Howdy Fellas,

So here is something I have not performed yet, dealing with color case hardening finishes and their' preservation.

I picked up a Savage Model 220A 12 Ga Shotgun at auction, actually forgot that I had put a lowball bid on it, and then got notice that I won. Anyhow, she's in need of a bit of care. As you can see from the picture it has some surface oxidation, mostly on the receiver.

So my question has to do with boiling. Most time I boil and card the oxidation when I do my preservations, but I have never done it with a firearm that has a color case hardening finish. While I figure the areas that are oxidized will lose the color, will the boil and subsequent carding remove the color case hardening finish on the sections NOT oxidized?

Thanks in advance!

Bill

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