Shotgun Restoration Finished - The Firearms Forum

greengeep7 · 03-19-2012, 06:49 PM

Shotgun restoration finally finished! It took awhile but here are some pics. Let me know what you think! WesternField 565. It took good bit of time but I lacked the resources and experience needed to make it a speedy job.

Special thanks to Stone Chimney and the trigger work they help with, really appreciate it!

jyantkilr · 03-19-2012, 07:34 PM

Amazing, very nice transformation.

GunNut89 · 03-19-2012, 07:55 PM

looks awesome!!

Zane71464 · 03-19-2012, 09:30 PM

You brought it a long ways, looks great!
What finish did you use on the barrel/receiver?
EDIT, the pics are a bit grainy on my end.

greengeep7 · 03-19-2012, 11:03 PM

I parkerized the parts with a Manganese Phosphate solution to give it a darker grey tint.

I used a friends sandblasters and thought the blasting material was fine but in fact it was course, so when I stripped the parts to bare metal, it was a little on the rough side, which I wasnt happy with. But I think it still turned out very nicely for my first try.

jlloyd73 · 03-19-2012, 11:06 PM

Looks great...

Zane71464 · 03-20-2012, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greengeep7

I parkerized the parts with a Manganese Phosphate solution to give it a darker grey tint.

I used a friends sandblasters and thought the blasting material was fine but in fact it was course, so when I stripped the parts to bare metal, it was a little on the rough side, which I wasnt happy with. But I think it still turned out very nicely for my first try.

Very Nice!

rhmc24 · 03-20-2012, 09:32 AM

Looks great! I have the same disease. I spend $1000 worth of work restoring a gun that's worth $250 in the end. Driven to it, unable to help myself, but it's fun, time well spent.

MSGT-R · 03-20-2012, 09:54 AM

First tries are scary. You did a good job!

03-19-2012, 06:49 PM	#1
greengeep7 Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 38	Shotgun Restoration Finished Shotgun restoration finally finished! It took awhile but here are some pics. Let me know what you think! WesternField 565. It took good bit of time but I lacked the resources and experience needed to make it a speedy job. Special thanks to Stone Chimney and the trigger work they help with, really appreciate it! Attached Images -->

03-19-2012, 07:34 PM	#2
jyantkilr Former Guest Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: California Posts: 65	Re: Shotgun Restoration Finished Amazing, very nice transformation.

03-19-2012, 07:55 PM	#3
GunNut89 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 339	Re: Shotgun Restoration Finished looks awesome!!

03-19-2012, 09:30 PM	#4
Zane71464 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio NRA Member Contributor Posts: 5,358	Re: Shotgun Restoration Finished You brought it a long ways, looks great! What finish did you use on the barrel/receiver? EDIT, the pics are a bit grainy on my end. __________________ Two Words; "Simple Man", song by Charlie Daniels sums up my thoughts on a "few things"! Last edited by Zane71464; 03-19-2012 at 09:31 PM..

03-19-2012, 11:03 PM	#5
greengeep7 Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 38	Re: Shotgun Restoration Finished I parkerized the parts with a Manganese Phosphate solution to give it a darker grey tint. I used a friends sandblasters and thought the blasting material was fine but in fact it was course, so when I stripped the parts to bare metal, it was a little on the rough side, which I wasnt happy with. But I think it still turned out very nicely for my first try.

03-19-2012, 11:06 PM	#6
jlloyd73 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Contributor Posts: 1,931	Re: Shotgun Restoration Finished Looks great... __________________ --------------------------------------------------- The only thing better than good family is good friends. J and D Lloyd Get ready...it's getting "real" and really fast!

03-20-2012, 09:32 AM	#8
rhmc24 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ardmore, OK Posts: 525	Re: Shotgun Restoration Finished Looks great! I have the same disease. I spend $1000 worth of work restoring a gun that's worth $250 in the end. Driven to it, unable to help myself, but it's fun, time well spent.

03-20-2012, 09:54 AM	#9
MSGT-R Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: SoCal Posts: 898	Re: Shotgun Restoration Finished First tries are scary. You did a good job! __________________ If you suck, go back to the range.