3030 reciver pitting

[R.G.]

was given a mod. 94 that was a boat gun out side of reciver has deep pitting
from sal####er any ideas on coatings thanks R.G.

 

[gunpro]

KG Gunkote, pic the colour you want and voila, protected finish against the elements.

 

[wickit]

0000 steel wool with a little oil and a lot of elbow greese.

 

[sixty9santa]

I always sand blast and parkerize before final coating.
You may also want to get a filler for the deep pits.

 

[sixty9santa]

Remember, coatings stick better to a more ruff finish since it has something to "hold" on to. And parkerizing simply adds and added level of protection to the coatings.

 

[John Y Cannuck]

If the pits are really deep, the action may need to be draw filed, and re-blued. I've done it myself to one rifle. Takes time and patience.
I found I needed to card the file pretty much after every stroke to avoid gouging the metal also, grind off the edges of the file so they don't gouge.

 

[OneBarfly]

FYI - Epps in Ontario list several "stripped" 94 receivers on their website for $49.00