Best Place for "Correct" Bluing?

[Dionysusigma]

The rifle in question is a Remington Model 12CS, the pump-action .22WRF designed by Pedersen (of the 1903 "Pedersen Device"). It needs a professional re-bluing, since most of the finish is essentially gone.

It's from Feb. 1929, if that matters; I know many of you are going to decry my decision, but it was my Grand-Dad's rifle, and I received it from my uncle on the condition that it be returned to original condition as close as possible.

What I'm wondering is what company(ies) can match the original matte-blue finish the closest. Duracoat is out of the question--save it for the tacticool stuff. Home-bluing is out too, as I don't have the facilities or space necessary to do a proper job. Cold blue is a waste of time and money.

Thanks in advance for the help!

 

[Horsemany]

Contact Phil @ Glenrock Blue. He's pretty good at matching different finishes and he's not very expensive. Especially if you break the gun down and just send him the parts.

 

[waterhouse]

George Roghaar ( http://gunblue.homestead.com/hot.html ) did one for me. I did all of the prep work to save some money, but he let me know which grit of polish would look correct for the gun before I took it down. The metal prep was a ton more work than I anticipated. I'm glad I did it once, so that I know what goes into it, but in the future I'll just pay George to do it for me

I was happy with his work and he was very good with communication during the whole process.

 

[Dionysusigma]

Couple of quick questions:

1) Does a rifle this old still classify as a firearm, thus skipping the liability of shipping it through a company that might stea... I mean, lose it?

2) Has anyone tried the "wood furniture in the dishwasher" method talked about at SurplusRifle? I'd like to give it a try, but this isn't something that I'd get a second chance on. Mosin-Nagants are common; M1 Garands are too. Remington Model 12s? Not so much.

 

[waterhouse]

1) Does a rifle this old still classify as a firearm, thus skipping the liability of shipping it through a company that might stea... I mean, lose it?

Yes, it is still a firearm. You may ship a long gun through the postal service, and they have no crazy regulations concerning overnight shipping.