Tokarev Project - Part 1 - Slide Refinish

[@johnknouse8846]

Great video. I know a lot of people frown on refinishing old firearms, but I’ve done my Tokarev, my Beretta, a Mosin Nagant, and an SKS. Stripped all the old bluing off the steel and then refinished them with the Beechwood Casey products, and stripped the wood all the way down, and restrained and varnished them. Guns look beautiful! And I enjoyed doing them. I’m not worried about them losing value, because I didn’t buy them as an investment. I bought them as enjoyment.

[@MosinVirus]

Agreed.

[@dwightschrute9738]

You really did a nice job on that pistol ! I'm currently refinishing, sanding and polishing my M91\30. I'm going with a boiled linseed oil finish on the stock and using the same bluing method as you did. There's a great amount of satisfaction that comes with restoring these old, inexpensive guns yourself. Thank you for sharing your work with us.

[@MosinVirus]

good luck with your project. hope it looks beautiful.

[@MaxMinXX]

At the first segment I was like, what in the world?!! after seeing the results, That came out beautiful!! Nice Job!

[@dlkravcov1973]

Глядя Ваши видео думал, что уже удивляться не буду. Но ошибся! Поразительно!!!

[@MosinVirus]

Спасибо.

[@LeadDennis]

That turned out great. Thanks for all of your uploads.

[@MosinVirus]

Thank you for watching. It did come out pretty good.

[@luckyluciano4075]

I personaly consider the TT-33 one of the best hand guns! Just loved watching you working on refiinishing the slide! Yiu realy transfigured it! AAA+

[@MosinVirus]

much appreciated. Thank you for watching.

[@garrettk3300]

This is great stuff man. Thanks for taking the time and putting this all together.

[@MosinVirus]

Thank you very much for watching and your kind words.

[@nortcan]

Thanks for the very good informations. Gave me a lot of help and decided me to do (try to) the same on my Tokarev. I'm working on the slide and almost finished it. When the gun will be done I plan to make new wood grips. Salutations from Canada

[@MosinVirus]

nortcan Thank you. Glad my videos helped. You should post a video of your gun when you are done with it. How are you planning on making the grips? What material? Sounds like a really cool project given the attachment system.

[@wbwills2]

How did the project come out?

[@nobearsyet]

Mate, I am a professional gunsmith. I have watched most your videos AMAZED by what you can do with a file. When you polish rounds like the top of the slide slide, do them first with sandpaper in a shoeshine motion. Then polish your flats with a flat file. I prefer to draw file them but do whatever works best for you. You'll put the sharp line at the transition in with the file and you'll have a lot nicer round from the paper

[@MosinVirus]

Thank you. Makes sense.

[@SplashIt34]

I do this for a living on airplane nozzles and you did a nice ass job bringing that slide back to life using just your eyes

[@MosinVirus]

Thank you very much.

[@grenadeonceadaykeepstheene7053]

Bravo bravo......the best teacher.

[@MosinVirus]

Thank you very much

[@sardarali1944]

The beauty comes, when the surface is smooth and lines / edges are straight. Young kids are performing this skill at Peshawar without any flaw . After the finish one gets an impression that, high tech tools and machines may have been used . But the fact is two hands, numerous files and various types of Sand papers . The result is just beauty .

[@ronkeyser1874]

I actually have been doing some of this same kind of work on some other weapons and you did a great job sir . I have found that if you use some triple "0" steel wool between blue applications you get a mirror blue finish that is second to none .I mean just beautiful ;-) Coat of super black/blue then wipe dry and hit with some steel wool then another coat of blue and then steel wool and the more you do this the better the bluing comes out . Thanks for the great video .

[@MosinVirus]

Thank you for watching, and a great advice. I will be sure to try this method of carding in the future.

[@dltrevino02]

Looks great. I love the tokarev handguns because of their simplicity. They are the AK's of the pistol world.

[@MosinVirus]

I completely agree with you. That is why I bought another one.

