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BigBlue Super Member
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MacD Super Member
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Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 12:55 pm Post subject: Re: Yet Another Winchester |
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Nice job.
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dhc4ever Super Member
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Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 3:01 pm Post subject: Re: Yet Another Winchester |
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Careful Blue.
You're starting to get good at this stuff.
Nice outcome.
You had a chance to shoot it yet?
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gelandangan Super Member
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Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 3:45 pm Post subject: Re: Yet Another Winchester |
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Nice gun!
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slimjim Super Member
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Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 5:33 pm Post subject: Re: Yet Another Winchester |
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BB, glad it found a new home where it will get the TLC it needs. Keep us posted.
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Elvis Super Member
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Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 11:02 pm Post subject: Re: Yet Another Winchester |
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very tidy restore job...it would fit in my cabinet nicely...
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Aloysius Super Member
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Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 11:41 pm Post subject: Re: Yet Another Winchester |
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BB, just for info for cold blueing steel (doesn't work on stainless):
(and please pay enough attention on all the safety rules of each component! You shouldn't eat selenious acid and you shouldn't burn yourself on the nitric acid!)
1. Selenious acid (H²SeO³) : 6-10 parts
2. Cupric sulfate (CuSO4) : 10 parts
3. water (H²O) : 1000 parts
4. Nitric acid (HNO³) : 4-6 parts
dissolve 1 and 2 separately in water (3) and when dissolved, put both solutions together. Afterwards add the nitric acid (4).
Use this solution as the Perma-Blue you bought.
Start searching selenious acid, for this is not so easy to find. But at the end when you look at the price of the end-mixture (and its performance!), you sure going to make many guns happy.
When somebody wants to put this formula in an easy-to-find section of this forum, please do (because I don't like to translate all this difficult components).
By the way: everyone who is using this formula have to agree with my rule: next time you see me you buy me a beer!
Have fun.
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SingleShotLover Super Member
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2015 4:56 am Post subject: Re: Yet Another Winchester |
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You could also try Brownell's Oxpho-Blue. I have found it to be incredibly tough when applied right and does a nice dark finish that really lasts. I heat parts to a point of almost too hot to touch and apply. Any finish that uses steel wool as part of the finish polishing process is obviously tough!
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Bushmaster Super Member
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2015 7:52 am Post subject: Re: Yet Another Winchester |
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Nice job...
How's the bore and rifling? If good, might I recommend 32gr of W-748 under a Speer 170gr Hotcore FN?
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BigBlue Super Member
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Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2015 4:34 am Post subject: Re: Yet Another Winchester |
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The only shooting I've done with it so far was to check that it even worked before putting time into fixing it up. Off hand at 50 yards had the shot right on the mark with some Federal ammo I had laying around. I have to do a Cabelas powder run, so I'll see what they have. .30/30s I've had in the past always liked BL-C2 powder, but I'm down to a few grains and haven't seen it for sale for a long time. I was thinking of trying some Leverevolution powder if I can find it. Powder availability will probably make the decision for me. I'll sure keep the W-748 on my short list.
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slimjim Super Member
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Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2015 6:18 am Post subject: Re: Yet Another Winchester |
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Leverevolution and CFE223 are almost identical powders. I shoot them from the same powder throw in my 6.8mm with 150gr bullets. 31.1gr of CFE = 30.6gr of LVR by volume. I've also used them with 130gr bullets and their velocity vs powder charge curves are touching each other with LVR having the slight edge. Both a bit sensitive to temperature change in my 6.8mm. May not be so much in a 30-30. I really believe in finding a powder that is insensitive to temperature change. However, insensitive powders like IMR 4166 and 8208 XBR don't look as potent but they will make up for it if you plan to hunt in cold weather. The Hodgdon load manual has LVR and CFE leading the back for velocity out of a 30-30.
Powder manufactures should show the temperature their load data was developed at. It makes a big difference.
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slimjim Super Member
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Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2015 6:35 am Post subject: Re: Yet Another Winchester |
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BTW, I use .30-30 load data as a reference for my 6.8mm SPC II when developing heavy-for-caliber 130 to 150 grain bullet recipes since there is usually no load data out there for these weight bullets. E.g., 31.1gr of CFE under a 150gr Federal Round Nose yields 2270 fps from an 18" barrel.
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BigBlue Super Member
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Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 11:32 am Post subject: Re: Yet Another Winchester |
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Not a whole lot of choices in powder at Cabelas, at least no where near what they used to have. They did have both Leverevolution and BL-C(2), but no W-748. I picked up the BL-C(2) as I've had good luck with that in the past. Still no Unique, W-296, 2400 or H-110, but I picked up some HS-6. Bought a box of Sierra 150gr. 30-30 bullets and some small pistol magnum primers. As usual they want their guns more than I do. The prices on their used guns is outrageous and for some real fixer uppers. I could get rich just selling the ones I have if I could get the prices they ask.
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