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I was just thinking that I would like to have my RC K98 re-blued, and I was wondering what should I expect to pay a gunsmith for such a job? I have only really had one experience with gunsmiths, and I got ripped off, so I want to know what to expect. Not to mention the only gunsmith I know off is known for his bad attitude and poor service toward new customers. Any help is appreciated.
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Sounds like every gunsmith I have gone to. I think it is from all those years of dealing with all us "experts" out there.
The cost of re bluing is going to be about what you paid for that RC K98. I'll take a stab at it because it's been years since I had a rifle re blued (hunting rifle). Probably around $250 or more.
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Call Merlin Rifle Works (951) 352-4570. This is the front end operation for a really good riflesmith. His name is Jim and like you mention doesn't like dealing with people so someone else runs Merlin. He's been in business for over 25 years and is a Journey Machinist. He actually went to a a gunsmithing school up in I believe Roseville CA.Yes you can have 2 C&R 03 FFL's; 1 in California and 1 in a different state.
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Didn't the Soviets take care of that for you? They sure did on mine.Comment
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Take a look at this thread http://www.akfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31594Revolvers are not pistols
Calling a revolver a "pistol" is like calling a magazine a "clip", calling a shotgun a rifle, or a calling a man a woman.pistol nouna handgun whose chamber is integral with the barrel
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They did a decent job, however, my finish has been scratched, and it has become a little dull. Call me picky, but i just took the time to restore my stock to German condition, and now I would like the finish on my metal to match in quality. I kinda want it took look like it did 70 years ago when it was fresh of the assembly line."Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and not clothed."-Dwight D. EisenhowerComment
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I've found that gunsmithing is like any other profession, some smiths are good and others are not. I actually do business with a couple that I know personally and trust. It took me awhile to build the relationship but I use them whenever I have a project that is too complicated for myself. It's a little hard to imagine someone screwing up a bluing job. I guess you can save a little by disassembling the firearm yourself and then just taking the parts to them. Mausers have that beautiful gloss blue finish that looks so nice. I saw a pre-war made WWII bring back, not Russian capture, the other day that basically had been sitting in someone's closet for a long long time. The bluing on it looked almost new.Last edited by Mojaveman; 03-26-2011, 10:19 AM."Any honest and hardworking man is made better yet by a large bowl of good chili."Comment
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I live in the Corona area, I asked a gun smith about doing my Mosin. She said about 350$. I would try doing it yourself for that.Comment
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The cost is in the prep work. Almost every RC I've seen has been bead blasted and blued. If you want the finish found on a pre-war Banner Mauser, it will cost more than the rifle is worth, and will detract from the value, rather than add to it.
If you want the finish restored that it has now, I wouldn't pay more than $100, less if I stripped it down.Comment
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