Cost to refinish Winchester 1300 (steel barrel, aluminum receiver)

[TheCoachZed]

I have a Winchester 1300 that has been my beater gun for a few years, but I have been thinking about making a couple of modifications to it. I want to try an English-style stock, for jump shooting ducks. And if I'm going to shell out a bunch of money for nice walnut english stocks, it seems silly to keep the barrel and aluminum receiver spray painted.

What are my options for refinishing the barrel and aluminum? The finish has to be fairly durable, as the gun is sure to see hard use in salt marshes.

 

[TheCoachZed]

Would also add that I may do this to a Mossberg 500 instead, as an old family friend gave me one in hard shape, and I could re shape the stock by hand. But it still has a steel barrel and aluminum receiver, so blueing is out of the question.

 

[TheCoachZed]

Also adding: I'm very much a DIY sort of guy, but not interested in spray paint again. If there's a good DIY commercial coating I can use that won't be shredded by the pump action, I'm all ears tho.

 

[Winchested]

Parkerize it.

The 1300 at one point came with an English stock on the upland deluxe. I had one in 20g that I sold to a fella on here when I was hard up for $ and wish I could get it back but he said his bro confiscated it from him.

 

[TheCoachZed]

Parkerize it.

The 1300 at one point came with an English stock on the upland deluxe. I had one in 20g that I sold to a fella on here when I was hard up for $ and wish I could get it back but he said his bro confiscated it from him.

The aluminum receiver cannae be parkerized ...

How did that upland deluxe shoot?

 

[Winchested]

Upland deluxe was a slick gun loved it.

But the 20 used the same stocks as the 12 so it wast scaled to a 20g frame.

 

[Winchested]

I do see you're right on the park finish. Only other options are anodized to match or gun-kote.

 

[can14]

Use aluminum black on the receiver and hot blue the barrel
Aluminum Black varies in the color because of the type of aluminum
that the receiver is made of.
Use about five coats.

 

[blargon]

I refinished a mossberg 400 with aluminum receiver and used matte black Guncoat. Oven cured and very durable...