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FatJackDurham

Pete T, check out the parts diagrams at wisners if you have trouble figuring out the parts. Also, when I first got a stevens favorite, I also worried about disassembly so I posted my progress here. Sounds like you got really lucky, and I am jealous!! I love those little guns. Cant wait to see pictur...

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I went back to see who made it, it was National Ordinance, with a remington barrel.

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Theres a nice authentic '73 near me in 32-20.... only $1500 I think.

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Why not make two good ones? Wisners Inc has parts for Stevens, and GunStocksInc has affordable stocks.

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This forum is the best.....

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Maybe so, but a Colt Pocket Hammerless, made during the prohibition era? I'd like to have that! Great collectible....

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It didnt say springfield or rock island. The serial number was about 5,000,000.

I forget what brand it was.

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Had the chance to get to Burlington today for work. Afterwards, I went around to all the gun stores to see what was there. Some very interesting finds. Chaparrel 1873 Rifle in 45 LC - $600. Beautiful color hardening, and very smooth action, but the wood looked dried out, as if it had never been fini...

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Sounds awesome!!!!

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I must have missed it, but were you in an accident?

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BenT wrote:Red oxblood shoe polish with carnauba wax works in well and gives the french red tint. Give it a try.

Direct on wood or over an oil finish?

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Take care when you apply your first coat of finish not to lift the stain. I found that the gel stain lifts a little to easily when I added the oil.

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have always heard the 180 grain do better, but I have never found any to test. I also have heard some people rave about how accurate the .357 carbines are, but I never had any luck with mine.....

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How about a PPK S22, she can be Jane Bond...

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Ruger Mk IIIs are actually pretting big, I think. Why not one of those nice trim .22s from Sig or Walther?

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That's a good idea. I played around with filling the pit in the stock with epoxy. In my sample pieces it looked good, but it would have required too much sanding to get it level and off of the surrounding wood. I'm okay with some character on this rifle, since the forend and the rest of the gun sho...

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Very nice. The character of the wood comes through nicely. I am amazed you finished it so well so quickly. I am on my 7th coat of tung oil on my RB stocks and its still not got all the grain filled it. The parts that are, though look nice. What is Watco? I'll have to look that up. Did you use any ru...

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That thing is a shooter. It'll be great for vermin or rabbits. I am going to have to head out west and do some rabbit hunting. Either that, or go to England..... I am going to reload some of the shells with BP and see how it likes it. I noticed quit a bit of soot and unburnt powder from the Remingt...

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After a demoralizing run to the dump this morning, I decided to treat myself to some locally grown beef and sneak off to the range. I went and got two small steaks from Applecheek Farm in Morrisville, which raise grass feed beef and free range chickens. Then I went to the range to fire off the rest ...

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Got the new sight in. I may work on it a little to make it look older....

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Which is cheaper?

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Well, my house should have burned down by now....

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+1 Magnum Primers or Federal At Least +1 Tight Crimp What primer are you using? CCI primersd are hard, and may not ignite well under a light strike. If that is not the issue, then try a Federal primer, which is a little hotter, or a Magnum primer. I have heard references before (hearsay) that ball p...

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1000 yds!! I have always wanted to try to shoot out that far! The JBM Software is pretty good, isnt it? I did the same sort of exercise with the iPad version recently with a 45-70, but only out to 400 yards.

That is awesome! Nice shooting.

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The one problem with boiled linseed oil whether true or catalyzed is that any rags or other such that is contaminated with it must be disposed of in a tightly sealing metal trash can in an non inflammable location. Simply stated rags from boiled linseed oil are a fire hazard due to spontaneous comb...

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Jack!! you answered another question I had but would have not thought to ask you. Q:: Why when I started taking IRON pills it turned black?. A::: Fe3o4 I assume that is Ferris not Ferric. Thanks Well, it's definitely excess iron, I dunno how much oxide is in it, but the sulfuric acid in your stomac...

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Well, according to WikiPedia, "It serves as a conversion coating in which a dilute solution of phosphoric acid and phosphate salts is applied via spraying or immersion and chemically reacts with the surface of the part being coated to form a layer of insoluble, crystalline phosphates" So, ...

