I want to refinish an original 5.7 Winchester.
It has had most of the original finish removed from all parts.
I looked at Dean's site but I am looking for the medium gray found on Winchesters. I am not looking for the near black found on M1 Garands. At least his pictures look that way. I also want to blue the parts that were originally blued. Is there a gunsmith that came do that?
Winchesters were finished BEFORE assembly
If you look at the muzzle of Winchesters you will often see small scratches
where the sight was put on when assembled. Also, if they were finished after assembly you would find the shadow at the barrel/receiver junction like Inlands, and you don't see it at all. I would say that there were small assembly scratches when the band went on, but Winchester's finish is not at all fragile. My source for this finished before assembly information is BQ.