Here is the rifle I've been working on.
- Thread starter pharaoh2
- Start date
Thanks guys, I'm really happy with it. And thanks for the kind words. Here ae a few more of the rifle in progress.
I love doing this kind of stuff, and I'm always looking for a project. The finish is oil based woodstain finished with boiled linseed. I kept a photo record all the way through.
- Location
- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
Thats frecken nice 
, thanks for sharing , gonna checker it?
, thanks for sharing , gonna checker it?Thanks. I don't think I'll checker it. I don't have the tools or practice doing it, and I don't normally like getting others to do my work for me. Plus it doesn't bother me much. Half my fireams don't have any, so I'm used to it.
Levi Garrett said:Thats frecken nice
That's the first thing I thought of when I saw that stock.
Nice job and thanks for sharing pharoh2.
I love how it looks in this pic.
You get a better feel for the real look of the stock in some pictures, but they never do the work justice, imo.
- Location
- Vancouver Island BC
stock
After the linseed oil dries add a couple coats of Tru-Oil........
After the linseed oil dries add a couple coats of Tru-Oil........
gunasauras
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Western Manitoba
Nice piece of wood....well done you...
Slimbo said:How the hell could anyone paint over that in the first place!!!
My thoughts exactly!
Great job Pharaoh!
How did you know there was a nice piece of wood underneath there in the first place?
Noel
I didn't. I'll be straight with you. I picked up this rifle at a gunshop just down my street. It was rough, but there was somthing about it that drew me to it. I was looking for a 7mm Rem mag, and this was just sitting there. I talked the owner of the shop into making a trade for a NEF .223, and I took it home. The stock's finish was a varnish that turned yellow and cloudy. The Varnish was peeling, and the wood shining through looked either weather worn grey, or black. The metal was covered in surface rust and the bluing coming off the first ten or so inches of the barrel. I hit the metal with a quick swipe of steel and gun oil, and sprayed the stock down with a liner, just to seal it off, and make it look abit better. Just recently, I decided to do somthing with it, and remembering how it looked, I thought a coat of olive drab couldn't hurt any. So I sprayed it, and lucky for me, the paint reacted and turned soft. I started to scrape it off, and it was taking the old varnish with it. That's when I noticed some fiddleback shining through. I scraped the rest off and found this.
I figured I could do somthing with this, and sanded it right down. To say i was surprised is an understatement. I still can't belive I had that sitting in my safe all this time and payed no regard to it. I bought it solely as a winter project. I actually feel bad for neglecting it all this time, but I think she will forgive me. Needless to say, this one will never be considered the red headed step child again. And again, thanks for the kind words all.
I figured I could do somthing with this, and sanded it right down. To say i was surprised is an understatement. I still can't belive I had that sitting in my safe all this time and payed no regard to it. I bought it solely as a winter project. I actually feel bad for neglecting it all this time, but I think she will forgive me. Needless to say, this one will never be considered the red headed step child again. And again, thanks for the kind words all.