[@nortcan]

I have a great admiration for the nices videos you did. I made 2 a few yrs ago about stove and found it was something to do soooo... Once the Tokarev done I will see. Few yrs ago I made grips for 2 Ruger Mark ll, one from tulip wood and the other one from bubinga wood. Lot of work but give a good satisfaction. Both had long curved thumb rests and were made according to the specific hands they were made for. I have a piece of exotic wood now for the T33 but don't know the name of it. I will send you some photos for fun when done. Salutations and again thanks for your help and your pro-videos.

[@MosinVirus]

+nortcan Thank you. Do you have pictures of the grips you made?

[@nortcan]

+MosinVirus . ASAP I will look for some photos and send them. Working now (as spare time....) on making locking devices for the T33 grips.

[@user-tr5tt8fc8u]

That’s a pro job Thank you for the great work

[@MosinVirus]

You are too kind. I just wanted to try and do it with simpler tools to see how it would turn out.

[@nict9291]

great channel I watch your vids all the time I'm into gunsmithing as well

[@MosinVirus]

nic t thank you.

[@nict9291]

MosinVirus do you have a good place you get surplus parts I been looking at some Romanian tokarevs .i would love to bring back to life some j&g gunsmith specials.im refinishing a makarov now not a gunsmith special though and possibly thinking of doing cerakote flat dark earth maybe.i would like the gunsmith specials if I had a reliable steady source of parts

[@MosinVirus]

nic t unfortunately no. I have been finding parts on Numrich and ebay mostly.

[@ScottishKilts]

Great vid! I plan on doing the same to my Bursa Thunder using your techniques. FYI, files are one directional with an upwards motions. Pulling back with contact to another steel surface essentially causes the file to...file itself.

[@MosinVirus]

Thanks and good luck. Yeah, I know about the files cutting one way. Easier to keep the plane without lifting the file but simply not pushing down on a backstroke.

[@adamjeppson7677]

You were wondering about a mill? I am a professional gunsmith and am using a Smithy Granite 1300 mill / lathe combination machine and I absolutely love it! It has performed every task I've asked of it and as long as you remember to use it as intended for smaller projects it will perform. (btw, I gain nothing from Smithy for this endorsement, I just like the machine.)

[@MosinVirus]

Thank you. Yes, I am happy with it too. The bluing didn't turn out as perfect as I had hoped, but overall it is better than before.

[@allmightyballs6868]

Would sand blasting worked just as well instead of using a file?

[@MosinVirus]

I used a file to flatten the surfaces.

[@Shan-sg7mm]

Excellent skills,nice video

[@MosinVirus]

Endra rao Thank you.

[@gtb2710]

Looks Fantastic

[@MosinVirus]

Thank you.

[@kyleabrams5036]

I like the serrations and thumb safeties of the older models. Would like to find a nice one to carry.

[@MosinVirus]

Agreed.

[@wolfone812]

Hello, thanks for the videos. I have a question: "Are you aware of anyone making barrels for Romanian Tokarev's in 9mm or the reliability of these?" From what I gather, they exist but I cannot find much about them. Thanks

[@MosinVirus]

No, sorry, never tried those.

[@deadhorse1391]

I understand what you were doing and I think it came out nice. Sounds like you know now the proper way to use a file and that you only file in one direction. You really need to get yourself a vise to hold your work as you file. You can pick up an old good quality vise for under $20 at the flea market. If you had the slide in a vise you could draw file it flat easier using both your hands to hold the file making sure you keep it flat to the work.

[@MosinVirus]

Deadhorse1 Thank you, I actually got a vise recently. It is pretty good. Planning on building more 1911s for myself.

[@sibusisokofi3497]

@@MosinVirus Id love to see how far you have come since this

[@MosinVirus]

@@sibusisokofi3497 you can check out my 1911 builds or restorations/modifications of other guns since then.

[@sibusisokofi3497]

@@MosinVirus my first resto was a star model B . Good to see you stuck with it.

