RE: How much should I expect to pay to have a barrel re blued?
I personaly wouldn't reblue a ML er that you were using any thing other than ,BH209 or smokeless in.. If you hunt with it and use any of the " non Corosive" subs, you will be just watching it rust on damp days anyway. Shoot it and have fun.. The most I have ever gotten out of a disposable MLer was 1400 shots before they lost all forms of consistancy. I have even cut the barrel off twice on a Beartooth mag and recrowned, still only 1400 shoots. It is now a 357mag rook rifle.
shoot it and throw it away, thats what they were made for.
Ken