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willtill said:

When you started the bluing, did you rinse off with water after each bluing application, dry and and then continue to apply the bluing?

Or did you just apply the bluing once?

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Clifjr said:

I covered the receiver with the bluing liquid, let drip off for about 10-20 seconds and then rinsed with cold water. My first attempt it looked as if the the bluing was puddling so I took the steel wool to it and reapplied the two different bluing liquids. Did not dry it until I was happy with the look of the blue. Once it was almost dry I wiped it down with supplied oil wipes in the kit but I didn’t like it’s coverage so I sprayed the whole receiver with Breakfree. Let that soak in for about half an hour to a hour and then wiped the excess off. Then I let it cure for two days before I reinstalled anything.

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willtill said:

Interesting. I guess there's different techniques for cold bluing then. I did the water neutralizing method previously and it was coming out very splotchy, although my surface prep was correct.

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Clifjr said:

One thing I was thinking about was the water. I’m on a well water system here and it is unfiltered. I was worried about what the effect would be as I would think the BC kit was designed for a filtered tap water system. I don’t know if this had any effect or not.

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Mini14tac said:

Well, I thought I was done with my lever action purchases On a whim I picked up this new Henry H001 from Gander Outdoors in York. Lets call it a Fathers Day gift to myself. They have it priced @ $289.99 and they had a 10% off online code so I had it shipped to the York store for $260.99 plus tax was $276.65 out the door. I am really impressed with the walnut furniture, fit, finish and smoothness of the action. If it shoots as good as it looks it should be a keeper.

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54rndball said:

Field and Stream writer says lever action rifles are officially obsolete due to the obsession with long range shooting:



https://www.fieldandstream.com/play-taps-for-lever-action

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CJB762 said:

Hogwash....it’s all the wanna be “snipers” out there.

I’ve got long range rifles. They are fun to shoot. Unfortunately I don’t have a range longer than 150 yds. Maybe if I did I would enjoy them more.

I think it’s the inner cowboy in me but something makes me giggle when I shoot the old lever actions. My 10 yr old nephew has a blast with them. He keeps the newest Henry catalog next to his bed and looks at it all the time. Just like I did as a kid drooling over the Montgomery Wards and Sears catalogs while looking at the Winchester’s and Marlins.

I think there is enough of us here in this thread to keep them going at least a little while longer.


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steveh326 said:

with any luck I will have time today to pick up my new-to-me 1895. I chuckle every time I think of it as a 100 year old design 'military grade assault rifle'.

love my old 336 in 30-30 hoping this one earns a spot in my heart also.

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Mini14tac said:

If a Marlin 1895 in 45-70 does not earn a spot in your heart, it will sure leave it's mark on your shoulder if you are shooting some of these new hot buffalo loads

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steveh326 said:

new-to-me Marlin 1895 GSBL I picked up yesterday. Unfired, but sold as used because it was a dealer display. this model was discontinued, so once I decided this was the model I wanted I figured I better get one sooner rather than later because supply is slowly drying up on them. I like the fact that it's a classic design updated with modern touches like stainless, fiber optics, etc. I really wanted something I did not have to worry about in bad weather. this is actually a stainless rifle, not blued, treated with some kind of process that turns the metal black.

Last night I got the scope mounted (simple Weaver 2.5-7 on see-thru mounts) and got the lever wrapped in the same paracord used in the sling (thanks youtube). I know quality was lacking on some of these when Remington took over but this one looks ok so far and seems to function fine.

so this is my high capacity, military grade assault rifle, albeit from 100 years ago.

I gotta head to WV today and tomorrow, hoping to maybe get it to the range sunday morning to get it sighted in and see how bad the recoil is. I have 2 boxes of 45-70, but not sure how many rounds my shoulder will take in one sitting.

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Mini14tac said:

Nice! The Remington Core-Lokt 405 grain are very light on recoil. As you start to step up in velocity is when she will start to kick a bit. The difference between the Hornady LEVERevolution 325 FTX and the Rem Core-Lokt is noticeable but still not bad. When you start getting into the heavier rounds at higher velocity is when it will start to kick harder. When I picked up my 1895 Guide Gun, one of my buddies asked me what I was going to hunt with that. My reply was any damn thing I want on this continent.

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F-Stop said:

78 years old and still shoots great. Love the wear. Wish it could talk.

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Clifjr said:

Ok I’ll bite, who or what is 78 years old and still shoots great?

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