[@jirihuser6941]

Nice renovation! I bought silver Tokarev 33 :-)

[@MosinVirus]

Jiří huser Thank you. Is yours nickel plated?

[@morriszachrisson8359]

@@MosinVirus No, the bluing was completely worn off.

[@thra5herxb12s]

I have a 1935 TT30 but I like the look of age because it has a story to tell.

[@MosinVirus]

I completely understand. I did this to mine before I wanted to see how I could make it look.

[@DavidJones-pn5vd]

Well done. I don't advise a,yo be doing this unless you already have a lot of experience working with steel. I could definitely see how someone could get themselves into trouble doing this. But you did an excellent job

[@MosinVirus]

This is very true and shoul only be done by people willing to get replacement parts in case they mess up.

[@أبوعليملكالشتيلوالأولمكللمناشي]

يوج عندي توكاريف افظل طريقة للدهان وشكرا

[@vinzalarms5079]

Awesome buddy

[@MosinVirus]

Thank you

[@bennettguns3809]

Learn to file before doing projects like this, files only cut in one direction?

[@MosinVirus]

Watch my Beretta 92 vertec conversion video before suggesting I don't know how to file.

[@toddmoxness4262]

FYI files only cut in one direction , dragging it back dulls the file. a trick to get as much life out of your file is to fill the teeth with soapstone or hard wood like walnut. This keeps metal filings from getting stuck in file teeth. card your file frequently with a wire brush as well.

[@MosinVirus]

Thank you

[@1969CampEvans]

GREAT JOB THANKS FOR SHARING....OWNERSHIP ALLOWS YOU THE PRIVILEGE TO DO AS YOU PLEASE ....IT'S A WONDERFUL THING !

[@MosinVirus]

Thank you. Yes, the 2nd amendment is truly a great right to have.

[@nealpritchett2462]

It has to be done, but it creeps me out to see a file scraping across a firearm.

[@MosinVirus]

Understood. Sorry.

[@OD_G00N]

I'm looking to refinish a CZ 82 that I got on my 21st birthday. Could I use this same method, or should I use another bluing method?

[@MosinVirus]

I would recommend going with slow rust blue. Look at my Colt 1917 restoration playlist for a video where I use slow rust bluing.

[@OD_G00N]

@@MosinVirus Will do, much appreciated!

[@gennadeech]

Good job!

[@MosinVirus]

Thank you

[@bbhoustontx]

I wish I had the patience and detail to work like this!

[@MosinVirus]

Check out my 1911 builds. I think you will like them

[@kryptoniterxn117]

what a huge difference after the job. Those lines at the front are very sexy. I might try this with mine too. Again, you show how easilly it could be done with the right patience and techniques.

[@MosinVirus]

Thank you. It did turn out nice. Good luck on your project.

[@Buildingart78]

I used paint remover, as well as sand paper to get my slide down to bare metal, works well, and its not over worked, but im doing it to polish my slide.

[@MosinVirus]

Very nice. Good luck with the project. Share pics of the result if you don't mind.

[@Buildingart78]

Check out my video. DIY polishing handgun slide & barrel

[@yelloyota82]

Is there any concern that the filing and cutting would weaken the slide ?

[@MosinVirus]

I don't think I took off enough to cause a concern, and the slide is not that much lighter. Though I did also use a newer recoil spring.

[@eddiegerlach7121]

Beautiful...what a skill-set....I prefer the metal shiny...if I'm a bit apprehensive with such a task and my limited skill, can I use a fine wet/dry grit and work it gently by hand until clean and smooth, then begin the buffing process? Thanks for a great video!

[@MosinVirus]

You could do it by hand but make sure you don't change the shapes/flats, or you will start seeing waves when you polish.

[@MrSuntzu04]

How did you blue it? Sounds like cold bluing, I usually have a hard time with them coming out so nicely, can you share with us how you do it?

