Macchina
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I got a great deal on a 90's era 12ga 870 Express Magnum. The guy was selling it cheap because he never shoots it and it rusted on one side from storage. The inside is prefectly clean.
I have wire brushed off all the rust, but that really showed the depth of the pits. It's not a structural problem at all, just looks pretty funny. The pits are mostly on one side of the barrel and cover the non-ejector side of the receiver.
I did a (halfway) decent cold blue on it, and the wire brush matched the texture of the bead blasting surprisingly well, however a decent-looking gun it is not.
I have a few options here:
1. It's an 870: leave it be and don't cry if it rusts more.
2. Send it to someone for a hot blueing job or parkerizing.
3. Get it coated with something that will both fill the pits and weatherproof it forever.
I'm leaning towards 1 or 2. If I were to get it coated, is there anything thick enough to fill rust pits? About how much does it cost? Any recommendations?
I have wire brushed off all the rust, but that really showed the depth of the pits. It's not a structural problem at all, just looks pretty funny. The pits are mostly on one side of the barrel and cover the non-ejector side of the receiver.
I did a (halfway) decent cold blue on it, and the wire brush matched the texture of the bead blasting surprisingly well, however a decent-looking gun it is not.
I have a few options here:
1. It's an 870: leave it be and don't cry if it rusts more.
2. Send it to someone for a hot blueing job or parkerizing.
3. Get it coated with something that will both fill the pits and weatherproof it forever.
I'm leaning towards 1 or 2. If I were to get it coated, is there anything thick enough to fill rust pits? About how much does it cost? Any recommendations?
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