Colt Lightning Restoration - Part 3 (Preparation and more sanding)

Another part of this awesome restoration. Let me know in the comments below what you think about it so far? Starting to look good right?

[@usnchief1339]

Wow, what a wonderful face lift you gave to that rifle. I just finished refurbishing a Win 1873, 136 years old, and it came out great. It was totally covered in surface rust with no deep pits. The wood was slightly worn but no cracks. Light filing, sanding and engraving to prepare it for a refinishing job. I need a Leica like yours :) Must keep all of the edges and transitional areas clean and crisp. Follow the steps that the original craftsman would have followed. Old factory pictures and videos are so valuable. Great job!

[@MrMajorly]

Your patience, perfection, and pure talent boggles my mind. Nice work so far and I'm looking forward to the rest!

[@maxvauderk816]

Thank you for providing us with lockdown entertainment.

[@brianpeterson5553]

The reciever and barrel look brand new, keep up the good work

[@apfelsnutz]

WOW. What a great job.... congratulations on your talents ! An absolute pleasure to watch...

[@paulstan9828]

Amazing work. I’m hoping we’ll get to see you shoot it when it’s done.

[@australian3308]

Damn this is teasing you drawing it out like this :P We need Part 4 now LOL. VERY fine work so far - very impressed, and in gun restoration, I am hard to impress!

[@johnfrancis2215]

Brilliant job Andre, keeping the flats on the octagonal barrel equal in size while striking up is painstaking work

[@kentuckyjustice1408]

The way that rifle is coming along so far is nothing less than impressive. I'm ~really~ looking forward to the next video.

[@redneckthreepercent]

Awesome job so far. Glad to see you bring it back to its original beauty and not just doing a quick resto

[@richard1165]

Thank you for demonstrating that it takes slow, careful working of files and sandpaper BY HAND to get a finished product such as this. Many people would have butchered this receiver with power tools simply because they are impatient.

[@madcapmagician6018]

Nice work 😆👍 stay safe

[@Nicolidas]

Oh my God, you also engraving ! You're really imptessive. Amazing vidéo !

[@badxhabits]

Superb sir your work is simply amazing and a honor to watch I need someone like you here in the states I have a few old rifles I would love to have restored

[@richards.9276]

Double WOW!! I didn't even know bone charcoal was a thing! Can't wait for the final outcome.

[@ermelindowenceslauqueiroz8894]

Great work. I'm waiting eagerly 👋👏👍

[@shashwatsnehal8591]

I appreciate your hard work...👍

WOW! *Outstanding man!! The bone charcoal is great!!* What type of wood charcoal will you mix with it?

[@parkesc7832]

You are a master of your craft, kudos.

[@drewwatkinson6604]

My father has a 38-40 lightning with a round barrel. I haven't looked at it lately but last i remember that it was in really nice condition. The wood is beautiful with the checkering still in great condition as well. So after seeing what condition yours is in I am really impressed with your progress, can't wait to see all the next videos. Keep up the good work!

[@dwaynewladyka577]

Beautifully done! Thanks for sharing this. Cheers!

[@luissantiago5163]

Oh nice! Great to see more so soon

[@JoeyP322]

Absolutely incredible and amazing!!!!

[@johnrobichaud1983]

Can't wait to see this baby assembled

[@barthanes1]

Too cool. It's coming along nicely, can't wait to see the final result.

[@dekirk4101]

You are an artist.

[@yeagerxp]

Excellent work👍👍👍. Thanks for sharing. After 2000 years of sanding the gun is ready for bluing LOL

[@bobjoncas2814]

..good work, the resto is comin' along nicely, great vid..

[@bobjoncas2814]

@skyler hanna ..lol..

[@bobjoncas2814]

@skyler hanna ..hey..

[@Mad9977]

very impressive work so far =)

[@jeffe.9904]

Great Job Andre!

[@wayneshirey6999]

Very nice work!

[@dismask]

Thankyou for another great video

[@lordvengerx]

Yay more Andre content :D I don't know much about guns. But I sure love to watch you fix them. :)

[@macedindu829]

Amazing progress so far. I regret having but one upvote to give.

[@luciusvorenus9445]

OUTSTANDING!

[@guillaumeroncin5870]

Noooooo ! Where is the Part 4 video ? Andre, we need more of this superb restoration.

[@sonyhk3824]

Looking forward. Well done

[@abuzaidgamer7473]

Man u did it the hard way and the best way .. Thats agreat job

[@bullieboi]

Well done!!!!!

[@sidewaysaction9983]

Liking your work sir.

[@sterlingdavidgrasssr]

Lots of hours in this restore, my great grand father had an old gun passed down to his son, then to me.Took me over 63 hours, but man it came out pretty..This one will also ,Nice job so far,S ee Ya

[@randomtraveler4687]

Nice ! The steels are already like a new . A little more steps and it will be like it was never used ! Good job by the way

[@michaelhoran955]

Can't wait for the next instalment Andre.

[@luizclaudiopimentel3032]

Não vejo a hora de vê-la totalmente reformada. Tenho certeza que ficará incrível .

