So I have these three .22's two single sixes and a bearcat. All were bargains... One single six was $190 bucks and the others were less than 300 each. Anyway, they all came with cosmetic problems. So I'm finally going to take them to get refinished. Sorry for the lousy picture, but it is a grey cloudy day here in Dallas.
The 5 1/2 single six had rust on the barrel. I thought well, since I had bought it because of the price and thinking to get it reblued, I went ahead and polished off the barrel warning. Ok, so the two single six's will get reblued with a hot reblue finish.
Question:
The bearcat. It's an old model. The finish was really terrible. I tried to give it a sort of antiqued finish with the lead-away cloth, the one to remove bluing. (I didn't use sandpaper on this one at all.) My question is, I am thinking of getting it Cerakoted. What else could I do to make it look nicer?
All the guns are pretty accurate. The 6 1/2 Single Six is most accurate with magnum rounds. But surprisingly, the Bearcat is pretty darn accurate. The chambers are really tight, and it's a joy to shoot.
So would the Cerakote be the way to go with the Bearcat? Or something better? I found a gunsmith close by who specializes in gun refinishing. Karl (737tdi) actually told me about the guy. He had a OM Blackhawk refinished there and it looks wonderful. I'll post some after pictures when I get them back. Not sure how long it will take, I'm dropping them off on Monday.
The 5 1/2 single six had rust on the barrel. I thought well, since I had bought it because of the price and thinking to get it reblued, I went ahead and polished off the barrel warning. Ok, so the two single six's will get reblued with a hot reblue finish.
Question:
The bearcat. It's an old model. The finish was really terrible. I tried to give it a sort of antiqued finish with the lead-away cloth, the one to remove bluing. (I didn't use sandpaper on this one at all.) My question is, I am thinking of getting it Cerakoted. What else could I do to make it look nicer?
All the guns are pretty accurate. The 6 1/2 Single Six is most accurate with magnum rounds. But surprisingly, the Bearcat is pretty darn accurate. The chambers are really tight, and it's a joy to shoot.
So would the Cerakote be the way to go with the Bearcat? Or something better? I found a gunsmith close by who specializes in gun refinishing. Karl (737tdi) actually told me about the guy. He had a OM Blackhawk refinished there and it looks wonderful. I'll post some after pictures when I get them back. Not sure how long it will take, I'm dropping them off on Monday.