[@MosinVirus]

Joe Sun Hello. I honestly cannot remember which method I used. I believe it was Belgian Blue. I found that whenever boiling water is involved, distilled water should be used. Also, changing that water after every boiling is a must. Otherwise parts come out brown/dark brown. Other than that, the number of coats is important. It is easy to give up at some point when it seems you are getting nowhere. That is usually the crucial moment that makes the difference between a good blue and a bad blue when it comes to longer bluing processes like good cold blue and rust blue.

[@philipfry9436]

Are you making a self loading pistol with only hand tools?

[@MosinVirus]

No, that would be quite challenging.

[@bonsaiocean]

Can I ask what made the slide blue?

[@MosinVirus]

The picture was taken in different lighting conditions. Bluing is supposed to look a little blue, or with a bluish tint. Some bluing methods would also produce a richer blue, but they are different from traditional bluing.

[@bonsaiocean]

MosinVirus I see thank you

[@Cody-gu8li]

I believe you did a good job

[@MosinVirus]

Thank you.

[@xxersi12xxer81]

the steel file was used in the first proces of gun making for shaping hard steel use sand paper instead 120 to 600 grid thats the grid of fabric in gun

[@MosinVirus]

Thanks

[@touofthehighplains]

What about the markings on the slide? Those are gone.

[@MosinVirus]

No markings were removed.

[@touofthehighplains]

@@MosinVirus I see.

[@MosinVirus]

@@touofthehighplains all those roll marks were super deep. So they all stayed. When I was refinishing the Hi-Power that was a different story. Took a lot of effort to not remove any markings.

[@franciscocariello3182]

Felicitaciones excelente 👍

[@MosinVirus]

thank you

[@chinanorthairguns]

Nice. One of the dealers here in Canada has refurb Tokarev's on sale right now for 199.00

[@MosinVirus]

+China North Airguns Thank you. Great price.

[@serafim5445]

работа, достойная восхищения и уважения. Один вопрос - можно узнать состав, который так окрашивает металл?

[@MosinVirus]

Состав не знаю. По моему я использовал жидкость для холодного воронения. Birchwood Casey Cold Blue. У меня есть пару видео с более лучшим процессом. Там воронение производится медленнее, но и результат лучше. В смысле и защита метала и цвет. Посмотрите мое видео Colt 1917. Третье в сборнике. kzbin.info/aero/PLlh83TBEJW-Nb7HsGr2tixJudOYs6WJjO

[@serafim5445]

Спасибо большое за информацию. Я использую щелочное воронение, оно надёжное, стойкое к истиранию, но цвет не устраивает. Заводское покрытие имеет синеватый отлив, у меня получается от радикально чёрного до графитового цвета. Не могу добиться синеватого отлива. По Вашей ссылке то, что у нас называют "Ржавым лаком". У него кислотная основа. Когда мы потеем, наш пот имеет щелочную основу. При ношении оружия возле тела или при контакте с потными руками это не хорошо, данный состав лучше использовать в охотничьих ружьях. Да и времени этот процесс занимает довольно много. Нанести, высушить, прокипятить и так не менее 4 раз. Щелочное воронение занимает 1.5 часа. Но это моё личное мнение. Спасибо Вам за обзоры.

[@barkerbey52]

i have deep pitting that is below the engraving , and the serial number . how to i preserve the serial numbers? ASAP!

[@MosinVirus]

+Barker Bey You would have to deepen them first. Either by going to an engraver to cut them deeper, or by electro etching them deeper. Otherwise, leave the lettering area untouched.

[@ini919]

can u make a list of all the tools you used so i can buy them to refinish my tokarev 😊

[@MosinVirus]

All you need is a flat surface, sandpaper, a good file and a bluing solution.

[@ini919]

MosinVirus thank you sir

[@dannyezequiel6312]

Could I do this with Sand paper ?

[@MosinVirus]

Yes, sandpaper would work too.

