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  1. Sticky Thread Argentino M1879 Rolling Block. Is it worth restoring?

    A friend at work has offered me this rifle for “cheap”. He helped somebody clean out a wet moldy basement and salvaged it from the trash. I’m...

    Started by killforfood‎, 11-08-2010 09:07 PM
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    argentino, block, m1879, restoring, rolling, worth 172 Attachment(s)
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    Patrick Chadwick
    02-11-2022, 03:44 PM Go to last post

  2. Post Sticky Thread SMLE No1 MkV Restoration (Part's 1 thru 7)

    After a lot of other projects etc, i thought it was time to make another start, Just a recap for those who may not have seen it in the original state...

    Started by bigduke6‎, 06-09-2010 06:27 AM
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    enfield tech, mkv, no1, part, restoration, smle
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    Kfedick
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  3. Announcement Sticky Thread Welcome to a new forum moderator ...

    I'd like to introduce another one of our members and collectors, who have volunteered to help us out moderating our newly created "The Restorer's...

    Started by Badger‎, 01-09-2009 09:15 AM
    forum, moderator
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    12-29-2010, 08:29 AM Go to last post

  4. Post Sticky Thread 1941 The Modern Gunsmith (by James Virgil Howe)

    The Modern Gunsmith by James Virgil Howe Format: Volume 1 - 393 pages/Volume 2 - 458 pages Published 1941 by Funk & Wagnalls, New York Note:...

    Started by Badger‎, 12-09-2010 08:09 AM
    1941, gunsmith, howe, james, modern, virgil
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    Badger
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  5. Announcement Sticky Thread How to use "The Restorer's Corner" Forum

    Welcome to the "The Restorer's Corner". All content and pics should be restricted to material only relating to discussions about of restoration...

    Started by Badger‎, 01-09-2009 09:06 AM
    forum, the restorer corner
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  6. Question Global Thread Help: What Happened to all my pics I attached to posts?

    My apologies for the delay in giving everyone a thorough update, but I was up and down almost 36 hours addressing the outage, and I needed some...

    Started by Badger‎, 12-21-2021 12:16 PM
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    The following tutorial was created for the benefit of our members by Milsurps Moderator Harlan (deceased). On behalf of all of our membership, I'd...

    Started by Badger‎, 02-06-2011 03:38 PM
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  8. Question Global Thread Help: What is good forum etiquette and how do I deal with other members who make me angry?

    Hello folks … :) I'd like to remind everyone to re-read our Forum Rules & Site User Agreement (click here), particularly the section which covers...

    Started by Badger‎, 01-02-2017 01:32 PM
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    ssgross
    07-25-2021 08:29 PM Go to last post

  9. Question Global Thread Help: Where can I discuss politics and gun legislation issues?

    Why have a separate Social Groups area? Over the last 10 years, we’ve received many requests to permit broader public discussions amongst members,...

    Started by Badger‎, 08-08-2016 10:35 AM
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  11. Question Global Thread Help: How do I find threads with questions that have never been answered?

    Other than someone who fails to say thank you when they get an answer to a question they’ve posted, I don’t think there’s anything more frustrating...

    Started by Badger‎, 02-26-2016 09:16 AM
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    Started by Badger‎, 02-19-2014 10:18 AM
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    Today’s Internet exposes computer users and the web sites they access, to a wide range of malicious pieces of infectious software code, designed to...

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    We understand you may be impatient to get on with placing your advertisement, but we would ask that you please read this post carefully, in order to...

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    Answer: For your own protection and to help preserve them for future research by all members ... :thup: The reason we capture and store all...

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    The following tutorial was created for the benefit of our members by Milsurps Moderator cafdfw (Harlan). On behalf of all of our membership, I'd...

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  1. No1Mk3 SMLE full restoration - from scratch

    Gday, I recently found a No1MK3 SMLE which im currently getting registered and ill be restoring. I am not doing this for profit and well aware that...

