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Article Published Date: 03/02/2008
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| Article by Jamie Mangrum |
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Recently Layne signed up a new Sponsor and when I went to their website I saw they were offering to Parkerize a Mauser (any type), 1911 or Mosin Nagant (1891/30, m38, m44, etc) for only $75. I had picked up a Spanish FR-8 carbine that had a great bore, shot very well, but had seen some wear. The original Parkerize finish was completely gone in some places and there was visible rust. Knowing a great deal when I see one I packaged up my carbine and shipped it off.
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DGC Custom Gunsmithing
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992 B HWY 51
N Covington TN
1 901 476 4023 / toll free 1 888 476 4023
https://www.dgccustomgunsmithing.com/
Home of the $75.00 Parkerizing Job for Mausers, Mosin Nagants, and 1911s
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Figure 1
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Muzzle area. About 50% finish still remains
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Figure 2
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Bolt only has about 50% of finish
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Figure 3
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Magazine cover and trigger guard have almost no finish and are pitted with rust
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Figure 4
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All the metal parts of the carbine. Arrows highlight visible rust areas
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Figure 5
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DGC Gunsmithing removing rust from parts
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Figure 6
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DGC Gunsmithing cleaning and degreasing parts
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Figure 7
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Bead blasting remaining original finish and any rust
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Figure 8
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Bead blasting remaining original finish and any rust
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Figure 9
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All metal parts post bead blasting. All of the parts are now in the "white" (bare metal)
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Figure 10
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In the Parkerizing tank
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Figure 11
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In the Parkerizing tank
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Figure 12
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In the Parkerizing tank
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Figure 13
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In the Parkerizing tank
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Figure 14
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Hanging up and drying with a coat of oil to stop the Parkerizing process
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Figure 15
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Back at home and reassembled!
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Figure 16
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Back at home and reassembled!
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Figure 17
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Back at home and reassembled!
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Figure 18
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| If you want to get a closer look at the finished product, just click on figure 18 above to see a larger version of the photo. |
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| A couple of weeks later my FR-8 came back home looking very different then before. It now has an excellent dark Parkerized finish over 100% of the surface and all of the rust is gone. Now I am going to have to work on the stock and pick up a new sling. I think I might just have me a "new" camp carbine. :) |
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