Help ID'ing my RC K98

[kar98k]

i just placed an order for a new cleaning rod and sight hood that should be showing up next week, and i think i might strip that rifle down tomorrow and see about stripping the shellac off the way aragorn told me the other night.

i'm super pumped! ha

if i can recommend a different way to remove shellac. i did it this way:

1. use Citristrip (a mild stripper that can be found at Lowe's or Home Depot
2. brush Citristrip onto stock. let sit for 10+ minutes and then wipe off with clean cloth or towel
3. let air dry for a few minutes
4. use a cloth dipped in denatured alcohol and wipe down stock to remove leftover shellac and Citristrip (use rubber gloves when handling denatured alcohol)
5. wipe stock dry
6. denatured alcohol again and let it dry.
7. let stock sit for an hour or so just to make sure no cosmoline or shellac that has soaked in leaks out
8. when ready, apply the finish. i used Boiled linseed oil but Howard's Feed and Wax is also great. if you use BLO, you can use as many coats as you wish, but i think 2 is perfect. let dry completely in between coats

here are a couple of mine:

before:



after:



a different rifle before:



after:

[fndrbass19]

i'll give that a shot and see how it turns out. i think instead of BLO i'm gonna go with the Howard's and see how that works.

[fndrbass19]

just got home from getting the supplies. I'm taking apart the rifle right now and when I finish this afternoon I'll throw more pics up.

[kar98k]

just got home from getting the supplies. I'm taking apart the rifle right now and when I finish this afternoon I'll throw more pics up.

remember to remove everything except the takedown discs in the stock.

[gunner]

Great, waiting for the pics!

[fndrbass19]

here she is!

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[kar98k]

beautiful. it looked like it had a very nice stock under that shellac.

[gunner]

Hey, you made a good looking lady out of this old girl!!!

Regards

Gunner

[fndrbass19]

i know i just refinished this stock, but then stumbled across this one which makes my kriegsmodell more historically accurate, and it was a good deal, so i went ahead and picked it up.

looks like i'll have a back-up stock. someone slap me before i break the bank on this project, haha.



this one has the shellac gunk on it too, so i'll get some more practice on my refinishing skills.

[gunner]

Always good to practice on the refinishing skills. Now you have the K98k skills than you need the 1903A3 skills and than you need ........
I´m doing this since 10 years and i cant see an end!

Regards

Gunner