Murdock's Gun Repair

Full set and 95%.....thoughts on this Smith & Wesson Inc. pre-lock model 27-5? Like seeing older fi****ms kept like new and rarely if ever used?......Or is it a shame that it hasn't seen time in its intended purpose? What would you do with it if you had it?

Putting it all together..... Now that the barrels are blued, the flats, lumps, muzzle, & breech are polished back we can assemble them. Remove all the excess grease and clean the bores well. Reinsert the ejectors or extractors, any retaining screws or pins and function check. Then add a drop of vibratite or similar to the beads and install them. Test fire to make sure everything is in working order. Buff a coat of wax into the stocks if appropriate. You are now ready for the field!

Blued or Stainless? 6" or 4"? 22LR or 22WMR?
If you had to choose which of these Ta**us revolvers to carry, which would you choose? What would you use it for? Camping, hunting, tackle box (for snakes,) targets, EDC?

Finishing touches.... So we have the finish we want on these AYA-Aguirre y Aranzabal barrels. We've neutralized the chemicals, oiled and greased everything. Now to clean up. The water tables, lumps, and breech & muzzle ends should be bare metal. We start by using acetone to degrease these areas. Next I recommend masking the areas around these parts with painters tape unless you have very steady hands. Then use some of the lysol on a cuetip to remove the bluing from these areas. Take your time and be thorough. Go behind each pass with a cuetip dipped in distilled water or the lysol will cause it to rust. Wipe dry and if there are any Knicks or if you just want to freshen up theses spots, 600grit wrapped around a flat piece of barstock will do wonders. But remember that you aren't looking to remove any metal, just freshen the appearance. Once done, a coat of grease is called for.

A wonderful opening night party to the Cashiers Designer Showhouse tonight to benefit the Cashiers Historical Society ! It was fun to see the artist's painting take shape while enjoying good music and great company! If you are in the area in the next 9 days, stop by the The Village Green and get tickets to tour the show house! Proceeds help keep local history alive for the next generation!

Nearing completion on these AYA-Aguirre y Aranzabal barrels.......light......or should I say black at the end of the tunnel.
Once you've acquired the depth of color you're after and the finish is smooth and even its time to neutralize any acid left. So during the last boil, we dissolve baking soda into the rinse water. Card one last time and then submerge in the soda solution for a couple minutes. Then rinse it really well with the hose. Then we blow dry it to remove most of the excess moisture. Then a water displacing oil bath. After it has a couple minutes in the bath, we hang it to drip dry. Then lay it out on paper towels and use the chip brush and grease to evenly coat everything. At this point its usually been a pretty full day so we let it set overnight. Tomorrow is finishing touches.

Process of bluing. Now that the imperfections from these used AYA-Aguirre y Aranzabal barrels are removed, its time to(wear gloves for EVERY step until completion from this point on) degrease, degrease, degrease and when you think its degreased completely, you degrease 2x more. Make sure to get ejector/extractor holes, between the ribs and barrels (via the front sight hole) etc. Any oil that comes out during the process WILL ruin the finish and set you back. Heat the parts with a heat gun, propane torch, etc. Wipe on your rusting solution with LONG EVEN STROKES using a cotton makeup pad. Let set until you see really fine red/yellow rust starting to evenly coat the barrels. Then boil or steam (steam needs more time and generally more passes in our experience) in distilled water until it turns black. Remove and card. You can card with 0000 steel wool, carding brushes, or carding wheels (in the reel posted next) but regardless, EVERYTHING needs to be degreased before starting. Don't worry if the finish looks a little "streaky" on the first couple passes. Repeat until you get the desired finish. The finish will take faster with a coarser finish from the papers. The higher the polish, the more passes as the rust has less to hold onto. In this case we did 11 passes/cycles.