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  1. My new Ross Rifle Mk.III
  2. Krag from Norway
  3. Original M14 glass stock colour
  4. Ellwood Epp's M1 Garand
  5. New to collecting. Would like some advice.
  6. Help restoring my enfield
  7. 303 wood
  8. Barrel Bands
  9. Ishapore 2A1 Paint
  10. Need advice on K98k Mauser
  11. AIM Surplus has No. 4 MK I stock sets
  12. Ross M10
  13. What do I have?
  14. SMLE No1 Mk III Forend
  15. SMLE Forearm stock
  16. How to use "The Restorer's Corner" Forum
  17. Welcome to a new forum moderator ...
  18. Restoring a Lee Enfield No1 Mk3* (chambered in .410)
  19. My first enfield
  20. Finished a P-14
  21. Opinions Wanted: Refinishing Metal on a Steyr M95
  22. Fitting a new forestock to a No4
  23. Thoughts on shellac for Russian Mosin-Nagant
  24. byf 43 Kar98k
  25. Restoring parker hale SMLE
  26. Bubba'd N.o4 bought - pic
  27. How to restore a No.4
  28. Springfield Sporters
  29. What's the best stain for wood before Linseed oil is applied?
  30. Bubba'ing a Enfield?
  31. Repairs on a Polish Mosin-Nagant M44, pictures and story
  32. Ross Rifle
  33. Venezuelan contract FN 1924/30 carbine stock
  34. Parts foe lee enfields
  35. Parkerizing and solder
  36. Here's a refurbed Lee Enfield 1939 Lithgow No1 Mk3*
  37. Since I'm asking questions about restoring
  38. pics of my work as requested
  39. 03A4 Restoration ???????
  40. Poor Little SKS
  41. Restoring My Poor Lithgow..
  42. Parts for Egyptian Hakim 8mm semi-auto needed
  43. cleaning up greasy wood...101
  44. New life for an old Enfield stock
  45. Chipped out butt repair
  46. follow up on Greasy wood, and crack repair
  47. I relly have finish this one.
  48. Bubbas work at its best, or worst
  49. restored 1916 lithgow H barrel
  50. Best place to buy park solution for 1911 Ithaca
  51. Refinished a 1944 Lithgow No1Mk3*
  52. Unknown tumbler
  53. refinishing garand clips
  54. Advice on Blueing
  55. Stripping Nickel???
  56. Refinishing t99 stock
  57. installing sight collar on SA 1903
  58. Repairing cracks in stocks
  59. pics of refinished Jungle Carbine
  60. Haven't got a clue what to do here...........
  61. Refurbed Enfield P14
  62. #4 MK1 Longbranch
  63. restoring an 03A4
  64. 03A4 genuine scope rings?