[@dannyezequiel6312]

@@MosinVirus thank you

[@codymoncrief2128]

You shouldn't drag the file backwards, it flattens and dulls the teeth faster. Use it in similar motion to a wood plane: fowards->up->back->down, repeat. Use files with single-directional teeth for fine-finish; cross-cut for rapid material removal.

[@MosinVirus]

Cody Moncrief Thank you. Yes, I know I am not using the files correctly.

[@MrChris-bx7ss]

This bluing looks like a very light gray color. What particular bluing solution was this?

[@MosinVirus]

The bluing only looks gray in the video. It is actually pretty dark. The solution I believe I used was Art Belgian Blue. It was actually pretty easy to work with, but make sure to use distilled water when boiling/heating parts, and change water for every coat.

[@powder8836]

Thanks for the Tokarev videos! PS You got a new Subscriber. Also the trigger on mine cuts into my finger. Should I file the trigger serrations down?

[@MosinVirus]

Jihad Joe Thank you. I hope to not disappoint you. As for the trigger, I would figure out exactly what hurts you or causes you discomfort and then fix it. If serrations are the issue, I would take them down.

[@powder8836]

MosinVirus Ok thanks

[@Logjam5]

What were the files size/model designation? Fi fished product looking nice - interested in seeing a comparison to an original slide to your cleaned up one. thanks

[@MosinVirus]

Sorry, cannot compare. I don't have the one I refinished anymore and don't have any other Tokarevs on hand. The files were standard machinists flat files. Not sure of the sizes. I do most of work with a medium coarseness file and then sandpaper.

[@johancampbell9007]

Anyone know how someone gets that subtly intense actual blue color in the before picture?

[@MosinVirus]

That was a result of my camera and lighting. I had the same thing happen when taking pictures of other projects like the Colt 1917 restoration. From certain angles I could get the intense blue to show up. But I know what you mean. Personally I don't know how to get that blue color outside of niter salts bluing, but I think heat has more to do with it.

[@johancampbell9007]

@@MosinVirus thank you much

[@MosinVirus]

My pleasure. Also I remember that colt used to use some special bluing technique back in the day and unless I am confusing them with someone else that was referred to as royal blue.

[@joetarantino5691]

So by NOW has everyone commented on his apparent "misuse" of a file? As you might have read in the title ..this is NOT a tutorial on the proper use of a file.... If you really want to impress ....well NOBODY ..how about you all make a 6 month time lapse before AND after video showing all of us how a file should only be used one way and the conclusive consequences if done improperly....on multiple files..with multiple materials in all climates and times of day... I'm going out on a limb here and guessing he didn't spend more than $10 on his file he "destroyed" and the key word here being HIS file. So that covers the FILE , right ? WHO GIVES A SHIT ABOUT THE FUCKING FILE!! Next...PLEASE someone post ANYTHING showing how he RUINED this gun or slide ? This is NOT a collector grade pistol that shouldn't be touched because the value will go down ..this is a $250 surplus pistol that was already degraded when the importer put a safety where there wasn't one originally..all he did was turn a mediocre gun into a truly beautiful firearm that the end result has ZERO evidence of a novice or DIYer destroying a perfectly good , expensive, collectable piece of history.so unless you can spot any marks or scratches or signs that a gun AND a file were abused and violated SHUT THE FUCK UP!! And please include a link to YOUR video of YOU refinishing YOUR pistol with better results ... Good job man .. Try to ignore the haters that have something to say about everything.. Btw..a file only works in one direction in case you were wondering why it took 568 strokes to get the same result that previously only took 537 .good thing you didn't use your guilded 12th century million dollar file with the panda skin handle..that would just be wrong

[@MosinVirus]

Thank you very much. Couldn't have said it better myself.

[@40sikarios]

One of the best comment about the file. Who cares plus they are cheap 👍🏼👍🏼

[@saturnynetitan]

This had me in tears. Well said man!

[@Fun4me75]

jt king ,

[@torsteindesign3641]

looking good , as has been made this shade of blue ?

