New acquisition. Ugly but salvageable I think.

[browningautorifle]

Like I said, if you silica sand glass bead blast it the marks that are there will remain. Parkerize with some sacrificial steel(steel wool) submerged in the bath and it will come out black and perfect.

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[Rumpelhardt]

Like I said, if you silica sand glass bead blast it the marks that are there will remain. Parkerize with some sacrificial steel(steel wool) submerged in the bath and it will come out black and perfect.

This sounds like a plan. I have been thinking about trying ether the Brownel's or Shooters Solutions home parkerizing. I have two other guns that need refinishing also so this just might be the answer. I was worried about more loss of markings on this rifle but the bead blasting would do the trick.