they said on phone that 65 dollars includes taking off the parts to be blued and putting them back on. i said that there was some punch marks near the front sight and i saw where a flint nicked the touch hole area . he said that is included in price when they refinish barrel.i thought that was good deal.bad part is price to ship it.14 dollars from pa, with insurancei would guess and say if you just sent barrel in for NICKS ,they will charge 65 but i think they will reblue it so it comes out nice.thats why they say the blueing/nicks is in 65 dollar price. i am real good on blueing too but have not done it in 30 years.you cant get good job at home blueing unless you HEAT barrel to bake it on.boy, does that rust /blue remover smoke and blueing too.you can do it cold but it wears off over time.also it looks REAL BLACK with no blue tint to black. i used to heat the barrels in my ovenor over burners of my barbacue.it takes a lot of practice to do it right and not burn yourself or finger prints or smear with blueing.it can be done but a lot of work and you may damage barrel. you can cold blue it and it comes out not to bad, but black. black is not real bad, i like it.if you do it cold,take 2000 emery cloth and sand barrel as bright as you can. then get a buffing wheel for your grinder,buff it real bright.secret to good blueing is get all the blueing off gun and shine it bright.brighter the better. to sum it all up.for 15 dollars you can get a kit to reblue your barrel.for 93 dollars you can get it done at 370 degrees bake on.if you have skill and can heat barrel,you can get a good job at home but i dont like BLACK with no blue tint in it.