    Started by Vigilant‎, 05-10-2015 02:42 PM
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    full, no1mk3, restoration, scratch, smle 3 Attachment(s)
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    CINDERS
    11-08-2016, 10:02 PM Go to last post

  2. Repaired- Repro M1 Paratrooper stock split in two.

    Received this from member mmppres, it was in his latest haul of goodies. Although it's not an original it isn't firewood anymore. The finished...

    Started by WarPig1976‎, 09-23-2016 06:22 PM
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    paratrooper, repaired, repro, split, stock 6 Attachment(s)
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    louthepou
    11-01-2016, 05:42 PM Go to last post

  3. Restoring a No1 Mk3

    Hello everyone! :wave: I have a project that I may need help with; it is a 1944 MA Lithgow SMLE sporter that has been brutally treated (someone...

    Started by RaunchyRifles‎, 08-06-2016 06:54 PM
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    mk3, no1, restoring
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    browningautorifle
    10-06-2016, 07:09 PM Go to last post

  4. Best way to glue slightly cracked M1 Cargine stock?

    Carbine... (but y'all knew what I meant) I just received a stripped walnut M1 Carbine stock that I bought off of GB. The seller said that the...

    Started by cantgrowup‎, 06-06-2014 11:13 PM
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    cargine, cracked, glue, slightly, stock
    • Replies: 20
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    Flying10uk
    09-24-2016, 07:20 PM Go to last post

  5. Type 53 Stock Restore

    So I got my hands on a Type 53 and it's a bit rough. The stock looks like it's been dragged down a gravel road. The wood is extremely coarse, and...

    Started by Mako275‎, 09-12-2016 12:08 AM
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    restore, stock, type 21 Attachment(s)
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    HOOKED ON HISTORY
    09-23-2016, 06:06 PM Go to last post

  6. Repairing "The matchstick stock"

    This stock was damaged by the shipper, disgraceful. It takes a lot to do this much damage. If the owner likes to reveal himself that'd be fine I just...

    Started by WarPig1976‎, 04-09-2016 10:48 AM
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    repairing, the matchstick stock 18 Attachment(s)
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    mmppres
    08-25-2016, 07:53 PM Go to last post

  7. How far to restore

    I recently picked up a Savage No4 M1* which dates to approximately early 1944. Somewhere in its past it has been 'sporterized'. The fore stock has...

    Started by donaldrstewart‎, 08-11-2016 07:50 PM
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    restore 4 Attachment(s)
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    bigduke6
    08-25-2016, 09:14 AM Go to last post

  8. Franken-FAL Rises Again (In Progress)

    So awhile back I got a FN-FAL at a local auction. I got it for a steal because it looked pretty fugly. Works great though and I decided I wanted to...

    Started by Mako275‎, 08-19-2016 08:26 PM
    frankenfal, progress, rises
    • Replies: 2
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    Macca
    08-22-2016, 03:48 AM Go to last post

  9. no 4 mk1 restoration

    is there any source for new furniture for a no4 mk1 ?

    Started by olskool‎, 07-02-2016 04:53 PM
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    mk1, restoration
    • Replies: 29
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    Bruce_in_Oz
    08-11-2016, 01:06 AM Go to last post

  10. Steyr M95M Restoration

    I picked this up reasonably at my local gun auction today. Had hoped to get it for a little less but got carried away. Bore has strong rifling but...

    Started by Aragorn243‎, 05-07-2016 10:32 PM
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    m95m, restoration, steyr
    • Replies: 23
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    Aragorn243
    06-23-2016, 07:35 PM Go to last post

  11. Winchester 1895 Russian Musket reconfiguration question...

    Hello everyone. I hope to get a bit of help here as I take on this new Winchester project. Some time ago I started looking for a Winchester...

