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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: hammer on January 19, 2011, 11:56:56 PM
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Hello all.
I have browned a couple of plain steel barrels in the past and been pleased with the results.
I now have an English percussion db shotgun that I have re-finished, except for the damascus barrels and ribs where the browning is worn away. I would like to re-brown these so the twist still shows through.
The normal browning process will certainly cover this up.
Can anyone advise how I should best go about it??
Thanks,
Peter.
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Open longrifle forums
Scrole down to member list.
Go to the B on the alphadet at top of the pahe (upper right;
Scroll down till you find Bill Brockway
Open his profile
click on his latest posts.
Scroll down to # 19 and bobs yer uncle
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I would second the advice on bill Brockway’s instruction on browning . its not to complicated and gives a reasonable result
Here is a photo of one such barrel I did using his method
The right barrel in this photo , had yet to be carded
(https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi6.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy242%2Fcaptchee%2FSXS%2FDSC00742.jpg&hash=3d8c2feda9d45b214f6acfb06b22853471b086d4)
here is another such barrel that was of much lower quality then the above barrel . same process was used but i used a log wood bath after boiling . sorry its not a real good photo .
(https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi6.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy242%2Fcaptchee%2FSXS%2FDSC00553.jpg&hash=3210561430ea71e3bf01d1bc0468986eba8f599f)
Now where things get real tricky is when you get down to trying to reproduce an original factory finish . Each manufacture had their own process that resulted in slight differences in the finish
Some of these processes as well as a lot of other good information can be found here
http://www.damascus-barrels.com/index.html (http://www.damascus-barrels.com/index.html)
Now another very good process with full step by step instruction .
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfg2hmx7_194gwgwmqdh
(http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfg2hmx7_194gwgwmqdh)
Here is another very good link that will give you even more information as well as a deeper base of study . it contains a wealth if info as well as a couple diffrent methods of restoration
https://docs.google.com/View?docid=dfg2hmx7_186fpmvhzsb (https://docs.google.com/View?docid=dfg2hmx7_186fpmvhzsb)
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Wow, thanks guys. Fascinating stuff. I am printing down those processes now. I will pour myself a large whiskey and settle down to read them this evening.
The example pics are just breathtaking. If I can produce anything even close I will be a happy man.
Thanks again,
Peter.
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Before you start you'll need to make sure that the ribs are tight, everywhere. If the ribs are loose you'll get discolored areas where the crud leaks out and you'll also get rather corrosive stuff from the browning solution under the ribs where it will eventually do terrible things.
Tom
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Thanks Tom, sounds like very good advice. Wouldn't have thought to check for that.
Peter.
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Before you start you'll need to make sure that the ribs are tight, everywhere. If the ribs are loose you'll get discolored areas where the crud leaks out and you'll also get rather corrosive stuff from the browning solution under the ribs where it will eventually do terrible things.
Tom
and take note of any inlays .
if they are lose you need to tighten them up before you start .