[Capt'n Mil Coll]

Have to agree with Lefty. If you want a beautiful wall hanger with deep blue blueing have it professionaly done.

If you just want to do it to do it, here is what you have to do. Disassemble the Rifle completely. If you can get the parts bead blasted then do that now. Polish each part. Polish each part again. Then polish them again. Using finer grit each time. Dont polish the markings off. Get it as polished as you want it to be or you just are too tired to polish more.

Use blue remover to get the metal to as bare as possible. Get some latex gloves at the local car parts store. Put the latex gloves on each time you will be handleing these parts. Wash each part in warm water and a cleaner degreaser. I recomend simple green. Feel the metal and see if all the oil feels gone. Now wash again to get your finger oil off if you touched it bare handed at all. Dont touch the metal with bare hands again until your done. This is the biggest mistake most people make.

Dry the metal for a day or two. A hair dryer is good too. Some say in an oven but I never liked that idea.

Then warm the metal slightly and blue. Not hot just warm. Try to keep the blue as even as possilble. Like using stain on wood. Long strokes. If you want to make a gun look antique you can heat the blue with a propane torch and it will look old and will brown the blue. Just dont use a lot of heat. Just a little.

I have to admit in my experience how well you polish it in the beginning directly reflects how well it looks in the end.