Picked up a new one to tinker with...

[silverado31794]

Well I picked up a Springfield 84C rifle the other day, pretty cheap since it so ugly. It also didn't come with a magazine. But I went on Numrich and ordered a mag, rear sight elevator, and a new safety selector since the one it is worn that it will let it fire on safe. This is just going to give me a project to do in the afternoons when I get off work. Haven't decided if I want to reblue it or duracoat it since this will be a truck gun. The metal is pitted towards the end of the barrel. But the bore is good and clean no pits on the inside. As for the stock, I painted a Marlin 60 stock a few years ago with truck bed coating and it turned out nice and lasted a long time, but i may also go ahead strip it and refinish it as well. I have a while to think about it. Well here is the ugly beast. Be nice...

 

[GeauxLSU]

In for progress.
Vote is for strip and refinish wood and duracoat.

 

[BaggerDave]

duracoat

 

[Trader Jordon]

Cerakote, duracoat is old news...

 

[silverado31794]

Cerakote, duracoat is old news...

I would but I don't want to have to send it out to get it done. And I don't have a oven big enough.

 

[BaggerDave]

Almost ugly as an glock...... ALMOST

 

[RdKill]

clean it up, oil it and embrace the patina. No modern refinishing will ever look right

 

[Barton72]

Reblue, strip and refinish.

 

[comanche8f]

Duracoat, not a big Cerakote fan for guns like this. It seems like a lot of work to Reblue this one, although it would look nice, if it is going to be a truck gun, I wouldn't. Other than that, seems to be a good project. You need to hurry up though so I can see the end result.

 

[RdKill]

You may be pleasantly surprised how nice the patina looks under the rust. I use liquid wrench and a rag...very fine steel wool (wet with liquid wrench) on the really roughly rusted areas and have had amazing results on guns in far worse shape than yours that I would never consider refinishing once done.