I didn't see it. Wot did I miss???
A "very clean" No5
- Thread starter bgcameron
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you are soft Lou... Very soft...
Let's not be too harsh here folks. Not everyone is a milsurp expert. Ask before you leap might be the moral of this story.
When I was a young forest ranger in Bancroft about 50 yrs ago one of our older staff took a hack saw to his nice old Octagon 26 inch barrel Marlin and shortened it to 20 inches. Then got a hand saw and cut off the crescent butt plate to add a rubber one. Made it a much better "deer" rifle! Kind of the same story only 50 yrs later.
When I was a young forest ranger in Bancroft about 50 yrs ago one of our older staff took a hack saw to his nice old Octagon 26 inch barrel Marlin and shortened it to 20 inches. Then got a hand saw and cut off the crescent butt plate to add a rubber one. Made it a much better "deer" rifle! Kind of the same story only 50 yrs later.
There was a No5 MkI in the EE. It had been in mint condition until the seller had scrubbed off all the suncorite finish so he could read the markings better. It looked like he hit it with a wire wheel.
Brutus
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Well let's see 50 years of progress then. Discouraging this destructive practice helps to retain the true value of a sought after milsurp carbine. Plus the seller would not have to face the ridicule of the international internet.
Your Winchester friend of long ago ducks out on this last important factor.
Kayser Sose
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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couldn't ya just restore it with some bedliner? Dab at it to get that suncorite look, yeh thats the ticket
Glad that I missed it.
Suncorite can be redone. The paint is still made in the UK and is used for industrial applications. I know of one chap in the USA who offers the painting service for rifles.
Beside the complications of getting the rifle to and from him across the Canadian border, it aint cheap. The service includes grit blasting, phosphating and then painting and baking. Comes out like it did from the factory. Cost is around $400Cdn plus the shipping.
Suncorite can be redone. The paint is still made in the UK and is used for industrial applications. I know of one chap in the USA who offers the painting service for rifles.
Beside the complications of getting the rifle to and from him across the Canadian border, it aint cheap. The service includes grit blasting, phosphating and then painting and baking. Comes out like it did from the factory. Cost is around $400Cdn plus the shipping.