  65. Couldn't help myself...
  66. M1 Carbine Magazine
  67. Question of restoring swiss rifles
  68. Another 03A4 Restoration Project
  69. A few random thoughts about restoring milsurps
  70. Mauser 96 original wood finish
  71. Swiss G 11 Question
  72. No1Mk3 restored (I have to keep the pace!)
  73. How to make pics of an looong Swiss G 1911
  74. If you have a question on metal finishing I might be able to help.
  75. Portuguese M1904 Mauser (Re barrel)
  76. Replacement cocking piece for Lee-Enfield #4Mk1.
  77. Portuguese M1904 Mauser (Re barrel) Part 2
  78. Lots 'o' Projects and Questions
  79. Restored my LE No.4 MkI* Savage
  80. For those who likes a Swiss Gewehr 96/11
  81. To Patrick Chadwick
  82. Puzzle of restoring a thing
  83. Restore this stock?
  84. Help with part needed
  85. De-bubba'ing fore ends
  86. Ishapore MkIII forearm
  87. Isaphore Rear Sight
  88. "Thurbal" -Thing to Patrick Chadwick
  89. Restored my No.4 MKI* 1943
  90. Malcolm scope on a Patt. 1914
  91. best type of media to sandblast gun parts
  92. 1895 6mm Lee Navy: Help Needed
  93. It's been a while since I refinished one... (Tales of a refurbished Enfield P14)
  94. Colt lightning frame
  95. Restored 1918 No1mk3*
  96. questions 1st redoing metal 2nd wood
  97. Lithgow HT Restoration Complete
  98. Re-bluing
  99. M1 Garand Gas Cylinder
  100. Finished a refurb on a No4 Mk1 Lee Enfield
  101. M1 Refinish
  102. Web strap
  103. No4 MkI Recovery / Refurbish
  104. sweed mauser barrel
  105. repair to a P14 stock...
  106. Rust and Blue Remover?
  107. Overhaul and refurbish of an L1A1
  108. Complete overhaul of a M1 Garand
  109. Recovery of a Blue Sky M1 Inland Carbine
  110. 1909 Argentine
  111. Bedding a #4 mk1
  112. Refurbed Lee Enfield Jungle Carbine (pics)
  113. Another bedding question
  114. Refurbed No1Mk3*
  115. Walnut stock for an M40-ish project
  116. No4 wood WIP
  117. Help needed cleaning parts for restoration
  118. restoring LE Mk I carbine
  119. M1911a1
  120. A pair of Lee Enfield; SMLE, and No4Mk2 sporter (Whitworth)
  121. GI finishes NOS parts and refinished items
  122. Good, bad and ugly. Ishapore 2a/2a1.
  123. Stock fix problem
  124. "Old formula" Dicropan from Brownell's
  125. Will black oxide work with JB weld?
  126. First restoration/ Enfield mk1/2
  127. Hardener Substitute for Cerakote
  128. SMLE No1 MkV Restoration (Part's 1 thru 7)
  129. G43 buttplate HELP!!!!
  130. Not milsurp resto per se, but I thought this could be of interest
  131. Restoration of a Swedish M-94 Carbine
  132. Restoration to original configuration of No 5 mk 4 (ish)
  133. Leather restoration/preservation
  134. Restoring Mosin Nagant Stock
  135. Restoring a Swede M1894/14
  136. No4 Mk1 T Rebuild
  137. Mark 1*** backsight leaf slide
  138. Removing Black Leather Dye from Brown Leather
  139. german 8mm m1924 type 2 replacement stock
  140. Boiled Linseed Oil on stock
  141. Refurbed 1917 SSA SMLE No1Mk3*
  142. Peculiar No. 4 rifle
  143. To Sand or Not to Sand
  144. Preservative Or Dressing For Rubber Scope Eyepiece?
  145. Garand Stock Care
  146. Argentino M1879 Rolling Block. Is it worth restoring?
  147. Winchester Garand Gas Cylinder refinishing
  148. restored a 577/450 gahendra rifle over the last few weeks.
  149. Hatcher's Notebook
  150. Shotgun Restoration
  151. 1941 The Modern Gunsmith (by James Virgil Howe)
  152. P38 Grip Restoration
  153. Looking to restore 1942 no. 4 mk1* long branch please help
  154. Jungle Carbine "Replica"
  155. To restore, or not to restore?
  156. Restoring a No.4 T to its Wartime look, need some help :)
  157. Anyone do re bluing?
  158. L42 Replica
  159. How to restore this mess. Spandau Mauser
  160. Hot /rust blue sources
  161. How long to dunk in electrolysys bath
  162. Restored 1941 Long Branch No.4 Mk.1 - finally....
  163. Inspired to post this by Spinecracker's recent post
  164. restoring my mosin nagant
  165. Question on desporterizing a No.1 MkIII
  166. genuine tung oil questions
  167. How bad does a part have to be before you write it off?
  168. Restoration of leather slings
  169. Birchwood Casey Plumb Brown
  170. Vans instant gun blue?
  171. Linseed Oil
  172. Nagant 91/30
  173. TEL SIG No.32 Mk1 - Restoring
  174. New fixer-upper 1891 Carcano Cavalry Carbine
  175. Refurb of 7.62 Range Rifle No4Mk1/3
  176. M1 Stock refinishing question
  177. Red Shellac
  178. No4 Mk1 Enfield stock refinishing
  179. 1918 Lithgow Restoration .....
