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Unread 05-12-2019, 08:22 PM   #1
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Default A quick shooter project

Found a cheap shooter at the TMCA show, nicely buffed into a jelly bean and blued over the remaining rust pits. It was not really worthy of a full restoration, so I put a better upper on it, straightened out the worst boo-boos on the frame, rust blued, installed new springs and called it a day. It could have used some spot welding and other detail work, but I didn't want to put too much work into a mismatched shooter. Found a brand new set of grips that I believe is for the Interarms Lugers, the 16 lpi checkering looks a bit off but it gives you a really good grip when you shoot.

It turned out to be a great shooter, the trigger is smooth, the action is solid and it shoots really straight. Like I needed another shooter, but anyway...

By he way, the finish is my "cheater rust blue": I prep the parts as usual, but I don't bother with small nicks and pits. Then I blast the parts lightly with 100 grit, smooth them on the carding wheel and then I blue with Mark D's special concoction. This gives me a slightly duller finish than a "normal" rust blue, which helps hide small imperfections. Works well on quick shooter jobs like this.
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