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looks like pa24 is shillin for ol ken again...are there not forum rules against this unprofessional conduct? Burned by the torch man. If you want to see how not to color a gun do a search on the above snide remarker.
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Here is the blued 4E I was thinking about. I think I will pass based on what I heard. Thank you to the Forum! Lou  
Last edited by Bushmaster; 08/20/09 09:06 PM.
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Given the sharpness of the engraving, the flatness of the flats and the sharpness of the corners I would think it possible that the blue finish may have been ordered. Of course this assumes that the gun in question has not been previously restored( and very well, I might add ).
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looks like pa24 is shillin for ol ken again...are there not forum rules against this unprofessional conduct? Since Ken is a member of either the Fire Arms Engravers Guild or the American Custom Gunmakers Guild, maybe both, I can see no lapse in professional ethics. Both are sponsers of this board. Additionaly, Ken has volunteered many hours of his work to support projects sponsered by members of this board. Every day, someone will ask for a recommendation to aid in the selection of a gunsmith, stocker, engraver or other craftsman. Recommendations are made and there is no no critisism from Dave. I think the recommender is on pretty safe ground in recommending Mr. Hurst.
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If the price is right on that 4E, buy it. Nicer than most, even with the bluing.
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Just as a point of reference; Ken is not a member of either the Firearms Engravers Guild of America nor the American Custom Gunmakers Guild.
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Perhaps not the right time and place, but this has niggled for a while: did not the good Dr Gaddy himself suggest in his two part article in DGJ on colour case hardening that a torch could be an appropriate way to enhance or otherwise touch up colours?
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With the admittedly dangerous note that I've never re-colored a gun, I am still convinced that the guys doing it - who 'polish' the receiver and dull the engraving - are doing it all wrong.
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Dr. Gaddy told me, and then demonstrated on one of my guns, that one did NOT have to remove the blue [oxide] prior to recasecoloring. The temperatures of the recascoloring process automatically remove the blue.
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No pa24 is voicing his opinion about the ability of an artisan.
Ken is a good guy. Barry Lee is also. Both lurk around this board just like CJO and myself.Because we live, breath and probably will die doing SxS's.
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