  180. Phosphating/Parkerising
  181. Truoil stripping
  182. Noi MkII* Heavy Barrel Resto.
  183. No 32 Scope - removing a sheared anti-cant screw.
  184. 1910 Erfurt K98
  185. Maltby Refurb, finished
  186. Rifle No.7 .22 LR
  187. Prize entry for "Bubba's Hall of Shame"
  188. mounting pads no4T sniper?
  189. Raw Linseed Oil/ Flax Seed Oil - Tasty(?), Healthy, AND Good for Your Stock!
  190. I need smle advice
  191. Refinishing a Sten MK3
  192. G43 Restoration
  193. Tale of an 1899 LEC (Lee Enfield Carbine) refurbishing. (Lots of pics!)
  194. Need sight help???
  195. Any info regarding Stain or dye remover?
  196. Another one de-sporterized (SMLE No1Mk3*)
  197. No4 Mk1* Refurb
  198. Stock Refurb/Refinish Service
  199. Handguard repair
  200. Garand stock refinish question
  201. Little black spots in wood. How do I get rid of them?
  202. M38 Swedish Mauser Restoration
  203. Mounting of Firearms - Static Display
  204. Restoring a Lee Enfield #4 mk 1*(T)
  205. Cleaning an old stock
  206. Gun grease, what do I use to clean? Wood too?
  207. Restoreing a Mauser Standard action with an Israeli 308 K98 barrel and beech stock?
  208. No 4 7.62 build
  209. Winchester Lee Navy
  210. Tung Oil
  211. Restoration of an 1886M93 Lebel
  212. Removing black stain from stock
  213. Spanish Destroyer Carbine Restoration Project
  214. Jungle Carbine Oil Soaked Stock
  215. Black Paint on No 4 Enfield
  216. Lee Enfield MLE sporter
  217. Restoration of a Spanish Mauser Cavalry Carbine
  218. Fn 49
  219. Enfield No 4 buttstock question?
  220. I Hollis & sons double gun
  221. A No4 Lee Enfield in 45 acp :)
  222. A simple de-sporterized No4 Lee Enfield
  223. like to restore 1915 Lithgow - need your help
  224. Cleanin A Stock - What Do You Use?
  225. No.4 Resto questions
  226. No4 Mk1* Restoration Questions
  227. Enfield Carbine (saving what was left)
  228. Help !- Need help in restoring a 1944 Maltby Lee Enfield NO.4 Mk1* missing some parts
  229. Even pellet guns deserve a bit of love.
  230. No5 forend Cut down from No4
  231. My first restoration, 1915 BSA transition No1 MkIII
  232. Remington Rolling Block- Restoration Possible?
  233. Hoppe's Solvent to clean Stock on 91/30?
  234. Park or park not? how, should, or why you take that finish off??
  235. Bubba's Halll of Shame
  236. Swedish HVA m96 stock finish
  237. Jungle Carbine Bayonet Repair
  238. Using 50/50 BLO and Turpentine
  239. refurbed No4Mk2, a nice blonde :)
