Parkerizing 1911 barrel.

[LeeEnfieldNo.4_mk1]

I am parkerizing my Norc 1911 and I was going to leave the barrel as is, but I was wondering how difficult it is to parkerize a barrel? How do i plug the chamber and bore? Would cork work?

Thanks

 

[RockChucker]

Cork or rubber plugs will work fine. I've heard that you should fill the barrel with water to reduce the chance of popping a cork from heated air expansion.
Never done it, parkerized a fair amount and no popped corks. Max temp. that you work with is 185F.
RC

 

[sunray]

Fired primed case in the chamber and a cast bullet lightly tapped into the muzzle.

 

[hedgehog]

iv used fiber cork and the rubber style cork. both work well. i add about half-3/4 full of water

oh and just in case you didn't know , only steel will park, not stainless

 

[MrSchultz]

i tried to parkerize my barrel and messed it up. didn't plug the holes properly

i think that's it for that barrel, lucky i had another one laying around. it was an expensive lesson. next time i won't bother parkerizing the barrel, i'll just polish it, makes for a nice smooth action.

 

[lone-wolf]

"http://www.cromwell-intl.com/garand/parkerizing.html"
This guy didn't park the barrel.

 

[MrSchultz]

good link wolf

oh ya, one more very importing thing - DO NOT GET ANY OIL ON THE PARTS BEFORE PARKERIZING!!

I sandblasted all the parts, wore rubber gloves and was very careful with the parts. I screwed myself by placing the slide on my gun mat where i handle all my firearms (cleaning). It did have some oil on there

it's good that i'm learning on a beater 1911