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I recently had a gunsmith install a stainless steel flush barrel filler in the dovetail slot on my H012MAW All Weather .357 BB. He put some nicks in the barrel either when removing the buckhorn sight, or installing the flush filler.

I contacted Jeff Post in Henry's Tech CS about covering up those nicks. For anyone who has a Henry AW, here is his answer for future reference:

From: Jeff Post <jeff@henryusa.com>
To: Bob
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 10:30:13 AM CDT
Subject: RE: Help with All-Weather .357 chrome-plated barrel

Since it is a hard chrome, there is no touch-up or repair available for that finish. Paint would not stick to it well even if a matching color was found. It is abrasion resistant, so If the gunsmith used the appropriate equipment to remove/replace the sight dovetail filler, it should not have left any permanent marks.

It is possible that a light pass with a Scotchbrite pad may take off the abrasion residue, if that is all the marks are. Do not use anything more abrasive, like sandpiper or steel wool.

Regards,
Jeffrey Post
Technical Customer Service
Henry Repeating Arms, Co.
jeff@henryusa.com

Sorry about your situation. Hopefully, this will resolve it. Thanks for the tip.

interesting info .... thanks for posting it

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Did Scotchbrite remove your nicks?

PT7 wrote:I recently had a gunsmith install a stainless steel flush barrel filler in the dovetail slot on my H012MAW All Weather .357 BB. He put some nicks in the barrel either when removing the buckhorn sight, or installing the flush filler.

I contacted Jeff Post in Henry's Tech CS about covering up those nicks. For anyone who has a Henry AW, here is his answer for future reference:

From: Jeff Post <jeff@henryusa.com>
To: Bob
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 10:30:13 AM CDT
Subject: RE: Help with All-Weather .357 chrome-plated barrel

Since it is a hard chrome, there is no touch-up or repair available for that finish. Paint would not stick to it well even if a matching color was found. It is abrasion resistant, so If the gunsmith used the appropriate equipment to remove/replace the sight dovetail filler, it should not have left any permanent marks.

It is possible that a light pass with a Scotchbrite pad may take off the abrasion residue, if that is all the marks are. Do not use anything more abrasive, like sandpiper or steel wool.

Regards,
Jeffrey Post
Technical Customer Service
Henry Repeating Arms, Co.
jeff@henryusa.com

Scotchbrite on my Saturday shopping list...

Mags wrote:.
Did Scotchbrite remove your nicks?

I think med-fine brass wool would be better.