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Thank you all for the advise. I will try the gray scotchbrite pad and post some pictures when I am done. Thanks again Stuart

I am working on my first sporter and need some information. How much do you polish your barrel and action prior to blueing. I have military barrel that I have re-contoured and have gone over it with 400 grit emory cloth. Do you sand down any further than this to 600 grit and even farther putting it on a buffing wheel and putting on a bright finish? I guess I am looking for ideas for the best finish for rust blueing from the experts. Any help is appreciated. Thanks Stuart

I have a Yugo 24/47 that I am sporterizing. The military barrel looks to be new and I would like to keep it. After removing the sights I plan to shorten and recrown the barrel. Here is my question, after removing the rear sights there are two holes where the screws were, what is the proper way to fill them? I assume that a soft anealed screw put back in and peened over then smoothed but wanted ideas. There is also dimpled writing on the end of the barrel stating 8mm and other info, can this be removed by turning it without affecting the performance? Any advise would be appreciated. Thank Stuart