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Restoring My Poor Lithgow..
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03-20-2009 11:55 PM
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Hi there smash1911,
Good job, and I bet the rifle will get the thumbs up now every time you tale it out to the range (or wherever you shoot with others around).
Hey, how about pictures of the rifle now, reassembled?
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Just sitting down after a hectic week/weekend of moving, etc so hopefully will have it back together shortly!! Starting to get that 'havent been for a shoot for a while' itch!
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Attachment 3396
Just finished putting it back together and im absolutely stoked, came up just how i hoped it would too!
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Now there's a happy rifle!
Good job sir,
Lou
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The rear of the fore stock intrigues me. Never seen a plate screwed on like that, wonder if it was added by an over enthusiastic target shooter of old.... would it give a more positive fit? the FOX network thinks it will.
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That's a good question. I don't know if that's an Armorer's official procedure, gbut I can see this as being efficient in salvaging a too-short forend and ensuring positive contact between the rear of the forend and the front face of the butt socket - which is required. Seems well done for sure, I may just use that as a guide for salvaging a No4Mk2 forend that's too short just like that.
Lou
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Brass plate
The woodwork on Lithgow rifles is soft, the brass plate on the back of the fore-end is an old NRA trick to tighten up fit on the action.
The 'factory way' is to build up the recoil lugs inside the stock with wood inserts[seen on many FTR`s],or brass shins as seen on most Lithgow rifles.
Stuart.
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Thank You to S-A-M3 For This Useful Post:
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Restoring my poor Lithgow
Great job! I am sure you will enjoy it much more now that you have put all that work into it.
I was lucky and received my Litgow in good shape and the price was Zero $$$.
An old military man was trying to sell it at a gun show in southern California and when he was insulted over and over by the low offers. He said he would rather give it away and thats what he did. He GAVE it to my son(military) in the parking lot of the gun show. My son sent it to me. I doesn't get any cheaper than that.