Well thats a surprise....

[newcastle]

I was in a hurry to get to the range this weekend and by mistake took the wrong rifle from the safe. Got to the range and had with me an old No.1 Mk 3 i hadn't really looked at before. It's been sitting for three odd years, 1915 NO.1 Mk3 which i bought for a pittance as a project gun. The wood has been horribly and roughly sanded and is dinged all to crap, ears on upper furniture ripped off, bore dark and seweresque. Figured that as I had it there I may as well shoot the thing. So I fired a couple of quick groups without really bothering much to roughly zero. not bad and i noted that the action was super stiff. So I took some time over the third group. See results here (100 yards greek HXP ammo). Afterwards i looked at the rifle closely t the bluing was all intact on the bolt and the lockings lugs. it really looks like absolutely minimal use from the metalwork but the wood has been through two worlds wars and someones sanding machine. Happy but confused. Best shooting No.1 I have apparently but looks like crap. I want to clean her up and remediate the sanded look but don't want to monkey with the bedding AT ALL. What do i do?
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