hysupra Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 This might be a stupid question, but on polished lifters and other internal parts, how do you avoid rusting? Reason i ask is that I got my lifter welded by C-Rums, who blued it afterwards but in wear areas it rusts. So I wanted to polish it after I finish opening the loading port, but that means that all the blueing is going to come off, leaving the metal exposed. Any recommendations or experience on how to keep those nice polished parts from rusting? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk That's weird, do you keep your guns in the garage or somewhere humid or has a lot of moisture? I used billet wheel polish I had laying around. That should seal it for a little while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hysupra Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 Iswope the stoeger looks great. I love how the hand guards fit on them. What process did you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitoR Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 hysupra, I live in Puerto Rico, less than 2 miles from the beach, humidity is just a given. Anyway, i finally did my loading port, not to aggressive yet, but it is the first try to see if my L2 times improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iswope Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Iswope the stoeger looks great. I love how the hand guards fit on them. What process did you use? Thanks, maybe my pictures are a little better than real life, eh? Basically I roughed it in with hand files, got a little impatient and went to the dremel to take it down more, then back to the hand files to even things out and round out the corners. Then finished up with 600 grit sand paper. Plan on finishing with a little finer sand paper and some steel wool but don't have any at home right now. Need to get off my butt and get to the hardware store. I should have dropped the dremel, though, because I ended up with a couple of slips which put some scratches on the gun. It's not the end of the world and, hey, I'm going to be tossing this thing in buckets in a month or so, but it still annoys me that I was too impatient to make it nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDragon64 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Buy a gun skin and slap it on the receiver and wherever you want accent pieces. It'll cover up those skint marks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hysupra Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 I hear ya man. I did one with a dremel on a 500. I slipped a couple times and it turned out wavy. So I've been using files a lot lately lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFuchs Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I did my Versamax with a dremel and a carbide HS burr. The trick to the dremel is go against the rotation. If you go with the rotation it will dig in and cause the wave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colbyjack Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 You guys with welded lifters on the versamax. I've heard of the shot shells hanging up on the edge of the chamber. Someone said just dremel or chamfer the edges. Is this on the sharp edge of the chamber or what? Do all you guys that welded those have any problems with feeding it ejecting? They look good guys. I'm wanting to have mine done. But was curious to any feeding or ejection problems from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 You guys with welded lifters on the versamax. I've heard of the shot shells hanging up on the edge of the chamber. Someone said just dremel or chamfer the edges. Is this on the sharp edge of the chamber or what? Do all you guys that welded those have any problems with feeding it ejecting? They look good guys. I'm wanting to have mine done. But was curious to any feeding or ejection problems from it. The sharp edge is leading into the chamber, where the extractor rides. Remington copied Benelli really well there, the edge is sharp on both brands. I didn't have my lifter welded, I silver brazed a filler piece in, and cut a radius in the end with a 1/2" endmill, and put a small 45 degree chamfer on the corners. Thumb won't fit, and it helps guide the shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colbyjack Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Are the problems from the home jobs? Or same issuses if c rums or triangle does it? I'm not a welder. I was thinking of having Jeff do it. Just want to be aware of what problems can be had and how to fix. Just chamfer slightly all sharp edges on lifter and chamber area then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hysupra Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 I would run it first and see what happens. Not everyone is having those issues so test yours first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitoR Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Hysupra, I know this is related to an old post, but I have a question on your modification to the 930 handguard. What tools did you use to modify it? What did you use after getting it to the shape you wanted to make the plastic smooth and shiny? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hysupra Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share Posted March 1, 2014 Same thing I did with the loading port. Hand files to get the shape, followed by sandpaper. You don't need to go very fine or it will be really shiny and look funny. No problem man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturalBornPatriot Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Lots of work, why not go for shinny? I think it looks ba dass with a shine on........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturalBornPatriot Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Lots of work, why not go for shinny? I think it looks ba dass with a shine on........ https://www.flickr.c...in/photostream/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDragon64 Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Don't worry about shine, it'll get kicked up from usage. All the tactical operators use a red sharpie to coat the lifter and exposed metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69CanaryCamaro Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 (edited) Here we go. Gonna give this a try on my 1301 Comp. Before Edited April 7, 2014 by 69CanaryCamaro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69CanaryCamaro Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Almost 3 hours later. I think it came out pretty good. Might need to take one side down a little more to help me drop duces. Next on the list is to weld the lifter. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alma Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Looks good. I would think about removing some material above the follower as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncledoc Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Nice looking....I need to take the leap and do this to my 1301! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69CanaryCamaro Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Nice looking....I need to take the leap and do this to my 1301!I took a deep breath before I started. My wife asked me why I was ruining my $1100 shotgun. After showing her the finished result she said "that's pretty". Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDF5186 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Nice looking....I need to take the leap and do this to my 1301!I took a deep breath before I started. My wife asked me why I was ruining my $1100 shotgun. After showing her the finished result she said "that's pretty". Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Lol nice job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueknight749 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Did you cut the tips off the lifter and round it off or did you fill it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueknight749 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Got yah, I really like what you did with the handguard. Hey man check this video out and fast forward to 3:15 in the video so you can see what i was talking about with the dremmel. This video was taking right after I did my 930. If you do what i did with the dremmel your port will be a smooth as glass and shiny like chrome. So I guess the quest is, how much do you charge....hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oskino Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 (edited) Got yah, I really like what you did with the handguard. Hey man check this video out and fast forward to 3:15 in the video so you can see what i was talking about with the dremmel. This video was taking right after I did my 930. If you do what i did with the dremmel your port will be a smooth as glass and shiny like chrome. So I guess the quest is, how much do you charge....hahaha LOL, man you can do this on your own just take your time and it will look great here is a vid showing how I opened up the loading port on my Stoeger M3000. It is a little long but it shows you all the important steps.... Whats up Hysupra? Edited May 4, 2014 by Oskino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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