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Does it matter how you heat the barrels? When you are applying the wax to the receiver, does the hot water have any impact of the wood? Or do you have to be very careful not to get the hot water on the wood?
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Hello canvasback,
The metal parts could be heated in several ways, boiling water was what I used, but that was some decades ago, my friend also used the rinse tank from his hot blueing outfit, a hot air gun would possibly be better than a hair dryer, just as long as it doesn't start melting solder if present.
With the Hiwall the gun was being rebarrelled for long range BPCR target work or Silhouette animals.
The action was stripped and all parts were correctly polished by hand, all the parts and the barrel went into the fume tank and were all fumed together. When the fuming process was finished, the barrel and the action were put together and then waxed. The rest of the actions internal parts were individually waxed before assembly. The stock was new wood carved mainly with an angle grinder.(Dont ask, I don't know how he does it. lol)
Never work with water on a rifles metalwork without removing the all woodwork first.
Jaycee thanks for shortcutting the image.
Harry
Last edited by Harry Eales; 11/14/09 04:53 PM.
