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Heat Treating And Blanchards Of Utah


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I have 3 Mauser receivers I plan on getting heat treated. Two because I am going up in caliber(to big magnum...375 Ruger and 458 Win Mag) and one because I need to weld up some deep stampings in the front ring.

I phoned Blanchards in UT who gets lots of recommendations. While the cost was very reasonable, they turned me off when they said they would not ship the receivers back to me, but to a local FFL dealer that I would specify. They further went on to say this was not a legal requirement, but their own internal rule.

Well, that means I will have to pay at least $50 to register these receivers(one dealer wanted $25 per receiver) and pay $35 for a background check as well. Plus, then they sit in "jail" for 10 days. These receivers are in my bound book as C&R already.

I have now called Pacific Metallurgy to see what their policy is and I am now waiting for a return call. But, BradD, who recommended them said that he has sent stuff to them and they sent it directly back to him.

My understanding of the law is that firearms can go directly to a repair facility and directly back, and do not have to go through a dealer. So, Blancahrd's may have lost my business forever.

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I contact Pacific Metalurgy, and here is their reply for pricing and shipping:

 

For mausers we charge $125.00 lot for both bolt and receivers you can

get about 10 bolts and 10 receivers for that price if you have any more

laying around you want done with these. We heat treat the the Tom

Burgess method where the bolt is 45-48 and the receiver is 33-36 unless

you tell us different. And we can send them back as long as it is not a

P.O. box..........Jim

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I contact Pacific Metalurgy, and here is their reply for pricing and shipping:

 

For mausers we charge $125.00 lot for both bolt and receivers you can

get about 10 bolts and 10 receivers for that price if you have any more

laying around you want done with these. We heat treat the the Tom

Burgess method where the bolt is 45-48 and the receiver is 33-36 unless

you tell us different. And we can send them back as long as it is not a

P.O. box..........Jim

Why not a po box?

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