say what you will but

[goo]

i always thought this was a cool rifle. i wish i would of bought one.
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http://pics.gunbroker.com/GB/1312940...x170282375.jpg
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i might like one of these too.
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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2472/...cede0b268e.jpg

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[RJW NZ]

That first pic 45/70 caused me a nasty flashback.
I'm with you, I like these conversions, and when I saw a jungle carbine/no1mk3 conversion 7.62? conversion I jumped at it. It had the same dark walnut color as yours.
I took to the range, it was a damp drizzly day. In a few minutes I was black all over it seemed. The 'stain'/color was 100% water soluble, completely dissolvable, and came off on everything, a truly incredible mess.

I stripped it off with a garden hose, and did a proper stain and BLO on it, much better. A really nice rifle, still wish I had it, despite the navy arms wonky provenance.

[goo]

i don't need one.... i just want one.
might prefer a park finish, though.
as i recall, they came with a survival fishing kit in the buttstock.
hard to get a deal like that these days.