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Anyone have photos of finished Colonials with barrel and lock left in the white?
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The more I look the more it grows on me, the contrast is nice. Well done sir. Hope you had better luck than I!
Hope you had better luck than I!
Still working on getting a deer...
Still working on getting a deer...
Here are a couple of my colonials that are in the white. I actually prefer them this way in the white rather than putting makeup on them.
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Thank you, good luck selling that SMR!
Thank you! I think it is sold?
One neat thing about a gun left in the white is the neat patina even a well-oiled barrel will develop over time. This isn't a Kibler but you can see 10 years of patina, I could remove it but I like it.
Oh good! You did a good job on it, very handsome rifle.
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I do like the natural patina, it looks "real" because it is. Gosh there are so many options and decisions to make.
OP, on several guns I have used cold blue on the locks, then rubbed it back. On the barrels I used Laurel Mt Forge browning solution, then rub that back with oiled steel wool.
These protect from surface rust (an issue with just in the white) and give a nicely used, antique finish.
These protect from surface rust (an issue with just in the white) and give a nicely used, antique finish.
Mike in FL
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I prefer rust brown on the barrel even though the process is slow. Somehow, in my brain, a flintlock rifle barrel should be a deep brown, smooth like the underside of a Hershey bar.
A builder taught me how. Preparing a browning box and using a proper wet heat procedure ensures such a finish, he said, and following his advice, and being patient, I have found he was right. I used to brown the barrels of production guns just to get that look. Actually, that is the only thing I did to my Colonial that didn't require me to refer to Jim's videos in assembly. I am not so good at the other tasks unless I am very, very careful. It took me 2 months to have a completed rifle.
I do not have the confidence to do the lock. Yet. So I left it in the white as per one of Jim's suggestions. I'm still in surgery rehab so don't have a photograph, unless I have one on the phone. I shall look. Oh, BTW, the quality wooden shipping box of Kibler kits make for an adequate browning box.
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A builder taught me how. Preparing a browning box and using a proper wet heat procedure ensures such a finish, he said, and following his advice, and being patient, I have found he was right. I used to brown the barrels of production guns just to get that look. Actually, that is the only thing I did to my Colonial that didn't require me to refer to Jim's videos in assembly. I am not so good at the other tasks unless I am very, very careful. It took me 2 months to have a completed rifle.
I do not have the confidence to do the lock. Yet. So I left it in the white as per one of Jim's suggestions. I'm still in surgery rehab so don't have a photograph, unless I have one on the phone. I shall look. Oh, BTW, the quality wooden shipping box of Kibler kits make for an adequate browning box.
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Since this thread came back to life I'll add a couple of my photos in case anyone else searches for this topic:
He's my first assemble. Colonial.
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