Hi all, thought I would post a montage of pictures from todays pigeon shoot. Didn’t go for long but shot 3 of the guns I’ve restored. The Chas Osborne boxlock is a friends I restored for him and if I don’t say so myself it looked really nice.. ( ). The smaller boxlock is...
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I’ve spent the best part of Sunday morning putting the gun back together. This is the first gun I have attempted to case harden and I’m really quite happy with the results. One of the pins on the port side hammer needs replacting but other than that I intend to shoot it this coming...
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With the parts in then canister it was time to heat up the kiln. I’ve programmed it to 1 hour and 15 minutes this time. I was intrigued to see how the parts that we connected to the square backing plate would perform. As it turned out they were fantastic…watch the video and see...
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The remaining parts of the Greener are being case colour hardened today. I’ve used a 4mm piece of metal to bolt the plates to to give them extra blocking to prevent (one hopes) any chance of warping. I’ve also bolted the hammers onto it too. I’ll start to build up various backing plates and...
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It is without doubt with initial trepidation that I got ready to case colour harden my W.W. Greener action. I am intent on learning and honing the case colour hardening skill. For this attempt I have wrapped some steel wire around the action to stimulate water activity as it is plundged into the quenching...
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After much research I’ve decided to give this a go…knowing that there are certain dangers. But, frankly, that’s why I’m in this game. I want to learn from others and pass on my own experiences both good and bad. First off, the kit list, for sure I needed a kiln/furnace of some sort and...
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I’ve been doing quite a bit of research into the subject. It appears to be littered with ingenious chemical mixes and applications. I’ve pretty much read the superb “Firearm Blueing and Browning” by R.H. Angier and although a technical reference in the main it gives a super insight into the many chemical mixes and...
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I happened upon this lovely hammer gun earlier in the new year and took a punt. It was not proofed and I had to pay for it up front and then get it proofed. I was ecstatic when I had the call to say it had passed the proof test with flying colours! Just...
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I think the main action is going to come up really nicely. The gun is nicely engraved and quite a bit of effort has gone into it. Here is a photo of the first side with just the top cleaned so far..
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Here are the bits of furniture that have been blacked. V pleased with the results. I’ve used a “trade” secret that I’ve picked up to give them a really nice satin finish.
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