[@MosinVirus]

Thank you. Not sure what you're asking.

[@TheWildtiger87]

I also own a Tok and have to give you props good job man. But I have one question, I have a Star Model B and want to go thru the same process but polish my slide to a mirror finish. If I do so since I'm sure it's regular steel, how would I keep it from rusting? Is there any kind of preventive treatment to keep it that way that would be low maintenance besides oil or lithium grease? anything I could put on it to preserve it that way without taking it to be plated since I'm on a budget?

[@MosinVirus]

Blue it. As in, take it to a gunsmith that can do hot salt bluing. It shouldn't affect the polish too much. Call them first to discuss of course. You have to protect carbon steel. Oiling it is not enough. Bluing it will convert the surface to black oxide which is effectively pre-rusting the surface, so that there is no unprotected steel for the rust to form on. It is not a completely resilient finish, there is no such finish, but for high polish jobs it might be the only thing there is.

[@RazaAmeer_68100]

I have 30 bor pistel and now it only fires norinco bullets.sir plzz tel me what happens with it

[@MosinVirus]

I am not sure what the issue could be.

[@trophytaker100]

It's a tri star c if you want to see what they look like,thanks again

[@MosinVirus]

I am actually going to be very busy for the next couple of months. If you don't mind, please contact me again a bit later.

[@bobanddonnareynolds1226]

What the hell is the rubber gloves for?

[@MosinVirus]

Bob and Donna Reynolds I probably need to make a video explaining why I used gloves, because I seem to answer this question almost daily. There are two main reasons: 1. Eczema on one hand looks pretty bad, so I don't want people to fixate on that rather than on video, 2. Black gloves, when I have them, help prevent my camera dimming the video every time my pasty white hands are in the shot with black gun parts.

[@learnengineeringinurdu7498]

how do you do polished?

[@MosinVirus]

Mirza Umair I used sandpaper.

[@waelmostafa]

hello nice work bro but it just a question are you destroyed protective segment of the rust ??? i mean that video since long time ago so how is the pistol righr no ? i wanna do like same with my pistol thanks and go ahead

[@MosinVirus]

wael mostafa the finish is holding up because the pistol is not used a lot. if you want to finish to be very durable, slow rust bluing is the best way to go.

[@waelmostafa]

MosinVirus thanks brother

[@evilcowboy]

Sure a machine can make a gun that looks pretty good but hand files and hard work is what makes beautiful guns. I should note that the leading cause of bad gun builds is due to not thinking your project completely out. I usually approach a firearm project in sections and fixate on it a section at a time until I complete it. I do not work on the frame, slide, small parts fitting etc etc to pump out my gun builds. Usually it goes something like "I think I will try to fit the rails of the slide to the rails of the gun and make them as smooth and perfect as possible". Then once I am satisfied with the result I move on to the next part. I hear people say they created a 1911 in around 1 days time but the question remains did you create a good one that will hold up to the test of time and still look good 20 years from now? In that amount of time probably not. It took me 2 weeks to finish mine and I am more knowledgeable about the 1911 having done so. Sorry but a really good custom 1911 can't be done in a single day. Great work as always.

[@MosinVirus]

evilcowboy Thank you very much. I completely agree

[@santiagodavila1426]

What about the serial num..? Im sure its gone either damaged or disappeared.!!

[@MosinVirus]

All serial numbers were intact. Obliterating a serial number would be illegal. It only looks like I took a lot of material off.

[@santiagodavila1426]

MosinVirus ooh woow you did a good job regardless the numbers. Looks amazing.. I wanna do this to mine but i was thinking sand paper or maybe vinegar for those small parts like safe clips or the serial numbers. I ll like to hear your advice

[@MosinVirus]

Sandpaper is definitely easier to use especially when you lay it on a flat surface.

[@santiagodavila1426]

MosinVirus and vinegar for the serial numbers.? I just dnt wanna messed up my gun

[@MosinVirus]

I am not sure what you want to use vinegar for. Is it to remove bluing? If so, then yes, but you should use vinegar on everything. I prefer Evaporust.

