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Craftsmanship => Gun Building and Repair => Topic started by: Hood on July 21, 2014, 12:45:21 PM

Title: Browning a Tempered Lock?
Post by: Hood on July 21, 2014, 12:45:21 PM

I am browning all the furniture and barrel from my Thompson Center Hawken.

So I was thinking I would naturally want to do the lock as it probably wouldn't look right if I didn't brown it as well.

Then I got to wondering, will the browning take since it has the tempered look to it? The plan is to sandblast all the parts.

Any thoughts?

Thanks again for all the help.

Title: Re: Browning a Tempered Lock?
Post by: gunmaker on July 21, 2014, 03:59:08 PM

I think those are dyed, not tempered.  I've drilled new holes in a number of them with no problems, didn't burn up a bit.  Go ahead....Tom

Title: Re: Browning a Tempered Lock?
Post by: Geezer in NH on July 21, 2014, 06:37:30 PM

Tempered will rust it is not SS

Title: Re: Browning a Tempered Lock?
Post by: Hood on July 21, 2014, 08:42:16 PM

Thanks for the info!