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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:...
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Here is how it came to me - at the best price $0. (Well, to be fair I bought him lunch). Looks to be mostly all here. So what is it? An Ithaca...
A neighbor asked me to look at something given to him, so he brought this over. Looks like a type of muzzle-to-breach loader conversion, but...
I've been working to ID these hammers and think I'm getting there. Any idea about the two upper left hammers? Upper row are percussion...
I found a company that is going to attempt to replicate the profile of a Long Lee Enfield barrel. I found a very ruined, very unsafe to use barrel to...
Good Afternoon All, Working on an 1876 Evans Transitional rifle that has seen some history. All is well except the three barrel band springs. They...
few weeks ago found a WW2 flaming bomb 50 cal can in a indoor flea market , fella had $30 on it but it had silver paint lathered all over it , i told...
Is it best to steam the dents on a rifle stock before or after the finish is removed? Assuming you were going to do a complete refinish . All...
wrapping up the M4A1 clone build , looking through my parts drawers for a stock that would pass for correct and low and behold i found one with a...
I have a model 1895 Chilean Mauser that is in really good condition and numbers matching except for the bolt. The bad thing about it is that somebody...
I wouldn't call this a restoration; more of a minor correction back to it's original configuration. This rifle came to me four months ago. I was at...
So this was found in my sister and brother in laws barn when they moved in last year. It's a Colt Lightning Magazine Rifle, small frame 22...
Here it is. Found this at a steal at the Hartville, OH flea market. It's been degassing in the garage since June. Serial says NA38541, which puts...
I was fortunate to recently obtain a Hakim with a Swedish bayonet. I believe it has matching numbers (they are in Arabic and per my son, who does...
My last restoration was with a No1Mk111 Lithgow and a BSA No1Mk111, the BSA was an all matching sporterized rifle with a good bore. The Lithgow...
I have an 1899 Krag Carbine that I'm restoring. I am through with it, but for one thing. Previously, it had an ugly bluing job applied to the...
I keep telling myself to stop rescuing and saving rifles, but just like the rest of the world, I didnt listen to myself... A few years ago I was at...
This one was a quick one. Took two rifle to make one. Stole the furniture from a DP rifle to dress up a 1920 BSA Siamese order, in sporter...
Since i was about to do the final finish on my P13 i figured i might as well finish the wood on one of my other project. A RIC that's been on the...
I've refinished/restored many milsurp stocks. So, I know the basics, and would never do anything to harm an original, valuable stock. However, I am...
Howdy Fellas, So here is something I have not performed yet, dealing with color case hardening finishes and their' preservation. I picked up...
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