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Classic wheel gun porn....

Sorry for the poor lighting. I will have to have a photo shoot this weekend. Not that my photography skills are anything more than horrible...
Today I received this Sourdough Pancake holster from Rob Leahy at Simply Rugged holsters. Oxblood floral. It fits my Redhawk perfectly. Me likey.

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I like getting into a little project now and then, so I picked up a little something to work on and try something new.

This mid 70's Model 13-1 "The .357 Magnum Military and Police Heavy Barrel" caught my eye a few weeks ago but, she was in pretty bad shape. I could see her beauty underneath.

I thought I would try something I had never done before so, using a Scuff Pad and, vinegar with water, the old and very faded bluing was completely stripped off. Underneath was not too bad well, at least nothing a light sanding could not fix. After lightly sanding with some 600 grit wet-dry sandpaper, cleaning and degreasing thoroughly, the bluing process began. The slow rust bluing, and I do mean slow, was the hardest and most time consuming part. I used the Laurel Mountain Forge Barrel Brown and Degreaser. This was highly recommended for the best finish results and, it took a whole week with about 7 or 8 applications letting it slowly turn to a red rust then, boiling in distilled water. The results are pretty amazing. After each process of slow rusting then, boiling, I could see the color getting darker and deeper. I really was skeptical and nervous at the same time in the beginning but, as the process went along, I could see why this does turn out some excellent results.

The internals were cleaned with a sonic cleaner in distilled water with a few drops of dish washing detergent. After the newly finished Model 13 she was done being slowly rusted to the color I liked, the reassembly began with fresh Gun Butter on the inside. Add some new Altamont faux Ivory stocks, and she is looking pretty good in my opinion. Not perfect but, not at all bad for my first time slow rusting and I ended up saving one for Fun & Show.

I do still have the original Wood Magna Style Serial Numbered stocks as well. Except for the new finish, she is all original. I just could not let this one rust away.

Enjoy the pics.

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SpelHD said:
I like getting into a little project now and then, so I picked up a little something to work on and try something new.

This mid 70's Model 13-1 "The .357 Magnum Military and Police Heavy Barrel" caught me eye a few weeks ago but, she was in pretty bad shape. I could see her beauty underneath though.
I thought I would try something I had never done before so, the old and very faded bluing was completely stripped off with some vinegar and water. Underneath was not too bad well, at least nothing a light sanding could not fix. The bluing process was the hardest and most time consuming but, I used the Slow Rusting Method with Laurel Mountain Forge Barrel Brown and Degreaser. The results are pretty amazing. After each process of slow rusting then, boiling in distilled water, I could see the color getting deeper and deeper.

The internals were cleaned with a sonic cleaner in distilled water as well. After she was finished bluing, the reassembly began with fresh Gun Butter on the inside and some new Altamont white stocks, she is actually looking pretty good in my opinion. Not perfect but, not at all bad for my first time slow rusting and I ended up saving one for fun.

Enjoy the pics.

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Nice work!
 
SpelHD said:
I like getting into a little project now and then, so I picked up a little something to work on and try something new.

This mid 70's Model 13-1 "The .357 Magnum Military and Police Heavy Barrel" caught me eye a few weeks ago but, she was in pretty bad shape. I could see her beauty underneath though.
I thought I would try something I had never done before so, the old and very faded bluing was completely stripped off with some vinegar and water. Underneath was not too bad well, at least nothing a light sanding could not fix. The bluing process was the hardest and most time consuming but, I used the Slow Rusting Method with Laurel Mountain Forge Barrel Brown and Degreaser. The results are pretty amazing. After each process of slow rusting then, boiling in distilled water, I could see the color getting deeper and deeper.

The internals were cleaned with a sonic cleaner in distilled water as well. After she was finished bluing, the reassembly began with fresh Gun Butter on the inside and some new Altamont white stocks, she is actually looking pretty good in my opinion. Not perfect but, not at all bad for my first time slow rusting and I ended up saving one for fun.

Enjoy the pics.

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Man I like this, reminds me of a blued gun that's been bead blasted. Good job.
 
SpelHD said:
I like getting into a little project now and then, so I picked up a little something to work on and try something new.

This mid 70's Model 13-1 "The .357 Magnum Military and Police Heavy Barrel" caught me eye a few weeks ago but, she was in pretty bad shape. I could see her beauty underneath though.
I thought I would try something I had never done before so, the old and very faded bluing was completely stripped off with some vinegar and water. Underneath was not too bad well, at least nothing a light sanding could not fix. The bluing process was the hardest and most time consuming but, I used the Slow Rusting Method with Laurel Mountain Forge Barrel Brown and Degreaser. The results are pretty amazing. After each process of slow rusting then, boiling in distilled water, I could see the color getting deeper and deeper.

The internals were cleaned with a sonic cleaner in distilled water as well. After she was finished bluing, the reassembly began with fresh Gun Butter on the inside and some new Altamont white stocks, she is actually looking pretty good in my opinion. Not perfect but, not at all bad for my first time slow rusting and I ended up saving one for fun.

Enjoy the pics.

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Very nice work!
 
SpelHD said:
I like getting into a little project now and then, so I picked up a little something to work on and try something new.

This mid 70's Model 13-1 "The .357 Magnum Military and Police Heavy Barrel" caught me eye a few weeks ago but, she was in pretty bad shape. I could see her beauty underneath though.
I thought I would try something I had never done before so, the old and very faded bluing was completely stripped off with some vinegar and water. Underneath was not too bad well, at least nothing a light sanding could not fix. The bluing process was the hardest and most time consuming but, I used the Slow Rusting Method with Laurel Mountain Forge Barrel Brown and Degreaser. The results are pretty amazing. After each process of slow rusting then, boiling in distilled water, I could see the color getting deeper and deeper.

The internals were cleaned with a sonic cleaner in distilled water as well. After she was finished bluing, the reassembly began with fresh Gun Butter on the inside and some new Altamont white stocks, she is actually looking pretty good in my opinion. Not perfect but, not at all bad for my first time slow rusting and I ended up saving one for fun.

Enjoy the pics.

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Wow!! Just Wow!! Very nice work. I know a guy that is a big 13 fan and he is going to really like this one. Absolutely beautiful.
 
SpelHD said:
I like getting into a little project now and then, so I picked up a little something to work on and try something new.

This mid 70's Model 13-1 "The .357 Magnum Military and Police Heavy Barrel" caught me eye a few weeks ago but, she was in pretty bad shape. I could see her beauty underneath though.
I thought I would try something I had never done before so, the old and very faded bluing was completely stripped off with some vinegar and water. Underneath was not too bad well, at least nothing a light sanding could not fix. The bluing process was the hardest and most time consuming but, I used the Slow Rusting Method with Laurel Mountain Forge Barrel Brown and Degreaser. The results are pretty amazing. After each process of slow rusting then, boiling in distilled water, I could see the color getting deeper and deeper.

The internals were cleaned with a sonic cleaner in distilled water as well. After she was finished bluing, the reassembly began with fresh Gun Butter on the inside and some new Altamont white stocks, she is actually looking pretty good in my opinion. Not perfect but, not at all bad for my first time slow rusting and I ended up saving one for fun.

Enjoy the pics.

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Nice results, looking good! :cool-new:
 
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