[@REGAMEPLAYER]

Nice, MosinVirus.

[@MosinVirus]

Thank you.

[@REGAMEPLAYER]

MosinVirus No problem. Keep up the good work.

[@alialhalali2010]

Thanks ... I'm gonna start with my tokarev

[@MosinVirus]

Ali Al Halali Thank you for watching. Good luck with your project.

[@spitz2000]

Great job!

[@joesmith-fi1sx]

very cool !!

[@MosinVirus]

Thank you

[@wajahataliawan]

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[@MosinVirus]

आप क्या पूछ रहे हैं, इस बारे में निश्चित नहीं, कृपया प्रश्न को दोबारा बताएं।

[@Kaiju3301]

Would you recommend doing this to a new zastava?

[@MosinVirus]

mustangkraft505 I don't think so. If the gun is new, and the finish is not worn, there is no need.

[@solamisandwich05]

+mustangkraft505 I was going to ask this myself until I looked at the slide. By law you can't remove stampings or emblems from a firearm. Looking at my pistol, the newer Zastava m57 has stampings and emblems on the side of the slide, and not very deep for that matter. On MosinVirus's older Russian Tok the stampings/emblem are on top, so he could get away with it without removing them. Also the new slides don't seem to be nearly as disfigured. Notice how on the Zastava the insignia is engraved, wheras the older toks are stamped into the frame. I'm also guessing they were cut with modern machining techniques and not using a buffing wheel. There may not be any need to flatten anything since it's already about as flat as you can make it to start with.

[@MosinVirus]

+solamisandwich05 I can confirm that no markings were removed.

[@clam741]

Not sure exactly how ur supposed to use a file but it seems to me the way this guy uses the files seems to work just fine

[@MosinVirus]

If they were better files I would definitely treat them a bit differently. :)

[@jorgeflores7081]

You know You could just strip the slide and then go straight to a “cut” & “polish” procedure 😂

[@everettwilliams31]

Great video, showing us how to destroy a perfectly good slide, don't try this at home guys.

[@MosinVirus]

Local-Yokel Thanks, I don't know how the slide was destroyed. can you elaborate?

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

Yes, because flattening and rounding up sections just completely destroys a slide.

[@unknown-yg3tn]

Приветствую. Сразу видно руку мастера. Не интересовались, насколько затвор стал легче?

[@MosinVirus]

Не замерял, но и материала много снято не было. Те напильники были старые, потёртые

[@unknown-yg3tn]

@@MosinVirus Просто видел ТТ-шки с трещинами на затворе, в районе окна для выброса гильз. Там и так всё на пределе, а тут ещё утоньшение и снижение веса, хоть и незначительное. Вот и напрягся.

[@MosinVirus]

@@unknown-yg3tn вполне возможно что они ломаются именно там, но мой держался. Я его потом продал, и покупатель (знакомый) тоже ничего подобного не сообщал.

[@unknown-yg3tn]

@@MosinVirus И это отлично. Пусть служит долго и без нареканий. Такой красавец получился.

[@roccocroce]

Beautiful

[@desijugadpunjabichannel]

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[@MosinVirus]

I don't understand

[@MacCaskill]

NEVER "back and forth" -- the mark of a rank novice and a quick way to dull a quality file. The "back-stroke" rounds over the teeth, ruining your file. Ask any real gunsmith. Flattening the sides of the slide is better done wet sanding with abrasive paper on a piece of heavy plate glass . "Back and forth" lengthwise -- long, smooth strokes -- with the slide laying flat on the wet paper on the glass. Use liberal amounts of water to wash away metal particles and keep the abrasive surface clean. Start with a coarser grit, perhaps 200 depending on how much metal you need to remove to establish a flat surface and take it in stages, always working in the same direction (never sand across a previously worked surface, you'll only make scratches that take more time to sand out) up to 600 - 800, depending on the level of shine you want. This will give you perfectly flat, crisp-edged faces on the sides of the slide.

