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Receiver material of the rimfire lever rifles?

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Receiver material of the rimfire lever rifles?

Post by fortyshooter » Tue Mar 02, 2021 9:14 am

Are they steel or some other material? Was wondering about that since I haven't seen one in CCH .
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Post by bandit1250 » Tue Mar 02, 2021 10:09 am

On the rimfire Henry lever guns I believe the receiver cover is called Zamac. Most folks seem to call it pot metal but I don't think I would go as far as to say it is that bad. There is a few guys on RimFire Central that has done some experimenting with cold blue and some liquid jewelry cleaners if I remember right and didn't get a real case colored look but made them look pretty good and definitely made them take on a different look. I did a removal of the black paint and left it the bare aluminum look and like it much better than the black orange peeled paint.Image
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Post by BigAl52 » Tue Mar 02, 2021 10:10 am

Forty they're not steel but I dont know the name of the material. Good on bandit he showed up and posted right as I hit the submit button
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Post by BigAl52 » Tue Mar 02, 2021 10:14 am

I like that look to Bandit just to chicken to try to do something like that as I usually end up making it worse.
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Re: Receiver material of the rimfire lever rifles?

Post by fortyshooter » Tue Mar 02, 2021 10:43 am

Thanks for the info Bandit and Al. I was thinking a .22 carbine with the octagonal barrel and CCH would be a nice match to my centerfire collection.
Talked with Bobby Tyler and he won't touch the Rossi lever rifles for CCH work...too much mix of alloy....as in cheap steel.
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Post by Sir Henry » Tue Mar 02, 2021 12:02 pm

The receiver and cover are made from Zamac. Think Hot Wheels.
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Post by Vaquero » Tue Mar 02, 2021 7:04 pm

Forty I did something similar to Bandit, I stripped the the receiver cover and barrel band. I let the cover tarnish a little then put a clear coat over it.
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Post by RetiredSeabee » Tue Mar 02, 2021 7:12 pm

Gene “Sir Henry" has done some re-finishing on some of his Henrys. I like the look he has achieved.
I really should spend some time on my half a Henry to make it look a bit older.
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Re: Receiver material of the rimfire lever rifles?

Post by Vaquero » Tue Mar 02, 2021 7:16 pm

RetiredSeabee wrote:
Tue Mar 02, 2021 7:12 pm
Gene “Sir Henry" has done some re-finishing on some of his Henrys. I like the look he has achieved.
I really should spend some time on my half a Henry to make it look a bit older.
That one I also stripped that varnish stain off, and put like ten coats of Tru oil on it.
It brought the grain out in the wood and looks ten times better to "me".

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Re: Receiver material of the rimfire lever rifles?

Post by Rep1954 » Tue Mar 02, 2021 8:15 pm

What did you guys use to strip the paint off that didn’t hurt the smack?
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