I'm getting into the late stages of refinishing a JC Higgins 50 (FN Mauser). I just polished, degreased and then blued the sling studs by heating with a torch until dull red and then quenching in oil. The results are nice. In fact it looks so good I would like to do the ejector this way. However I'm wondering if this would be a bad idea given that a Mauser ejector is basically a leaf spring and I worry that heat might wreck it. Does anyone know for sure?
