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from my understanding based on research, each gunshop had their formula that was cooked. Many of these formulas have a lot of similarities but essentially its all based on what was available at the time, take something like linseed oil, bees wax, and pine Rosen and mix it with alchole and water...

Tru oil is a polymerizing finish. It doesn’t have to be shinny, try boning the finish to the stock, its makes a world of a difference for an original appearance.

I used to use formby’s when it was available, good stuff, great for touch ups. I’ve since switched to Mo-Hawk bar-top varnish, it can be cut rather easily and is very durable.

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750 is what I use

No certainly was not common, the more common finishing products were of course linseed oil(s), shellacs, various other nut oils, pine rosens (pitch), waxes etc. I also suspect that each gunshop had its own ‘varnish’ recipe which could be many things, but essentially cooked into a formula. The...

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I found tempering in bluing salts to work well

You Don’t know much about color blindness apparently

John Bosch (RIP) was color blind, he would temper springs in the dark with a torch until they turned just a slight red color. It worked for him, he had a very large following.

The problem with using colors is just as LRB mentioned, everyone see’s colors differently. In the tempering process there are a few shades of blue from dark blue to almost a dull pale blue, some people call this blue peacock, to me this is a grey almost black color, especially after its oiled...

If you’re going to use a 100% organic tuna oil linseed oil finish, you’ll need a few things. 1. Patience. 2. Good weather 3. More patience. The organic finishes like tried and true and milk paint are fine finishes but the issue is the absorption and drying. You’ll often see the organic oils...

I try to avoid 1095 for springs, the temper has to be right around 800 or it will break just sitting in the lock. I’ve been using 6150 knife billets, never broken a custom spring. Going to give 80CRV2 a shot

Call Dixie and ask for the pins. The should be standard pins, i make my own.

You’re quoting someone on logic, yet you feel it’s logical to proof your own barrel in a country where there are no proof laws or even any recognized proofing standards. By all means tell people you proof your own barrels, you’re now 100% legally liable for that barrel no matter how many times...

A random sample of barrels are proofed by Indian manufactures ? How’s that possible they don’t even vent their guns, If they proof any barrels in Indian they can’t leave India because of their laws, so that would mean 100% of their exports are not proofed, there is no random sample… furthermore...

I think people should buy what they can afford to buy, nothing more. I’ve never said nobody should buy Indian made guns, i just give my honest thoughts and opinions on them,;…. They are junk, I’ve even directed people on where to purchase them knowing they’re junk. I’m not trying to convince...

Burts bees chapstick great stuff, smells nice too

If you can defarb an Indian made 1728 then you could build your own 1728 form a kilt, the only real complication is the lock assembly and there are plenty of folks who assemble them. What can one do do? Save your pennies for what your really want, or settle for joan rivers.