All-New: Type 81M
- Thread starter Tactical Imports
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No, its a new account with 90% of his posts on this thread moaning and complaining. Lots of other people are on here as well bringing up their issues, they just aren't annoying about it.
Here is my re-finished T81. I still need to put a final coat of Stock Wax on the wood, but I think it looks and feels Great.
- I Stripped all the original wood finish off with Circa 1850 Gel Stripper, 3-4 treatments and water washes.
- Changed profile of butt stock to allow proper cheek weld. Also reshaped the lower handguard a bit to make it feel less like a 2 x 4. Feels Awesome now.
- Light sanding for all pieces with 220, then 400 grit.
- Careful Burning with the Tiger Torch to achieve a very dark look and bring out the grain.
- Very light sand with 600 grit.
- 2 coats of MinWax 'Dark Walnut' Stain.
- 7 coats of Boiled Linseed Oil. Waiting 1 day between each.
Such a fun Rifle, Thanks TI !!!
- I Stripped all the original wood finish off with Circa 1850 Gel Stripper, 3-4 treatments and water washes.
- Changed profile of butt stock to allow proper cheek weld. Also reshaped the lower handguard a bit to make it feel less like a 2 x 4. Feels Awesome now.
- Light sanding for all pieces with 220, then 400 grit.
- Careful Burning with the Tiger Torch to achieve a very dark look and bring out the grain.
- Very light sand with 600 grit.
- 2 coats of MinWax 'Dark Walnut' Stain.
- 7 coats of Boiled Linseed Oil. Waiting 1 day between each.
Such a fun Rifle, Thanks TI !!!
Here is my re-finished T81. I still need to put a final coat of Stock Wax on the wood, but I think it looks and feels Great.
- I Stripped all the original wood finish off with Circa 1850 Gel Stripper, 3-4 treatments and water washes.
- Changed profile of butt stock to allow proper cheek weld. Also reshaped the lower handguard a bit to make it feel less like a 2 x 4. Feels Awesome now.
- Light sanding for all pieces with 220, then 400 grit.
- Careful Burning with the Tiger Torch to achieve a very dark look and bring out the grain.
- Very light sand with 600 grit.
- 2 coats of MinWax 'Dark Walnut' Stain.
- 7 coats of Boiled Linseed Oil. Waiting 1 day between each.
Such a fun Rifle, Thanks TI !!!
Looks good man!!!
It’s a forum, people discuss and voice opinions, that’s a huge part of what CGN is and that is what I expect.
I am not accountable to you but will gladly publicly say: I support the (popular) argument that TI’s service is generally poor compared to other firearm vendors, based on personal experience, experience of others I know, and experience of others on the forum.
If you have further personal questions or if there is any beef go ahead and PM me and we’ll get it all squared away. If you care enough to call me out here you may as well, right? Otherwise we may as well continue the discussion
So the answer to the question is you don't own a T81 from this batch and you don't have one on order? Lol priceless, your previous handle wasn't Gun Kid was it
Context matters
This is one thing i ve noticed about the firearms industry in Canada. Lots of headaches and Im not looking forward to another one.
I really want to add this rifle to my collection, yet the posts I'm reading hear are really making me hesitate. Im not a big fan of not being able
to handle the rifle before I purchase. Especially this one, after hearing so much about the barrels being seated not straight or bent. that's insane.
The distributor should ensure these rifles are 100% satisfactory. I just bought a Mossberg 590 that's definitely not acceptable for a brand new Shotgun.
But, its the firearms industry and one thing I ve noticed, they rarely apologise for their errors. Some distributors anyway..... what to do, what to do
I really want to add this rifle to my collection, yet the posts I'm reading hear are really making me hesitate. Im not a big fan of not being able
to handle the rifle before I purchase. Especially this one, after hearing so much about the barrels being seated not straight or bent. that's insane.
The distributor should ensure these rifles are 100% satisfactory. I just bought a Mossberg 590 that's definitely not acceptable for a brand new Shotgun.
But, its the firearms industry and one thing I ve noticed, they rarely apologise for their errors. Some distributors anyway..... what to do, what to do
They must have kept a few back, they sent me a new fixed stock unit, which i thought had a front sight off to the side, turns out it was a simple adjustment
Just buy it, don't let random people on the internet sway your mind. The ones making the biggest deals about the barrel misalignment are the ones who didn't buy one.
Here is my re-finished T81.
Nice work man, i see you completely removed the side swels on the handguard. I thought i would do that, but then it grew on me as i refinished it and smoothed out all the edges.. i dont regret leaving them.. to be honest its that recessed area that i have beef with, but i will learn to accept it
i love this rifle..You will likely regret not picking one up, I remember when we used to get M305s, a lot of them came with barrels improperly indexed and a few other quirks. It was just like this endless pages of a few people complaining and dumping on people who were happy with their rifles. In the end the M305 was a great platform and a lot of fun to shoot and to build up.
Alas they are not available anymore and a lot of people likely wish that had picked one up when they were cheap and plentiful, I think they were $499 when they were first offered if I am not mistaken?
or there was the VZ 858 and the infamous gremlin, another great platform.
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Perhaps, many of the other T81 threads have ended up locked in the end
Here is my re-finished T81. I still need to put a final coat of Stock Wax on the wood, but I think it looks and feels Great.
- I Stripped all the original wood finish off with Circa 1850 Gel Stripper, 3-4 treatments and water washes.
- Changed profile of butt stock to allow proper cheek weld. Also reshaped the lower handguard a bit to make it feel less like a 2 x 4. Feels Awesome now.
- Light sanding for all pieces with 220, then 400 grit.
- Careful Burning with the Tiger Torch to achieve a very dark look and bring out the grain.
- Very light sand with 600 grit.
- 2 coats of MinWax 'Dark Walnut' Stain.
- 7 coats of Boiled Linseed Oil. Waiting 1 day between each.
Such a fun Rifle, Thanks TI !!!
Gorgeous!!!
StansfieldMcElroy
CGN Regular
- Location
- Upper Canada
How quickly are you shipping out accessories that were missing from orders?
To be honest, I did not even realize TI brought in another batch until I stumbled on this thread, as soon as I seen the under-folder I ordered one ASAP. This thread is pure gold, if it was up to me I would let it stand.
