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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...
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...
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The Modern Gunsmith by James Virgil Howe Format: Volume 1 - 393 pages/Volume 2 - 458 pages Published 1941 by Funk & Wagnalls, New York Note:...
Welcome to the "The Restorer's Corner". All content and pics should be restricted to material only relating to discussions about of restoration...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
is there any source for new furniture for a no4 mk1 ?
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...
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...
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...
Hello fellow forum members. Has anyone successfuly managed to hand stamp a rifle number on a rifle bolt?. I'm currently restoring an enfield ...
Hello everyone. I recently purchased a bad looking No1 MkIII, dark, greasy woods and irons. I started its restoration. As usual I need your...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
am buying a sportized g43 walther rifle (ww2 german 8mm semi auto) barrel action / bore are all good. was east german re issue , the buttstock...
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