  240. Rebarrel a Mosin Nagant
  241. Three more lee Enfield desporterized :)
  242. How to apply Red Shellac to the m91/30
  243. Ljungman Ag m/42 stock inish
  244. How to remove RLO from No.4 fore end?
  245. SMLE No. 1 Mk III* Teak Fore-end??
  246. desporterizing a long branch no4 mk1*
  247. Family Pistol... Help?
  248. Another restored SMLE
  249. Hello from Montana
  250. Desportizing a SMLE and can't find a forestock
  251. No. 4Mk1 restoration question
  252. Desporterizing a No4 Mk1/3 and converting to repro T status
  253. Shellac shelf age
  254. Leather preservation
  255. Polish M91 Sniper Stock Repair
  256. Dry Rot
  257. Ishapore Resto
  258. Stock Refinishing ??????
  259. 2 New Projects
  260. Restoration project of a lifetime (so far)......
  261. No1 Mk3 forearm little wood bits ???
  262. Need Polish Mosin M91/30 rifle stock
  263. Restoration Project of a Lifetime (so far), Pt.2.
  264. Need some #5 Enfield parts help
  265. IS this a worthwhile resto?
  266. 1941 Swedish Mauser needs a LOT of help
  267. New one for me: Martini-Henry refurb
  268. Home DIY phosphate/ parkerizing process
  269. Re-doing a stock, need some help!
  270. The Long Branch that came with the Swede
  271. Rust Removal
  272. Long Branch No.4 Mark 1* Project
  273. Rebuild of 1916 Lithgow after bubba and neglect
  274. Fitting an unissued stock on a No.4 MK1
  275. Best wood for recoil lugs
  276. FINISHED IT.... So I had this spare No4 action, and a Jungle carbine barrel...
  277. Mauser 1895 Chilean Restoration Project
  278. Mauser 71/84 restoration
  279. Parker Hale 300 Win Magnum, refurbed
  280. Help with damaged ishapore stock
  281. Need some good advice.
  282. Good No1 but bad bore what to do
  283. Restoring a No4 Mk1 - Your opinions please!
  284. A couple of No4's de-sportertized over the last few weeks...
  285. FN 1903 Browning - Before and After
  286. Enfield P14 restoration
  287. Building a ZF41 fake/repro/shooter
  288. What to use for dried out leather?
  289. Using electrolysis to remove rust from blued item?
  290. Draws on a no4, wood choices.
  291. longbranch sniper build with modern scope. the purists are screaming..........
  292. Oil Blackening
  293. Stock Repair? Anyone?
  294. 1918 NRF No1 MkIII*
  295. Original finish on arisaka's type 99's
  296. Restoration Project An Israeli, Model 1930 Type .22
  297. Woodwork issues with a NZ old soldier.
  298. I'm deporting a 1867 Swede rolling block
  299. Bluing rust?
  300. Any way to "enhance" the remaining finish on blued m1911?
  301. So, I desporterized this NRF No1Mk3*...
  302. What to use in ultrasonic cleaner?
  303. Monkey Business
  304. Restoring sanded stocks?
  305. Restored 1944 Long Branch Lee Enfield
  306. Need a hole in a receiver filled
  307. Fitting Enfield Cheek Rest
  308. Buttplate swap - Lee Metford/Enfield MLM/MLE for LEC1 Carbine
  309. A different route of restoration, too far gone, but I liked it anyway.
  310. Making Cleaning Rods
  311. A desporterized 1916 LSA No1Mk3 (no star) :)
  312. what do i have
  313. Did i do good guy's an whats my next step.
  314. restore PEM
  315. Help restoring a few rifles? Mauser 98k and Lee Enfield No. 4 Mk I* and Mosin Nagant
  316. 2 inch mortar firing lever drawings
  317. Got RUST? It's easy to remove, here's how.
  318. gun care products evaluation
  319. De-sporterizing a No.1 Mk.3 Lithgow, have a question.
  320. Best way to glue slightly cracked M1 Cargine stock?
  321. Sometimes you need a challenge...
  322. Ross Fore end splice
  323. Winter project
  324. preserving my 1902-16 Indochinois Berthier
  325. Making a slip patch in a handguard
  326. Reproduction Ross Rifle Stocks, Fresh Off The Duplicator!
  327. P14 Stock Repair
  328. 1866 Trapdoor Refinish
  329. Resurected LSA 1896 MLE
  330. Broken long Lee foresight
  331. 1941 Long Branch Restoration
  332. My Great Big MkII** Ross Rifle Project.
  333. 1903 Bayonet repair and rust removal....
