New to me Fusil/Updated

[Rebel]

Just got this in the mail yesterday after a 13 day to get here trip from Oklahoma. Short, 30" barrel
Fusil de Chasse. It is one of the India made guns from Military Heritage i believe. Nicely put together
except for a lot of extra wood in the stock. Going to disassemble it and take a bunch of wood off
and install a front sight. The spot at the rear of the barrel that looks like an epoxy filled dovetail
wasn't one after all. When i started sanding on it it turned out to be just epoxy, where someone
had tried to epoxy a rear sight to the barrel. It all came off and looks fine now. I do have a question.
The barrel is highly polished, almost looks chrome. I want to give it an aged patina look. What is
the best way to do that? I have heard Lemon juice or vinegar. But what is the best way? Or will
one of those work. I don't want to brown it, just get rid of the shine and make it look aged. Thank
you for any advice.

 

[red grizzly]

Very cool. Let’s see those pics when you get it how you want it. 20 ga or 12ga?

 

[Rebel]

.20 ga. I want to shorten the forend about an inch or 1 1/2" and round it so the barrel is past the stock and not square and then take a lot of wood of the rest of it. Has a good sparking lock.

 

[WALT53]

.20 ga. I want to shorten the forend about an inch or 1 1/2" and round it so the barrel is past the stock and not square and then take a lot of wood of the rest of it. Has a good sparking lock.

Be interested in a picture of the finished product if you don’t mind.

 

[Banjoman]

I have the first cousin to it. Mine was a little (actually a lot) chunky before a builder redid the entire gun. It was a good squirrel gun before. Now it’s a better looking good squirrel gun.

 

[Rebel]

Finished product may be a while. I'm a might slow these days. lol

 

[Rebel]

"Nuther question. All the metal on it is in the white. Would it be appropriate to go ahead and Brown it all
or is in the white more correct?

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

Cold blue & knock it back to French Grey

 

[Rebel]

And how do i "Knock it back"?

 

[planefixer da50]

gray 3m pad n light oil not soaked

 

[Rebel]

Okie doki. Thank you for the info.

 

[red grizzly]

I have the first cousin to it. Mine was a little (actually a lot) chunky before a builder redid the entire gun. It was a good squirrel gun before. Now it’s a better looking good squirrel gun.

Pictures? If you don’t mind

 

[Clark Badgett]

While you are dulling up the barrel a bit, put that stock on a serious diet, she chonky. And fix that lock pan.

 

[Rebel]

Lock pan? What issue does it have? It fits tight against the barrel. Already said i was planning to take a lot of wood off the stock.

 

[Banjoman]

Pictures? If you don’t mind

Of course, squirrels were shot with a load of #6 shot. I’ve shot this gun a lot even if the fit and finish and balance is no where near what a Chambers is. The cardboard box was taken down with ~60 grains of 2f, and a jute tow wadded .575 ball.

 

[red grizzly]

See I want a 12 ga or a 70 cal. But you fellers are making me lean toward 20.

 

[Clark Badgett]

Lock pan? What issue does it have? It fits tight against the barrel. Already said i was planning to take a lot of wood off the stock.

French Fusil de Chasse did not have pan bridles and often enough not even tumbler bridles.

 

[Rob M.]

Thats great ! Glad its a good sparker ! Like everyone else mentioned ... Pics when it done ! Have fun ...glad you like her ! Enjoy !

 

[Rebel]

Ohh. Ok. Thanks for the info Clark.

 

[Crow Creek]

Brownells Oxpho Blue jell works great rubbed back with oil and steel wool. Make sure you degrease it good prior to applying.
If you do a light browning rubbed back first and then a rubbed back blue its even better.