357SP101
Bearcat
Hello all, newbie here obivously, and new to Rugerville in general.
I picked up a LH Hawkeye in 6.5CM as a donor rifle for my plan to cobble together a .358 Win. I'm probably 2 or 3 years out from rebarreling, but might as well figure out as much as possible beforehand.
Since it appears the only aftermarket stock is the Boyds laminated, I'm thinking about their "nutmeg" color scheme and getting the barrel/action/bolt finished in some sort of matte black. If I'm gonna shoot a classy, stylish cartridge, might as well have a classy, stylish rifle to shoot it in.
I know lots of folks have put some kind of finish on their boltguns, but being a worry-wart, I'm looking for pros and cons. I sure like the durability of Ceracoat, but what needs to be done to prep the metal? How much of the bolt can be coated (I'm assuming that any coating on the lugs won't work, but what about the main body part of the bolt?
Any members with experience with this sort of stuff?
thx
I picked up a LH Hawkeye in 6.5CM as a donor rifle for my plan to cobble together a .358 Win. I'm probably 2 or 3 years out from rebarreling, but might as well figure out as much as possible beforehand.
Since it appears the only aftermarket stock is the Boyds laminated, I'm thinking about their "nutmeg" color scheme and getting the barrel/action/bolt finished in some sort of matte black. If I'm gonna shoot a classy, stylish cartridge, might as well have a classy, stylish rifle to shoot it in.
I know lots of folks have put some kind of finish on their boltguns, but being a worry-wart, I'm looking for pros and cons. I sure like the durability of Ceracoat, but what needs to be done to prep the metal? How much of the bolt can be coated (I'm assuming that any coating on the lugs won't work, but what about the main body part of the bolt?
Any members with experience with this sort of stuff?
thx