Mannlicher-Schoenauer scope base

[tjones96761]

can anything be done to remedy the damage to this? Replacements are hard to find and farkin' expensive. I'd like to reblue it if possible, if it has to be Duracoated or something similar then I'll have to weigh the cost/benefit vs. replacement.
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[ldp4570]

can anything be done to remedy the damage to this? Replacements are hard to find and farkin' expensive. Cell phone pics are a little grainy, but it is thoroughly rusted. I'd like to reblue it if possible, if it has to be Duracoated or something similar then I'll have to bite the bullet and buy a replacement.

Are we talking standard tip off mount, or side flipoff mount? Pic's would be nice.

 

[Honeybee]

I dont see any pictures.

 

[shortgrass]

From what I can see (which isn't much) , I'd 'bite the bullet'.

 

[tjones96761]

changed the pictures, maybe you can see better now. I have 2 of these rifles, one new one needs restored. If it can be blued and look good, I'll put it on the new one for my dad. If it has to be something else then I'll try and match it to the MS action that needs restored, don't know if it can be blued back or not yet.

 

[shortgrass]

Those nice blue jobs come from proper metal prep. You can't blue pits away, they have to filed away, you know, with a mill bastard file, then polished either buy hand with wet & dry paper or a buffer. Hand work, even if it's 'just' filing away pits doesn't come cheap. You MIGHT have that mount bead blasted and blued and have it look OK, but a high gloss blue, you wouldn't want to pay for that. (I slow rust blue and charge $55/hr. for draw filing to remove pits-doesn't include polishing)

 

[mr ed]

Check with a longtime dealer like dongs or oas.
That looks to be a leopold mount and an oldtime dealer might have one on the shelf cheaper than refinishing that one.
If you go to Wannamachers show next month, theres guys with boxes of hard to find (new old stock) mounts.