[ARCHIVED THREAD] - 870 Load Port

Posted: 5/28/2013 5:27:26 PM EDT

Anyone have a good guide on how to smooth and open an 870 load port? How far can I go? What's the best way to re-blue?

Posted: 5/31/2013 1:31:21 PM EDT

[#1]

I don't know if I have ever seen a guide. I just took a file to mine and went slow. I still need to open the front more; I was mostly working on the sides. For the touch up I just used a cold blue.

Posted: 6/1/2013 6:06:28 PM EDT

[#2]

I used a dremel and SLOWLY beveled the edges to keep them from eating up my thumb. I didn't open up the front at all.

Posted: 6/8/2013 4:42:25 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
I used a dremel and SLOWLY beveled the edges to keep them from eating up my thumb. I didn't open up the front at all.

I did this. Haven't put cold blue on it yet.

Posted: 6/16/2013 10:41:06 AM EDT

[#4]

I used a file and sandpaper to just break the edges of the port and one edge on some of the internal structure on mine.

Posted: 6/16/2013 9:15:42 PM EDT

[#5]

File a 45deg on edge them round with a dremel sanding drum them polish with rouge on a felt bob. No need to blue it if polished and you use it. :)

Posted: 7/15/2013 12:08:33 AM EDT

[#6]

I didn't do a write up but I did mine with a dremel grinder and a polishing wheel. Also I didn't blue it and it's held up great. In fact my last match was raining so bad you would have thought it was a hurricane and the ground was like a swamp. Still no rust. You just have to polish it real well.

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