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All the other Winchester puzzle projects fell together with relatively little fitting, if I had a good part to start with. Not so with P4. I had to do more work to get this one together than I cold have imagined. I'm glad I had all the previous experience before starting this one or I might have been discouraged and much less successful in the end.
This is what it looked like for Christmas.
The lad was very pleased and the look on his face as he fondled it proved the old saying: "It is better to give than receive." It was worth every bit of the work.
All that being said, there were some small aggravating things still to be done and at my request, he left it with me for a while. He returned to Ft Lewis without it. Last night I finished completely rebuilding it, replacing and refitting many parts.
Nice work, looks like it started life as an antique model.
I think that is what it was, though I am not familiar with that particular variety. Unlike the Lone Star Commemorative receiver on P1, this one has a normal run serial number showing it was also made in 1970.
What parts required fitting on all the one's you've done?
Mostly the stocks because most started with a 90% inletted stock or I modified the standard one. I have found that in general I had to narrow a pre-64 tang to fit a post-64 receiver. P1 and P4 both have the pre-64 lower tang/hammer arrangement. In fact the one on P4 dates from 1906 or before.
Very nicely done. Love the very traditional look.
From the start I gave him a choice between the "new" look of Puzzle Three or the one that shwed the character of a little age. He chose character. The parts that looked new were "aged" to match the old.
I am planning on doing a full write-up of this one with lots of pictures, but I'm still working on it. I need a new field test after the last rebuild and my nephew and I need to visit extensively on what sight arrangement he wants. There are many possibilities.
That is great!! Well done!! I especially like the long wood forend,
and the overall appearance of age and wear looks very nice to me also.
Win. 94's are like Jeeps -- they look good new, and they look good when they're well-worn and have seen a lot of use.
I will look forward to any writeups you care to post!
John
