K31 Swiss Barrel Reblue Part 1

Here are some clips of my rebluing process I go through when I use the Birchwood Casey cold blue kit. Lots of wire wheeling, sanding, wire wheeling again, dremeling with small wire wheel, then with abrasive sander, more hand sanding then finally the cleaning process. Mineral spirits work well in conjunction with the rust cleaner, as well as rubbing alcohol. I use the rubbing alcohol to eliminate all oils before applying the cold blue chemical. Let it sit for a minute or two, and submerge in water for 30 seconds or a minute. Lightly dry with a towel, and wipe off any oxidized looking chemical very lightly. Light steel wool works too if you plan on another coat. If not, cure with oil and let sit overnight. Simply wipe off, and its good to go. But extreme care must be taken that all rust/oil/contaminants are completely removed if you want the blue to last. And if you do the whole rifle, be sure to plug both ends of the barrel before beginning, or submerging blued parts in water.

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[leesherman100]

You get what you pay for! Rough rifle I'd say. I would have passed to begin with.

[MarshalZhukov]

@leesherman100 Well if I would have known it was like that, I might have tried for a lower price. But, the price still wasn't too bad for a K31 though for what I ended up paying.

[RanchhandTCR]

Donsent taking the orginial finish off hurt the value of these guns? but nice though!

[MarshalZhukov]

@RanchhandTCR If I were to do it to the whole firearm, then yes, but a small area that needed to be taken care of, shouldn't hurt it at all. Especially not for what I paid for it, I can probably double my money!

[ninja6kid]

oh noes, a lil bit of rust : \ ...who gives a fuck wth..it adds character and will shoot just as well

[MarshalZhukov]

@ninja6kid I certainly give a fuck since the rust has the potential to ruin the firearm. It was a necessary process to neutralize the rust and pitting and protect the exposed metal. I prefer the dings on a stock caused by use and the patina on the metal as character. That's fine with me. But any rust that's detrimental to the firearm does not have a place on any I own. That's a character trait I'd much rather avoid entirely.

[flyingturtle1]

I am rather furious that the previous owner has done such a ferocious job taking care of the gun. That guy deserves to rot in barrel. Oh well, you know what I meant. Anyway, thanks for salvaging the poor rifle.

[TheSuperspudnik]

the darkness of the buttstock is called beaver tailing because it is dark and coarse like a beavers tail the reason from that is because swiss troops would stick their rifles in the snow and they would freeze so they had to kick them to get them out thats why they are usually dented towards the butt

[crookedsnakeblitch]

Any gun shop

[flyboy1910]

@flyingturtle1

It may have come off the boat that way as well. Most k31s I've bought/seen were not stored in any cosmoline or other preservatives. SOME rust under the wood is pretty common on these rifles. Usually a little bronze brush/CLP action deals with that. This was an extreme case that required some drastic action. Zhukov did a nice job on the rifle.

[RanchhandTCR]

@RanchhandTCR I paid 200 for a remington 870 wingmaster classic that had bad finish on it, redid that cant even tell its ever been removed looks like new!

[RanchhandTCR]

@MarshalZhukov sounds good then!