    Started by MosinVirus‎, 05-28-2016 12:11 AM
    1895, musket, question, reconfiguration, russian, winchester
    • Replies: 0
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    MosinVirus
    05-28-2016, 12:11 AM Go to last post

  12. 1st post! Ishapore 2a1 sporter restoration

    Hello Milsurps! This is my first thread here, and I hope I fit right in. If you catch me doing something I shouldn't, please slap me on the head...

    Started by MosinVirus‎, 03-22-2016 07:15 PM
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    1st, 2a1, 2a1. ishapore, bedding, foreend, forestock, ishapore, post, restoration, sporter
    • Replies: 75
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    MosinVirus
    05-06-2016, 02:34 AM Go to last post

  13. Smle mk111 restoration question

    Hello fellow forum members. Has anyone successfuly managed to hand stamp a rifle number on a rifle bolt?. I'm currently restoring an enfield ...

    Started by SENDIT‎, 04-25-2016 06:15 AM
    hear, mk111, question, questioning, restoration, smle
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 5,452
    30Three
    05-02-2016, 02:59 PM Go to last post

  14. Another restoration project: No1 MkIII 1915

    Hello everyone. I recently purchased a bad looking No1 MkIII, dark, greasy woods and irons. I started its restoration. As usual I need your...

    Started by peval65‎, 04-12-2016 09:31 AM
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    1 2
    1915, mkiii, no1, project, restoration 14 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 14
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    peval65
    04-13-2016, 06:06 PM Go to last post

  15. Restoring a sectionalised SMLE No 1 Mk III*

    Hi All I am just starting restoring what I believe to be a sectionalised SMLE No1 Mk III*, Enfield made. As you can see from the photos, it is in...

    Started by twj42‎, 04-02-2016 11:37 AM
    iii, restoring, sectionalised, smle 5 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 1
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    Peter Laidler
    04-02-2016, 02:03 PM Go to last post

  16. Ugly M91/30 - What's Russian for "Bubba?"

    I recently picked up an M91/30. On top of paying way too much I apparently got the last one at the bottom of the crate, as there was no hand pick...

    Started by cipherk98‎, 03-24-2016 10:01 PM
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    1 2
    bubba, m91 or 30, russian, ugly 6 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 15
    • Views: 9,144
    MasterChief
    03-31-2016, 02:16 PM Go to last post

  17. 9mm Wise Lite Arms “Colefire Magnum” – Sterling type pistol

    WLA (Wise Lite Arms) made a Sterling type pistol they called the “Colefire Magnum.” It was made with a lot of Mk4 Sterling parts and chambered in...

    Started by Vincent‎, 03-20-2016 10:16 PM
    9mm, arms, lite, magnum”, pistol, sterling, type, wise, “colefire
    • Replies: 9
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    Sentryduty
    03-29-2016, 05:34 PM Go to last post

  18. mildew and mold on gunstock

    A friend at the gun club has a stock that he says has developed mold or mildew because the storage area got damp. He asked me how to get it off and...

    Started by stockerphil‎, 02-15-2016 03:22 PM
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    1 2
    gunstock, mildew, mold
    • Replies: 19
    • Views: 14,869
    madrad62
    03-24-2016, 10:04 AM Go to last post

  19. Ross MkIII restored

    Just finishing up restoring my Ross MkIII. I picked this one up last spring and have been gathering the few missing bits and pieces and trying to...

    Started by flying pig‎, 03-07-2016 03:22 PM
    mkiii, restored, ross
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 5,391
    Bruce_in_Oz
    03-20-2016, 08:37 PM Go to last post

  20. Question Any tips on removing old paint from a blued Sten MK V barrel?

    Lately I have picked up an original Sten MK V at a good price, unmolested and with all numbers and stamps in place. The gun had a serious amount of...

    Started by Freeland‎, 03-11-2016 04:51 AM
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    barrel, blued, paint, removing, sten, tips 2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 18
    • Views: 12,903
    Peter Laidler
    03-20-2016, 09:15 AM Go to last post
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