I know a lot of you like to try different things but don't ever use Bleach in your barrel cleaning fluid or in Any way around your gun unless you want instant OLD!! I'm not talking nice patina old, I'm talking really crappy, neglected OLD.
Several years ago I bought a round barrel, .36 cal, brass framed '51 Colt kit to build a antique looking Confederate Griswold & Gunnison (Georgia).
In finishing the kit I intentionally left the "MADE IN ITALY" and the "BLACK POWDER ONLY" stamp on the barrel so I wouldn't be busted for intentionally creating a Fake antique. I then plugged the barrel and the cylinder bores and coated the outside surfaces with bleach.
Within 4 coats and 6 hours time it had aged 150 years! I mean DEEP RUST pits everywhere the bleach was applied.
It now looks like it layed in a field for at least 8 months before being "brought home and steel wooled to clean it up".
When I first took it to the Range, I was warned that I better have it checked out before I shot it. Of course the lock, cylinder bores and barrel are in new condition.
By the way, if I find anyone intentionally using this process to make fake antiques to defraud a buyer I'll be the first in line to send your sorry butt to jail!!!
Several years ago I bought a round barrel, .36 cal, brass framed '51 Colt kit to build a antique looking Confederate Griswold & Gunnison (Georgia).
In finishing the kit I intentionally left the "MADE IN ITALY" and the "BLACK POWDER ONLY" stamp on the barrel so I wouldn't be busted for intentionally creating a Fake antique. I then plugged the barrel and the cylinder bores and coated the outside surfaces with bleach.
Within 4 coats and 6 hours time it had aged 150 years! I mean DEEP RUST pits everywhere the bleach was applied.
It now looks like it layed in a field for at least 8 months before being "brought home and steel wooled to clean it up".
When I first took it to the Range, I was warned that I better have it checked out before I shot it. Of course the lock, cylinder bores and barrel are in new condition.
By the way, if I find anyone intentionally using this process to make fake antiques to defraud a buyer I'll be the first in line to send your sorry butt to jail!!!
