Refinishing

[Lupinus]

Just a quick refinishing question

If I were to reblue or parkerize a firearm would I need to worry about getting blueing/parkerizing on the inside of things like the action, reciever, or barrel?

If so how can I avoid it? I can see plugging the barrel as being easy enough but things liek the reciever and action would I have to worry about that?

Blueing is on the table as well but parkerizing is what I am leaning too.

 

[GeorgeR]

Parkerizing and blueing

The answer is...yes and no. Yes, parkerizing should not get into the bbl. You should plug it really tight before you parkerize. It can etch the bbl. I use maple tapered dowels. No, you don't have to do anything to protect the interior of a bbl if you blue. Blueing is a stain and does not add or subtract anything from the steel. Blueing inside a bbl will disappear the first time you shoot it.