Ok well my long time goal of customizing my revolver has just began. Now normaly i wouldnt have messed with it, i would have just continued to wipe and oil it down and let minor pitting and faded blueing stand as a testament to the use my M15-3 has been through. Many thousands of rounds, in the +p range.
As mentioned my gun developed minor pitting on the cylinder and topstrap. The gun looks ok at a distance but you can defineately notice the blemishes apon closer look. The blemishes while minor really detract from the looks of this classic revolver, there small but in the spots that are really noticeable. Im still not sure how the pitting formed under the blueing, I must not have oiled it enough or something.
The thing that started the ball rolling is i was having problems with opening the cylinder. It was like it was getting hung up as i tried to open it, i would really have put some effort into it. So fearing some mechanical problem,(I had tried detail cleaning to get any gunk out of the crane and cylinder area) I sent it to a respected gunsmith in my area.
Now there he is going to fix the mechanical problems. I plan on having him put in a set of Cylinder and SLide adjustable Lumi fiber optic sights, and Cerakote the frame,cylinder and barrel.
So As of right now i dont have any pictures of a before, just think of a blued K framed revolver whose blueing is around 70%+ area. The bore is pristine, no pitting crazy accurate.
So I am in need of Cerakote color suggestions. Im not looking for anything crazy or far out, just a classy color scheme to go with a classy revolver. My wife likes the Blue Titanium look, but im open to other suggestions.
Im pretty settled on cerakote, so please no suggestions for other coatings.
Here is the link to the site of the company that will be doing the refinishing. Ill link to there firearms coatings page. http://www.panaceapowder.com/firearm-coating1.cfm
Take alook around at the gallery and the finish's available and tell my your suggestions.
Thanks all for the input, I want to do this right, and have a good looking gun that wont make the community here wince in pain apon looking at it. (tho that may happen due to it not being high polish blue...)
As mentioned my gun developed minor pitting on the cylinder and topstrap. The gun looks ok at a distance but you can defineately notice the blemishes apon closer look. The blemishes while minor really detract from the looks of this classic revolver, there small but in the spots that are really noticeable. Im still not sure how the pitting formed under the blueing, I must not have oiled it enough or something.
The thing that started the ball rolling is i was having problems with opening the cylinder. It was like it was getting hung up as i tried to open it, i would really have put some effort into it. So fearing some mechanical problem,(I had tried detail cleaning to get any gunk out of the crane and cylinder area) I sent it to a respected gunsmith in my area.
Now there he is going to fix the mechanical problems. I plan on having him put in a set of Cylinder and SLide adjustable Lumi fiber optic sights, and Cerakote the frame,cylinder and barrel.
So As of right now i dont have any pictures of a before, just think of a blued K framed revolver whose blueing is around 70%+ area. The bore is pristine, no pitting crazy accurate.
So I am in need of Cerakote color suggestions. Im not looking for anything crazy or far out, just a classy color scheme to go with a classy revolver. My wife likes the Blue Titanium look, but im open to other suggestions.
Im pretty settled on cerakote, so please no suggestions for other coatings.
Here is the link to the site of the company that will be doing the refinishing. Ill link to there firearms coatings page. http://www.panaceapowder.com/firearm-coating1.cfm
Take alook around at the gallery and the finish's available and tell my your suggestions.
Thanks all for the input, I want to do this right, and have a good looking gun that wont make the community here wince in pain apon looking at it. (tho that may happen due to it not being high polish blue...)