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May 17, 2009
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A new gun shop opened up near Quakertown, PA. Big Sky Gun Shop, owner's name is Dale Green. http://bigskygunshop.com/
He does re-bluing and I saw some of his work, so, I took in my "beater" 44 Mag to have it refinished. It has some pitting but not too bad and Dale said he could get most of it out. I told him if he does a good job that perhaps he may hear from some 
members, so "do your best job" on it.
He also can do hard case finishing. I'll post some 
when I get it back.
Ed
December 27, 2010
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I just sent mark a 375 frame to be blued it was in nice shape except where rubber grip attacked frame.I will post pictures when it gets back. walt
January 22, 2008
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It will be nice to see a comparison. I have used Mark as well and was happy with the results.
Dans Club
May 17, 2009
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I got the 44 back yesterday and it looks pretty nice. Not all of the pitting was able to be removed but the color is dark and shinny. I'll post some pics tomorrow.
December 27, 2010
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I think I was expecting to much from mark bluing was nice but their was some pitting and marks which where not removed but then I didn't tell him to remove them I guess I should have been more specific. walt
Dans Club
May 17, 2009
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Here are some pics of the re-blued beater 44 Mag. The cylinder was pretty pitted and some still remains but less than half of it survived the re-blue. The frame was purple and had some pitting and the shroud had some pitting. Most all of this was removed. Dale said the purple will not return, hmm. I think it came out very well considering the shape it was in when I bought it. Wish I could find the original pics, but alas, I can't. 
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April 20, 2010
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Jaggman,
That looks like a nice deep shine, it is good to know of a reliable bluer within driving distance, at least for us PA members. I know deep pits can be tough, most guys are reluctant to remove a lot of metal from a cylinder that may possibly become a timing/function or strength issue.
Maybe you will check back here with this gun in a few months, let us see whether the frame color changes at all? It sure looks like a nice beater now! Gotta love the 8" barrel.
-Lonwolf
"The lion and the tiger may be more powerful, but the Wolf does not perform in the circus"
December 27, 2010
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really looks like nice bluing job,I sold 375 so can not compare but yours looks a lot better.What is his pricing? walt
Dans Club
May 17, 2009
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He charges $ 175.00. If you do some of the prep it is reduced. I did the cylinder for a $ 25.00 reduction.
Ed
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January 24, 2009
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The bluing job does look top notch, from the pics. I am especially impressed that the roll marks don't look like they're either filled in or buffed away to half their original depth, like many re-blue jobs do. Pitting can definitely be problematic, and yours does look like it had some serious cancer starting to eat away, but it sure does look beautiful today!
Thanks for showing it off.
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