you guy all see the if it aint broke dont fix it line i use, so youll get a kick out of this.
i have in my collection a nice 1955 dated Colt Huntsman, really clean cept for the barrel, someone has cold blued it, just the freaking barrel,
so im bluing some small bits , and figure, hey! ill pull that barrel, and just blue the barrel, then my lil Colt will be cherry.
so i clamp it down in my soft jawed vise, and a badded wrench, how tight can a 22 barrel be right? and give it a turn, i think its comming loose, and SNAP!!!, the front sight hanges up on the softjaw, flys out into space..
i found some great new swear words..and didnt get the barrel out, didnt even move it.
so.
i clean it up, hunt down the front sight under my bench, and re attach it.
silver soldering is a lost art for sure..im rusty but got it done.
dressed up the bugger marks, and it now sits in my blue tank, up to the frame..shoulda just left the ol girl alone,,sheesh...
it wasnt broke, i didnt need to fix it...Information
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