend of mine...Governor Clinton, you're no Thomas Jefferson Ti faccio vedere come muore un italiano

October 23, 2002, 09:52 AM	#4
Romulus Senior Member Join Date: January 18, 2001 Location: Kettle Moraine country Posts: 897	Take a magnet to the trigger guard to see if it's steel or aluminum. If it's aluminum, it's an unbluable part. There are ways to refinish aluminum, you may want to discuss options with your smith... __________________ I knew Thomas Jefferson, he was a friend of mine...Governor Clinton, you're no Thomas Jefferson Ti faccio vedere come muore un italiano

October 23, 2002, 06:11 PM	#6
Romulus Senior Member Join Date: January 18, 2001 Location: Kettle Moraine country Posts: 897	Then I can't imagine why it was excluded from the rebluing package, being a significantly visible component...I would ask, it was likely a bona fide oversight. __________________ I knew Thomas Jefferson, he was a friend of mine...Governor Clinton, you're no Thomas Jefferson Ti faccio vedere come muore un italiano

October 23, 2002, 06:52 AM	#3
justinh Member Join Date: August 24, 2002 Location: Montana Posts: 37	It's a Remington 550-1. They don't make them anymore.

October 23, 2002, 05:15 PM	#5
justinh Member Join Date: August 24, 2002 Location: Montana Posts: 37	Thanks for the tip. It is magnetic so it can't be aluminum.