I agree with the Lyman GPR idea, I just sold one on here for $625. They are a lot more authentic than the TC....in mho!
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Defarbing a TC or the like
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Ok, I believe ya. I guess I've some silly ideas about welding on gun barrels.
But through my life I have seen way too many "bubba" welding jobs done on barrels for various reasons, ya know(?)
"Oh I can fix that,, here, hold my beer",, (Zap, Bzzzzzzz, spatter,spatter),, "Oh don't worry about that, I have a bench grinder"
"This cold blue stuff will cover that right up, you won't even see it"
I'll stick with my advise, it's not recommended to "weld" on a barrel.
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I don't even like the heat required to use Plum Brown on a soft, leaded-steel muzzleloader barrel & I DAMN sure don't want one that's been welded on. Nor even to be on the same range with anyone who has one. But that's just me. Homely as I am I still prefer my eyes & ears & various other parts around my brain-pan to stay right where they are.
Agree with no welding… in the end it’s simply easier to peen, drawfile and rebrown or blue…
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If you guys don't want to weld on your barrels, that's just fine with me. Just don't say it's dangerous & try to scare others away from doing it when you have no documentation otherwise. I'm sure an idiot can weld on a barrel to the point it is damaged or ruined, but done skillfully & judiciously it can provide benefits.
Flip the coin Friend.
I've never seen "documentation" of a warranted "Gun Barrel Welder" service ever offered in my life, CF or ML,,
Extraordinary services are offered and preformed, yet those options are usually a bit more beyond a typical,
"Sure, no problem, bring it back here, the welder is in that shed out back"
And I know a lot of gun smith services offered locally and nationally.
You go ahead, weld on them barrels to your hearts content, make sure your kids, pass them barrels/guns on to your Grandkids, just keep'm in the family.
Please, don't take offense. You may well be one of those skilled people that have and can preform the proper techniques.
But if you are, then you should know sharing with the 20,000+ members here, (that view randomly) that's it Ok,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
you are so right, that is what I meant!
I had a machinist friend at work who had a shop at his house where he made high end motorcycle trailers to tow behind a motorcycle on a long trip. He made these trailers out of aluminum with mag wheels, carpet inside and all the bells and whistles. When he laid down those dimes in a weld it was a work of art to behold.
On my first gun I made all the usual rookie mistakes including drilling the tang bolt hole in the wrong place and putting the lock bolt hole at the edge of the lock plate.
I asked my friend if he could tig up these errant holes for me, of course he could, it was like watching a master artist at work, he was that good.
There are people out there that can weld anything but they are few and far between, choose carefully.
On my first gun I made all the usual rookie mistakes including drilling the tang bolt hole in the wrong place and putting the lock bolt hole at the edge of the lock plate.
I asked my friend if he could tig up these errant holes for me, of course he could, it was like watching a master artist at work, he was that good.
There are people out there that can weld anything but they are few and far between, choose carefully.
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Hmmm, I wonder how ribs were put on barrels? Did they have a way to do that without HEAT? I have seen and done welding on barrels with absolutely no ill effects.
The barrels of double guns are soldered.
Yes, very good point. When new in this game I tried to make my TC not-really-a-hawken-hawken look more like an 'authentic' original. Stripped the stock and stained, put fixed sights on the barrel and browned it. Looks different but still looks like a TC 'hawken'.
The under ribs of the T/C Hawken, CVA Mountain Rifle, my 1803 Harper's Ferry (Rifle Shoppe kit) are screwed on. Original Hawken rifles had the under ribs soldered on.
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Im well aware of how ribs were attached, by soldering and with heat. Just pointing out the fact to some that seem to think what a bad thing it is to get a barrel hot or to weld on it.
seems like a " stuck bullet" story is about to begin
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Some years back, I took an older CVA Mountain Rifle that did not have such egregious billboards on it and used a draw fie to remove the fairly shallow stamps. Then I reconfigured the comb of the stock to one that was much steeper and looked more correct. Stripped off old finishes. Browned barrels with a heavy textured finish and oiled stock. Added deeper patina to brass and it all looked pretty good. Actual work time in was probably less than 10 hours spread out over a couple of weeks. Wish I had pics.
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Hey, solanco, do you think the Quarryville show will be cancelled or moved concerning the nor'easter they're forecasting for this Saturday?
Actually, high strength solder is used on English guns mostly. Most all other countries double guns are brazed. Much higher strength than any solder.
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Almost all shotguns built these days that have a rib on top had the rib welded on.
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