Quoted: It will cost you about $500-800 to tool up to do a hot-blue. Lots easier and cheaper ($150-200) to take it to a gunsmith. If you want to do it at home, investigate rust-blueing. All you need is one tank, some way to heat water in the tank, a soft steelbrush/steel wool, rust-bluing solution and about 3-4 days. I have a tank made by a local sheet metal shop, others have rigged one up from seamless metal gutter. I personally like Laurel Mountain Forge Browning Solution; it comes with good directions.
I can almost guarentee that you will be disappointed by trying to cold-blue your rifle. Cold blues are really meant to touch up worn areas and scratches, and just will not wear as long as a hot or rust-blue.
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Exactly I 2nd all the above . Cold blue Isn't for doing an entire rifle .....BUT if thats what you are going to do use a little heat on the steel , I dont know how you can keep it even and uniform , maybe an oven ? Use several coats , you'll know why after the first one .
Browning would be a good option (espeisaly if you want to refinish an old double shotgun .)
Ive got a bottle of supposedly the best stuff downstairs , I'd tell you what it is but I dont remember offhand and you already got Birchwood C .....good luck
A "Turk M 38" we aren't talking short Nagent here are we ? cause if you got one ..... , must be a somr thing else . BUT IF somehow you are talking Nagent I wouldnt do a thing to it .