[@MosinVirus]

Thank you very much. You are absolutely right.

[@joetarantino5691]

So NEVER back and forth ? NEVER?? And in the very next paragraph you say BACK AND FORTH ?? I know you are talking about a file and sand paper..but I feel its my duty to frivolously point out your misuse of the English language ..because NEVER would imply in NO CIRCUMSTANCES or situation would you do something..like go BACK AND FORTH ..yet here you are saying to go BACK AND FORTH ...ironic isn't it ..and also very annoying that someone is telling you that you are doing something wrong when you are just trying to help or share your experiences with others .

[@socc6991]

I wish you would of showed the bluing process. But good job !

[@MosinVirus]

Thank you. I show the bluing process in my Colt 1917 restoration. Check it out if interested.

[@عمارالعبيدي-ح9ق]

Nice 👌

[@MosinVirus]

Thank you.

[@BIackforest]

Специально искал себе довоенный экземпляр, чтоб так не мучаться и геометрия была получше.., 1940 вполне сносное качество)) Стенка не слишком тонкая получилась?

[@MosinVirus]

Стенка нормальная. Отдача чуть поменьше стала, да и затвор вроде стал бегать лучше.

[@BIackforest]

Потому что затвор легче стал, я так думаю...

[@MosinVirus]

Blackforest Ну конечно, немножко легче и тонше, но это не проблемно. Я думаю ничего плохого не будет. Стали достаточно. И потом, я им пользуюсь довольно часто, и не замечал никаких изменений в работе в негативную сторону

[@pepeloton4554]

Se ve bonita pero decía mi abuelo que no había que lijarlas o limarlas.

[@MosinVirus]

Todo depende de la cantidad de material que se elimine.

[@nitroflesh]

well done

[@rafaelfontenelli1087]

boa noite vc faz pra vender ? qanto custa um pistola?

[@MosinVirus]

esta pistola foi vendida a um amigo meu há muito tempo.

[@charlesc529]

Wtf dude ! Anything but a file !

[@MosinVirus]

Thank you. What would you have done to flatten the sides?

[@charlesc529]

MosinVirus using nut shells in a sand blaster would be more "polite" on the metal.

[@MosinVirus]

How would you straighten waves out?

[@robertbrandywine]

I probably would have glued sandpaper to a sheet of glass and laid the pistol on that.

[@MosinVirus]

Robert Brandywine sure, that is one option and a better one. I was just starting out back then...

[@metalurgicafogoeacofogoeac8532]

Es um artista faz um ferrolho desse pra gente ve

[@maxhoyle2134]

Hey partner, next time pick up the file on backstroke and there will be less sanding needed.

[@MosinVirus]

max hoyle thank you.

[@arnovioorozco8366]

Todas las estruciones Sean en español pintar

[@mjoeg075]

nice

[@pcblah]

I have found your competition, search up "Rusty 1911 Restoration: Video 1: Initial Inspection" (he also restores other "junk" guns)

[@allherguns5527]

I am afraid I am not even in the same ballpark. I would probably not even start if the project was that bad.

[@MosinVirus]

I am afraid I am not even in the same ballpark.

[@adrianovergara2942]

those who unlike are so jealous

[@allenvayner3496]

I wanna built my own gun bois n giiiirls

[@MosinVirus]

Something existing or a new design?

[@torkrench]

Files cut in one direction holmes

[@MosinVirus]

Thanks, I know.

[@jesusgomez5428]

Amigo no tesoro los planos de eso arma para su fábrica a ver como me queda

[@MosinVirus]

I don't have the plans for this.

[@firefox-gi5qe]

SUPERB!

[@learnengineeringinurdu7498]

but a not show polishing

[@MosinVirus]

Mirza Umair I thought I showed it. Sorry it was a long time ago.

[@trophytaker100]

If I send a slide to you can you do your magic to it..I will pay good.thanks