This is my first post on this forum as my passion with guns is with original kentucky rifles and my techniques probably wouldn't work with modern firearms alloys. Anyway I met a guy who wanted to restore his father's model 11 which needed to be reblued and had "extensive" pitting. He mentioned adding molten nickle to the pitts and rebluing over that.
I have restored muzzleloaders missing a lockplate by welding additional metal onto old lockplates, filling any pits with additional nickle rod and shaping/draw filing the plate to fit the lock mortise. He concluded I didn't know what I was talking about and stomped off. He's right. I know nothing of modern gunsmithing or modern firearms. (The latest addition to my collection is a Mossberg Brownie.)
What was the guy talking about? Can one nickle plate a pitted receiver and reblue over that or can one use black nickle plate to cover pitts and emerge with a new looking gun? Any additional knowledge would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jim
I have restored muzzleloaders missing a lockplate by welding additional metal onto old lockplates, filling any pits with additional nickle rod and shaping/draw filing the plate to fit the lock mortise. He concluded I didn't know what I was talking about and stomped off. He's right. I know nothing of modern gunsmithing or modern firearms. (The latest addition to my collection is a Mossberg Brownie.)
What was the guy talking about? Can one nickle plate a pitted receiver and reblue over that or can one use black nickle plate to cover pitts and emerge with a new looking gun? Any additional knowledge would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jim