[@roberto3420]

Very good work! and the interior of the barrell? that would be a challenge. A professional gunsmith?

[@LewisSkeeter]

Brilliant.

[@tubbybutterman5711]

Epic!

[@ericstoever9577]

Bone charcoal! You survived the smell, the rest is easy! (Not really...). Thanks for sharing!

[@richardpalmer6196]

Awesome , my fellow replyers have said it all . Can't wait to see the final results.

[@remyaworld1]

Amazing work. Think ur fingers and arms getting tired of all the sanding 🤔😄

[@e.z.hernandez6378]

Woo hoo!!!!! 3 in a week!

[@2011woodlands]

At school I remember using bone meal in a bag, regular charcoal, scraps of bone, leather and a little newspaper to eat up any oxygen in the sealed container, I wish I could remember the temperature and for how long ? to heat the color case hardened parts. Use a small air hose in the water barrel under a chicken wire cage to increase the colors.

[@JD-tl7ld]

The filing and sanding hurt my soul a bit, but it's not like you had much to work with. Good job so far.

[@tracywallace7414]

Wow! That was a beautiful view...where do you live? Montana?

[@metemete7333]

Hi buddy. Which sanding papers did you use for polishing, respectively? Very good workmanship. Congratulations.

[@metemete7333]

@@MastersOfCraftOfficial I work as a gunsmith in Turkey. We usually use 220, 400, 800 number sandpaper with the machine. For mirror gloss, we hold the gun on putty felt after sanding. I look forward to the final restoration.

[@octaviocisneros6947]

Exelente video yo también me dedico a la reparación de armas

[@stevedingman474]

I can’t decide whether it’s restored or ruined... that age it had aquired took many many untold stories. I kinda wish you’d made it better on inside and left that gorgeous outside alone ... I hope you understand what I mean !

[@stevedingman474]

Andre Will Do It yeah wasn’t blaming you was just wrapping my head around what was being done! And whether I was for or against it lol! You get paid either way ! Just that gun had such a great color and patina ! Hard to watch it get sanded away ! Me if I Wanted it like brand new I’d buy a reproduction.

[@unclebilly3635]

I always like these videos, shame they always get demonetised though

[@unclebilly3635]

@@MastersOfCraftOfficial yeah it was probably the gun in the thumbnail

[@HugoDe]

local ese gimnasio fidalgo hay quede yo tercero en spain en judo.

[@speakupriseup4549]

All with hand tools, even making your own bone charcoal...just brilliant 👍👍👍

[@devduttakeshwer2202]

Love you

[@sube1988]

andreeee please upload horse video how is she doing♥️♥️cheers man🍺

[@user-cv9rm4jr3x]

cool

[@mwmwmwmwmmdw]

will andre do it? tune in next time for another exciting episode of American classic to find out

[@clarkclements7204]

What country are you from?

[@llkurofoxll1013]

Been a while!

[@chubbethsthunder]

Awesome labor of love indeed. Thank you very much for sharing. A beautiful background view when you were working with the bone burning. GOD Bless All and GOD Bless The Republic!!! What is the brand/device tool that you used to look inside the barrel? What brand is the magnifier you where using to see to etch the original markings with?

[@chubbethsthunder]

@@MastersOfCraftOfficial Thank you very much.

[@pyrotalent183]

Ehre

[@RichardJohnson-ku9lw]

How do I get a hold of you? I have a few guns in need of restoration!

[@ahmetkuzu8939]

🇹🇷👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@markgordon4368]

Looked like my last colonscopy 🤔🤣🤣

[@user-ju6rf6ry8f]

Советские тиски 72 года рождения :)

[@scania1982]

That barrel is the length of ... something long.

[@pjudipai]

No Shit Figure That out on your own

[@HugoDe]

campeon de la wwe el cinturon en el ring

[@HugoDe]

nada el mejor de preescolar

[@HugoDe]

titulo del colegio la paz

[@HugoDe]

titulo en almeria de sensibilidad

[@user-ju6rf6ry8f]

Курский завод кузнечно-прессового оборудования.

[@HugoDe]

certificado del alberti

[@ispartaisparta4344]

Finishim

[@grahamparr4710]

Wow it is beat up, what did they use it for, hammering in nails😒

[@leather_craft]

Со стволом времени много теряет.Наджачная лента наклеивается на плоскость и погнал по ней ровнять.

[@francoislebois]

Lol speed up😂😂

[@StanislavG.]

Something tells me you'll end up reboring it...

[@StanislavG.]

@@MastersOfCraftOfficial can't wait to see :))

[@_Shootist_]

Was going to say something like that. The .32-20 caliber has looong been out of production and I don't believe it would be worth the trouble of trying to reload the ammo (even IF you can find the proper reloading specs).

[@_Shootist_]

@@MastersOfCraftOfficial I wish you the best of luck. The rifling in the barrel was almost non-existent when you showed the inside.

[@_Shootist_]

@@MastersOfCraftOfficial Oh... Didn't know you could reload .32-20 ammo. My apologies, I must have come off as ignorant.

[@misery13666]

This video would make Mark Novak cringe