Navy Luger build - from scratch to finish

John Sabato · 04-25-2011, 03:24 PM

Very Nice work... and I am sure far less expensive than buying a working shooter class original Navy Luger... Congrats... How does she shoot with the new barrel?

nukem556 · 04-25-2011, 03:55 PM

Nice job! I'm curious too about which solution you used, I've been messing around with 4 different types,experimenting. I've found the degree of glossiness depends on how long you rust between boiling and carding....if you wait till you have a solid orange coating of rust, you'll end up with a more matte finish- if you end each cycle when just a hint of red/orange is visible under bright light, you'll maintain more sheen. (using a 320-400 grit finish)

wlyon · 04-25-2011, 04:30 PM

Very nice work !!! Bill

04-25-2011, 03:24 PM	#1
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,309 Times in 1,098 Posts	Very Nice work... and I am sure far less expensive than buying a working shooter class original Navy Luger... Congrats... How does she shoot with the new barrel? __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

04-25-2011, 04:30 PM	#3
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,676 Thanks: 3,247 Thanked 2,670 Times in 991 Posts	Very nice work !!! Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

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04-25-2011, 03:55 PM	#2
nukem556 User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Irmo, SC Posts: 625 Thanks: 35 Thanked 168 Times in 107 Posts	Nice job! I'm curious too about which solution you used, I've been messing around with 4 different types,experimenting. I've found the degree of glossiness depends on how long you rust between boiling and carding....if you wait till you have a solid orange coating of rust, you'll end up with a more matte finish- if you end each cycle when just a hint of red/orange is visible under bright light, you'll maintain more sheen. (using a 320-400 grit finish)