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Roger A. Shrubber

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Was going through some old boxes for a woman and found an old s&w model 31 .32 long. She let me have it. It was missing some parts but I found them on eBay for $50. So I got $50 in a Smith revolver. Supposed to be accurate guns. The blue is gone but I figured it would make a good pocket gun.
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throw some permablue on it, and then the protectant they make, it'll last till you're in the ground
 

Roger A. Shrubber

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ceterum censeo: I find it fascinating that the new talent enjoins me to do it in English, then disregards his own complaint. It bespeaks a bad attitude.

As for continuing any of this in PM away from public scrutiny, fat chance. That is a liar's request. A discordant note, as the Germans and Austrians with whom I grew up had a much more scrupulously honest and considerate way about them.

I wonder if this is generational. The younger generation may have abandoned all decorum, with the corollary of abandoning integrity. In that case das Vaterland is in the same death spiral as the rest of the West. O tempora; o mores.
but...Cato, Carthage is already destroyed.....¿
 

Roger A. Shrubber

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whitebb2727

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throw some permablue on it, and then the protectant they make, it'll last till you're in the ground
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/792751579
not a bad looking unit cleaned up, and look at the price tag.....
Is permablue that cheap cold blue? I hate the look of that stuff.

I'm going to rust blue it.

You can also make hot blue with lye and ammonium nitrate. If amonium nitrate isn't available then potassium or sodium nitrate can be used. One gallon of distilled water, 5 pounds lye and pound of nitrate. Be careful when mixing. Little at a time and then boil it and add gun parts. Boil gun for 30 min to an hour for desired finish.

I like rust bluing.
 

whitebb2727

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https://www.gunbroker.com/item/792751579
not a bad looking unit cleaned up, and look at the price tag.....
The model 31 is worth about $450 to $500 in good shape. That $750 price is most likely because it's new old stock and never been fired.

My wife likes it and may end up with it.

Smith and Wesson quit selling parts and only do warranty jobs now which making parts hard to find.

When I looked up prices on numerich each little part was 10 to 40 bucks each. When I found the eBay listing for all internals for $50 I jumped on it.
 

doublejj

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Is permablue that cheap cold blue? I hate the look of that stuff.

I'm going to rust blue it.

You can also make hot blue with lye and ammonium nitrate. If amonium nitrate isn't available then potassium or sodium nitrate can be used. One gallon of distilled water, 5 pounds lye and pound of nitrate. Be careful when mixing. Little at a time and then boil it and add gun parts. Boil gun for 30 min to an hour for desired finish.

I like rust bluing.
I once rust blued a 12g double .... built a sweat box & Rusted and then hand 'carded' off the rust at least a dozen times with steel wool...Beautiful deep black/blue color..
 
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too larry

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Cut up my credit card , took out $500 cash, became a Sams club member. Logging all my cash purchases on a clip board and placing the receipt s in an envelope.
Sam's Clubs have some good prices. But do your homework before buying. I got a great deal on an underwater camera at Sam's last week. I had bought one years ago for 200+ and saw one for 150 and bought it. Got home and was watching You Tube videos to see what it would do. One had a link to Amazon in the description, so I clicked it. Camera, plus extra battery, sdcard, cleaning kit and lost video recovery CD. All for 139. My deal didn't feel as good then.
 

whitebb2727

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I once rust blued a 12g double .... built a sweat box & Rusted and then hand 'carded' off the rust at least a dozen times with steel wool...Beautiful deep black/blue color..
Yea. I like the look of it. Rust blue has been used for a long time. Have you seen the old Damascus or twisted steel shotguns that are rust blue? Got rings on them because of the way the metal was made. Pretty.
 

doublejj

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