  334. 1942 Long Branch restoration
  335. Need advice with mas36
  336. Desporterizing a No4 Mk1
  337. My poor M1907 sling
  338. Snider mainspring
  339. No 32 scope tin repair/ refinish
  340. Collector restoring SMLE MkIII* HT
  341. No1Mk3 SMLE full restoration - from scratch
  342. NoMk111 restore
  343. Restoring M1 carbine, Garand, No.4Mk2
  344. 1905-R sporter restored!
  345. Remmington 03A3 sniper rifle?
  346. MP-28 buttstock
  347. What is this hand guard from?
  348. My First No. 4 Restoration
  349. German ZF 4 Scope refinish
  350. At the risk of "boring" you all...
  351. Woodworm treatment and to repair or not ??
  352. Restorer suggestions to unsheath a stuck blade? Please??
  353. RIA 1917A1 Restoration (presented with no comments).
  354. stopping active rust
  355. Mk 111 restoration project (first post)
  356. Stocker & yale us lensatic compass
  357. Restocking a Canadian marked 1918 No1 Mk III
  358. Re-finishing a Ljungman AG-42B
  359. Salvaging my Savage No4 Mk1/3 (F)
  360. No4 Rifle WW2 metal finish?
  361. mildew and mold on gunstock
  362. how do you measure barrel up pressure?
  363. Lengthening a Sporterized '03A3 "C" Stock
  364. g43 restoration help info requested
  365. Police trade-in 870 refinish.
  366. Ross MkIII restored
  367. Any tips on removing old paint from a blued Sten MK V barrel?
  368. 9mm Wise Lite Arms “Colefire Magnum” – Sterling type pistol
  369. 1st post! Ishapore 2a1 sporter restoration
  370. Ugly M91/30 - What's Russian for "Bubba?"
  371. Restoring a sectionalised SMLE No 1 Mk III*
  372. Repairing "The matchstick stock"
  373. Another restoration project: No1 MkIII 1915
  374. Smle mk111 restoration question
  375. Steyr M95M Restoration
  376. Winchester 1895 Russian Musket reconfiguration question...
  377. A Sad, Sad Story
  378. Lee metford/Enfield cavalry carbine restoration
  379. no 4 mk1 restoration
  380. Restoring a No1 Mk3
  381. How far to restore
  382. Franken-FAL Rises Again (In Progress)
  383. Type 53 Stock Restore
  384. Repaired- Repro M1 Paratrooper stock split in two.
  385. Slow Rust Bluing Recipe
  386. Lithgow Mod24 Restoration
  387. Lithgow Mod12 Restoration
  388. No.32 scope seen better days
  389. A variation on heat quenching for an aged park appearance.
  390. Seeking advice to repair crack in stock of Swedish Ag42
  391. Tung oil finish inside stock?
  392. Ishapore 2A1 handguard repair
  393. Fox SxS Stock Restoration
  394. Long Lee Metford/Enfield rifle restoration.
  395. 1903A3 spring/follower detached part
  396. AM i NUTS??? Saving a LEC
  397. No4 Mk1 dignity restored
  398. M1903A3 New Stock
  399. Parker hale 5a mount
  400. 1917 SSA No1 Mk3* with Australian service marking resto (Pic heavy thread)
