Sako Refinish Help

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RPIcka

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I have an older Sako L61R and would like to have all the metal blasted and reblued preferably a hot rust blue. Can anyone recommend someone preferably in BC, maybe Alberta that would do an excellent job? Also would Cerakote be a better option?
 
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If your going to reblue it you shouldn't blast it just strip it down to bare metal and have it blued. Cerakote will defiantly be more protective and stand up to the environment better. Julien at Downrange precision in barrhead Alberta is a certified cerakote applicator and is very good at it.
 
The Sihouette Shop in Duncan does hot blueing and he's a SAKO fan to boot. 250-748-1868
Very good smith but is heavily booked for work so may be a little while.
 
It will end up costing you a bit more money to have it blasted, polished and blued but in the end it will be worth it. Personally I mate the current matte finish fad on hunting rifles. I much prefer a deep blued finish. I believe that we, as a hunting community, have been duped into accepting this cheapo finish under the guise that gloss bluing spooks game. Total hogwash. We would all have starved to death years ago if it were true.
 
Any suggestions on redoing the stock? It was stripped and painted. I'd like it to go to an oil finish to bring out the walnut. Any suggestions on a good stock maker or gunsmith that can do this? Or maybe someone who can take my old stock and copy it to make a new one. Seems its hard to find a stock for these guns.
 
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RPIcka said:
I like a deep glossy blue. It screams classic. The issue I'm having is I have two quotes and one is $100 more than the other. What would one expect to pay to have this work done?
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Figure that there is like to be about 6 hours into this job if it is being done well. Less if you do your own prep work.

If it is hot bluing, then there is some special equipment that needs to be paid for, as well as the salts themselves, solvents and cleaners, and the risk to the fellow doing the work, burns, etc., that gets covered off in the general accounting.

What should that be worth?

Might be worth a look at the Brownell's website to see if they post the 'going rates' on there, which are usually found in their catalogs. They survey various gunsmiths and post the rates for general work.

Oh yeah. Go with the one whose work you like best. You will be happier with the better work, no matter the price.

Cheers
Trev
 
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