Well i finally got around to pulling my Lithgowicon apart to get rid of all the varnish and other gunk the previous owner applied, as well as removing the scope
It's my first .303, and i fell in love with it the first time i saw it (mainly because it was a Lithgow, and a .303!) and i looked past some obvious 'issues' such as the scope, and the lower hand gaurd not looking quite right.

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The only decent picture i have of the rifle as it was when i bought it. Shot pretty well considering!!


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So then i took all the wood off and proceeded to strip off all that horrible varnish/stain that had been painted all over it (runs, brush fibres and all)

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And here is the thing i was worried about.. its been played with
If anyone in Aus has a spare lower hand gaurd to suit a 1922 Lithgow ShtLE that you want to get rid off i would be more than happy to take it off your hands

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Paint and varnish stripper doing its thing! Made all that terrible varnish come off without even trying!

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After all the crud was cleaned off and everything was dry.

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After i gave it a few coats of boiled linseed oilicon, it came up looking ten times better than when i first got it. The wood doesnt quite match and is a little damaged but i can live with that until i find a nicer gun to add to the cabinet.

Havent yet had time to fit the wood to the rifle yet but i just thought i would post a few pics up in case it interested anyone, aswell as saying G'day to everyone on the forums!

Cheers Guys
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