- Location
- Beaverlodge, Alberta
Just finishing up restoring my Ross MkIII. I picked this one up last spring and have been gathering the few missing bits and pieces and trying to find time to build a new stock in some nice walnut ever since. The bore on this rifle is pristine, and the rest of the rifle isn't far behind. I'm contemplating rust bluing the swivel, butt plate, nose cap, hood and mid band just to bring it all up to the same beauty. I would also get rid of the electro penciled number on the mag and re blue it if I did this.
The stock turned out better than I expected. I decided to take a weekend off from the orders and build one for myself (I've been waiting longer than everyone else! Ha Ha). This is wood from the latest set of blanks I picked up in Calgary. Its fairly plain I believe because of the way they cut it, top and bottom surfaces show nice figure but the sides are quite plain. Anyway, anyone who has recently placed an order or received a stock from me, this is what it should come out like after staining and the first couple coats of oil.
It has come a long way!
Before:
After:
This is now the fourth Ross I have restored, some to a far lesser extent. Of them, this and the MkI* are my favorites. Range report to come!
The stock turned out better than I expected. I decided to take a weekend off from the orders and build one for myself (I've been waiting longer than everyone else! Ha Ha). This is wood from the latest set of blanks I picked up in Calgary. Its fairly plain I believe because of the way they cut it, top and bottom surfaces show nice figure but the sides are quite plain. Anyway, anyone who has recently placed an order or received a stock from me, this is what it should come out like after staining and the first couple coats of oil.
It has come a long way!
Before:
After:
This is now the fourth Ross I have restored, some to a far lesser extent. Of them, this and the MkI* are my favorites. Range report to come!
