This firearm entered my life as an over priced auction gun, that looked like someone spilled vinegar all over it. Mismatched stock for an XTR model as well. It quickly turned into an "I'll clean it up real nice" project.
It only took a little more than 3 years from purchase to completion. Most of that time was truly my fault, as it was never a priority project and I always found other things to consume my time.
Well now I simply have an overly expensive 9422 that's too pretty to take out and use. But at least it's done, so it can collect dust in the safe instead of a tupperware container.
Before:
Who doesn't love a little color case hardening? The butt pad didn't gain much for color. Not blaming the case hardening work, it's just the nature of that metal and texture.
I also wasn't sure how much I'd like the grey color the barrel bands ended up with. Although, they do make an interesting contrast and I do like them on the finished rifle. This is just a comparison with a factory, original blued barrel band on another Winchester.
And I had a stock carved out of some bubinga wood. Nothing extravagant as far as figure goes, but it's something different and I am pleased with the overall look of it.
And the final assembly.
Inner mag tube and rear half of the bolt just got polished. I actually forgot to polish the main bolt body that ends up visible through the ejection port. Got carried away with assembly and figured I'd do it later. It's not hard to remove anyways.
All in, I've got more than $2500 into the damn thing now. I ruined a perfectly good truck gun by making a safe queen.
It only took a little more than 3 years from purchase to completion. Most of that time was truly my fault, as it was never a priority project and I always found other things to consume my time.
Well now I simply have an overly expensive 9422 that's too pretty to take out and use. But at least it's done, so it can collect dust in the safe instead of a tupperware container.
Before:
Who doesn't love a little color case hardening? The butt pad didn't gain much for color. Not blaming the case hardening work, it's just the nature of that metal and texture.
I also wasn't sure how much I'd like the grey color the barrel bands ended up with. Although, they do make an interesting contrast and I do like them on the finished rifle. This is just a comparison with a factory, original blued barrel band on another Winchester.
And I had a stock carved out of some bubinga wood. Nothing extravagant as far as figure goes, but it's something different and I am pleased with the overall look of it.
And the final assembly.
Inner mag tube and rear half of the bolt just got polished. I actually forgot to polish the main bolt body that ends up visible through the ejection port. Got carried away with assembly and figured I'd do it later. It's not hard to remove anyways.
All in, I've got more than $2500 into the damn thing now. I ruined a perfectly good truck gun by making a safe queen.
. That’s basically the nature of old rimfire projects… cool when it’s done, but easy to sink way more time and cash than you ever planned.
