I've finally started working on my 222 Rem project.
My original plan was to start with a Savage model 12FV from cabelas. After the sale price and a $100 mail-in rebate from Savage I spent a total of $239 for the rifle.
I ordered a 26", 4140 in the the white barrel from E.R Shaw, with an 11 degree crown for a total of $222 and some change(coincidence? I think not lol)
The stock is going to be a sky laminate from Boyd's.
I also planned to powder coat all of the metal in transparent candy blue, and that's where my plan took a turn.
After putting a base coat down of what I thought was chrome powder, it turned out to be stainless powder. No big deal, so I laid down a coat of candy blue and that's where things went south. As I was trying to put the barrel in my homemade oven, I dropped the barrel.
Not too big of a deal I figured. I figured I could scrape it all off and put the chrome base coat on and all would be good. I stripped the barrel, sanded it, put the right powder in my gun and all would be well. I did all of that, dropped it into my "oven" and when I pulled it out I discovered the silicone plug I used had fallen out and the smoke clouded the powder coat. That was the final straw! It's now going to get a birchwood Casey cold blue, at least until I get a proper oven to bake the barrel with powder coat. I'll probably blue it Sunday. Here are pics of the gun from cabelas and how it sits now.
My original plan was to start with a Savage model 12FV from cabelas. After the sale price and a $100 mail-in rebate from Savage I spent a total of $239 for the rifle.
I ordered a 26", 4140 in the the white barrel from E.R Shaw, with an 11 degree crown for a total of $222 and some change(coincidence? I think not lol)
The stock is going to be a sky laminate from Boyd's.
I also planned to powder coat all of the metal in transparent candy blue, and that's where my plan took a turn.
After putting a base coat down of what I thought was chrome powder, it turned out to be stainless powder. No big deal, so I laid down a coat of candy blue and that's where things went south. As I was trying to put the barrel in my homemade oven, I dropped the barrel.
Not too big of a deal I figured. I figured I could scrape it all off and put the chrome base coat on and all would be good. I stripped the barrel, sanded it, put the right powder in my gun and all would be well. I did all of that, dropped it into my "oven" and when I pulled it out I discovered the silicone plug I used had fallen out and the smoke clouded the powder coat. That was the final straw! It's now going to get a birchwood Casey cold blue, at least until I get a proper oven to bake the barrel with powder coat. I'll probably blue it Sunday. Here are pics of the gun from cabelas and how it sits now.