Summary for hot bluing double barrels Discussion
Hot bluing double barrels is the central concern in this thread: Mark Hoenke asks whether a Savage combo over-under .22 Magnum/shotgun can be hot-blued without harming the joint between the barrels. The excerpt shown includes the question only, so no answerer’s guidance or consensus is available in the provided text. Because the thread source does not include a reply, the page cannot confirm whether hot bluing is safe for that specific barrel assembly or whether a different finishing method would be recommended. Readers should treat the question as unresolved in this excerpt and seek a gunsmith’s advice before proceeding, since the barrel joint and soldered assemblies on double guns can be sensitive to heat and process choice.
Q. I have a Savage combo over-under 22 mag / shotgun. Can I have it hot-blued or will the process damage the joint between the barrels?
Mark Hoenke
home hobby restorer – Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
2005
A. Mark, you should be just fine with hot bluing on this gun. The older double barrels where put together with soft solder that would come apart with the heat and chemicals from hot bluing, but newer guns don’t have that problem.
Ed Kay
– St. Louis, Missouri, USA
2005