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True boiled linseed oil will actually soak in quite deeply, because it dries so slowly. It's often disparaged as a finish, but it sure does work well on a stock when done right. The stuff from the typical hardware store dries much quicker, it's catalyzed rather than boiled, and behaves much more li...

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Mark, thanks. I didn't know that about the percent of water and wood's ability or inability to swell due to it. Blueing is easy by comparison. The iron content of steel oxidizes on contact with air and water, forming red rust, chemical formula is Fe2O3. Bluing is the process of forming a rind of bla...

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"However, the Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA) has set its own rules (in Spanish: Disposiciones giradas por la propia Secretaría), and while neither federal firearms law nor its regulation set a limit on the amount of firearms a person may own, SEDENA has determined that only nine long ...

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http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/mexico

It sounds technically legal, but I don't know what the actual, on the ground policy is.

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Thanks.

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aw man, that sounds cool...

Why greek ammo?

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Well, it definitely looks better, but I am wavering between satisfaction and dis- over the color and finish. SInce I have this gel stain on, the low gloss tung oil is not really soaking in, and rubbing with steel wool kind of leaves a plastic look. I think the solution will be to put a coat on and l...

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I sanded and discovered the bleach is only skin deep. So, I ended up sanding it all with 120,180,220, and 280 grit. Afterwards, the natural red walnut was showing better on all pieces, but it still wasn't a uniform color, so I will stain. Before staining, I raised the grain by wiping water on and le...

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I am amazed at the difference that shorter or lighter guns make when shooting 45-70. My Springfield 1884 has kick, but the nice long barre and full length stock keep it under control. The same round in my Rolling Block No.1 with a shorter barrel, even with the meat on that barrel, lets you know you'...

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Ironsights, - sheesh......

It'd be cool to have a jeep truck again.

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Jack, In that link the author is demonstrating how to stain maple to look like walnut. You would never use a penetrating stain either oil or alcohol based on maple. Maple absorbs stain very unevenly without pre-stain sealing (conditioning) or using a gel stain. Yep, and if you go up to the top and ...

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After Bleach http://www.viciousbunny.net/images/Mauser7mm/IMG_4380.JPG There were dark stains that I thought were actual stain, but after bleaching the look more like rust. http://www.viciousbunny.net/images/Mauser7mm/IMG_4382.JPG http://www.viciousbunny.net/images/Mauser7mm/IMG_4384.JPG I used stra...

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Thanks, 92&94. In another forum I posted a link that describes testing stains and staining a gun stock. http://sparetimeactivities.net/StockStain.htm In this, the author compares penetrating vs gel stains. He also has another page that talks just about stain, and prep. In this link, he uses a pe...

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I started stripping the stocks on the RB 7mm Mauser. There has been a flurry of stock refinishing posts lately so I figured now would be a good time to start and get advice if needed. The back story is that I got the RB No. 5 at auction. The forend had been chopped down. I ordered replacement forend...

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I just read the article and have a few questions, hypothetical of course. Naturally, these guys are a couple of nuts, but out of curiousity, what are the actual crimes? 1) Misconduct involving explosives: I figure this is the statute: "Selling, transporting or possessing explosives without havi...

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So, I did a bit more research last night, I think I go with the following plan - 1. Clean with the denatured alcohol. 2. Clean with 000 steel wool and clean up with tack cloth. 3. Apply Tung Oil (2-3 coats depending on sheen) According to Minwax, the Tung Oil can be used with or with out a stain/fi...

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It looks redder. Did you use a stain? Nice finish. I am taking notes.....

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That looks like the second one to me.

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Which of these would be the correct front site for my Hopkins & Allen 38 S&W?

Blade site, Rocky Mountain?

Post site, casted one piece?

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And tell us about it....

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No, but the best performing load was

IMR-4198 24gr 1497 fps 16,700 CUP. COL 2.550

Have fun.

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Next time you get a stock with lots of dents and all greased up, spray it down with oven cleaner and let it sit overnight, spraying it down every now and then. You would be amazed how many dents disappear. The next day, wash off the oven cleaner with hot water with a brush or steel wool and while t...

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I'll look back through my posts. He described it for me in one.

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