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Quick update here. Spoke with a double gun builder in Soldotna, and he explained French gray as being nothing more than color cased metal that then has the colors removed with acid(muritic-I'm sure the spellings wrong) and then neutralized( he said club soda works ). Seems simple enough. Like so many things in the gun trade, there are many ways to skin a cat.
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Like so many things in the gun trade, there are many ways to skin a cat.
Jeff I think skinned cat is one of the componets of the secret Flemish formula for stock finishing, but I could be mistaken <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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Can someone tell what French gray finish is, and how it is applied? I'm looking into it as a possible choice for an FN98 action(thanks for the idea, Karnis!) since I got the thumbs down on color casing it. I think a French gray receiver/rings/bottom metal, along with nitre blued screws and a rust blued barrel would look sharp.
Thanks,
Jeff just wondering why the thumbs down on color case hardening, if well done it would be very attractive. thanks, dave.
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Thumbs down on color case due to risk of warpage(this according to Turnbull Restorations). In light of how french gray is done, I guess it's out as well. Unless one has it done chemically, which wouldn't be very durable.
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I've had eabco french gray my encore and ruger security six. It looks better than a brushed stainless. I've hunted with the encore 3 seasons now in all kinds of weather and it still looks new. I'm sending him my marlin guide gun in .450 next.
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Had my Marlin 94 done at eabco. I left the sights and barrel blue. Made quite a striking gun. I also tried a nail file on the finish under the forarm and couldn't mark it.
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It's for the (few) custom gun freaks who are going to vote for Kerry.
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Just read my last post, meant to say the whole gun was refinished except for the barrel band and sights. Nope vigillinus, I'm a dyed in the wool republican. Whats wrong son, wake up constipated this morning?
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