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tbonesmith
10-15-2009, 04:39 AM
This week I completed the restoration of a Lithgow HT. It was a disaster when I bought it, but I've brought it back as far as possible and practical. I would have liked to reparkerize, but HOW??? Bead blasted and re blued does the trick for me anyway. The scope is good and I tested it at 50 m a couple of days ago and it shot about an inch with any ammo I fed it, so there's nothing major wrong. I'll shoot it a scoped service shoot in Sydney in 2 weeks and see how it measures up!
gunner
10-15-2009, 04:44 AM
Good job. Let us know how it shoots.

Regards

Gunner
louthepou
10-15-2009, 07:28 PM
Fine looking indeed, but as Gunner says! Howzitshoot? :D
Danny
10-22-2009, 10:20 PM
This week I completed the restoration of a Lithgow HT. It was a disaster when I bought it, but I've brought it back as far as possible and practical. I would have liked to reparkerize, but HOW??? Bead blasted and re blued does the trick for me anyway. The scope is good and I tested it at 50 m a couple of days ago and it shot about an inch with any ammo I fed it, so there's nothing major wrong. I'll shoot it a scoped service shoot in Sydney in 2 weeks and see how it measures up!

It looks great, not much different than parkerizing. What grade of glass beads did you use?

Danny
tbonesmith
10-24-2009, 02:14 AM
Don't know but very fine, will check on the bag and get back to you.
tbonesmith
10-24-2009, 02:16 AM
By the way, shot it today in a 200 meter scoped comp, and did terrible. But when I grouped it it shot 10 rounds into about 8 inches about a foot low and right (at 200 meters) so I'll have to zero the windage and correct the range drum and I should be getting close... the saga continues