  401. How much oil should a gunstock take
  402. Repairing a Shortened Stock Heel?
  403. Duffel Cut Options
  404. Need Help with SMLE carbine that Never Was
  405. Siamese Contract SMLE Restoration
  406. Warpig
  407. Removing flecks of paint
  408. The restoration of a Cond. IV .22
  409. Smith Corona 1903A3
  410. 1884 Trapdoor Cadet Restoration
  411. Dent and Gouge Repair
  412. Perma Blue
  413. Browning Hi-Power Finish Question
  414. Cleaning old Swedish M/96 Walnut Stock
  415. M96 Swede stock repair
  416. BNZ 4 Mixmaster Project
  417. BSA MkIII* Resto and Cleanup
  418. Restoration of a .22 Short Rifle Mk II... found in a creek
  419. Lebel parts needed
  420. trigger needed
  421. Is this a refinished/sanded Carcano?
  422. Nickle/Chrome Stripping Question
  423. Two sporterized stocks back in full trim
  424. Finn M39 "Finger" splice anatomy
  425. Molly the MLE Restoration
  426. Bulgarian demilled training rifle M95
  427. urethane
  428. i want to restore the finish on my PU Mosin Sniper
  429. Swedish Ljungman AG42B Stock Finish
  430. Question about Electrolysis and Wood
  431. Yugo M95M restoration project
  432. M16A1 Handguards
  433. 1910 NZ Sht LE Mk1 restored
  434. Cavalry carbine sight cover
  435. 1912 SMLE Enfield Retoration Project Wrap-up
  436. Restoration of a Martini Henry - inletting fun
  437. Schmidt Rubin 1896/11
  438. Arisaka Stock Restoration Advice?
  439. How desperate are you to fix this SMLE front handguard?
  440. Restoring white finishes
  441. Extreme Linseeding
  442. US property restoration
  443. Stock replacement question
  444. no4 lee enfield mk2 restoration
  445. P14 stock repair
  446. Saving a 'semi' bubbafied M44
  447. No. 4 Mk. 1* Sporterized Stock Needs Help
  448. Screw Restoration
  449. Lee Enfield cleaning
  450. lee Enfield mk3 star barrel swap.
  451. No. 4 Mk. 1* Stock Detective Work Needed
  452. What is This Part and Its Purpose?
  453. How did this happen?
  454. 1892 Lee Metford MKII Restored
  455. Cleaning Stock that has sentencing paint on it
  456. Veneer over stock repair?
  457. Front Barrel Band Screw Not Long Enough
  458. No 4 vs. o3A3 handguard ring
  459. lee enfield no1 MKIII * restoration
  460. No 4 rifle
  461. How to Fix No4 MkII mistake
  462. Restoring an old Fusil Gras mle 1874
  463. Resniper Mosin PE
  464. Carved Initials in Stock Grip
  465. How to clean/patch pakerized finish on 30-06 FN Mauser
  466. Longbranch rebuild
  467. Remove oil from cracked stock without damaging finish?
  468. Nickel Plating removal Help!
  469. How to remove K98 bolt takedown discs?
  470. Lee Enfield Paint that Isn't
  471. No 4 stock nail
  472. ROLEX Tokarev TT 33 Restoration
  473. Ishapore 2A Restoration
  474. Parkerized FAL Magazine Conservation/Restoration
  475. Dreyse Restoration
  476. trigger guard Mk1 No111* 1944 Lithgow.
  477. BSA Mercury Challenger rebuild
  478. HIDDEN GEM
  479. BEWARE BEWARE
  480. Mossberg 44us(a) Restoration
  481. T-88 for forend repair
  482. WTB - Long Lee Parts
  483. Removing Rust
  484. NOT GREAT AT ALL
  485. No.4 Mk1 wood
  486. Mosin-Nagant stock refinishing
  487. Help with bayonet disaster
  488. Cleaning up a rusty M82 scope and mount
  489. Remington 03a3
  490. SA 1903 Early
  491. Tung oil removal from blued parts
  492. No.1 Mk.3 Cardinal Sin?
  493. Case hardening
  494. Marbles barrel replacement
  495. Grat wire for No.32 Mk3
  496. Winchester Model P17 Advice
  497. chrome plated parts?
  498. Arisaka T38 series 26 (Kokura) - What was the original finish of these components?
  499. Help saving a moldy swiss relic
  500. First attempt at conservation