So...
I found an 870 Wingmaster on the EE all sandblasted and picked it up for a reasonable price. As soon as I had the EMT away I called Murdoc at Arma Coat and ordered a bottle of matte black arma coat.
They both showed up on Monday, so I got right to work.
I hit the dollar store for some plastic drop sheets and some metal measuring spoons to measure the Arma Coat and hardener.
The shotgun was just a box of parts and two sets of stocks (more later).
The receiver, barrel and trigger plate were all bare metal, sandblasted and just a touch of surface rust from handling. I took some rust remover to them and then prepped for painting.
I removed the blue from the action bars and forend tube and scuffed it up a bit.
I coated the reciever, the barrel, the trigger plate, the action bars and the trigger. I had to re-do the trigger plate since I suck at painting and messed it up.
I followed the instructions from Arma Coat exactly and then baked all the parts in the oven.
They came out pretty good, even with my poor skills. I pulled the Arma Coated parts out and let them cool.
The 870 came with two stock sets. I had high hope for the wood, but they were pretty bad, as advertised. The recoil pad was destroyed too.
So I sanded and made some wood filler repairs and cut the last cm or so off the back of the forearm where is had a small crack and would have overlapped the receiver. I put on a Pachmeyer Decelerator pad and sanded it to size.
I decided to ditch the stain and tung oil and got a can of textured paint - dark grey rock texture spray bomb.
I did the forend the same.
While I waited the paint to dry, I reassembled the trigger plate with a little TW-25B and some swearing. The safety switch detent ball was the only part missing, so I rooted around in my tool box and found a suitable ball bearing to replace it.
I also installed a Hi Viz Spark II front sight bead from on the 18" barrel.
I put all the bits together and checked it for function with some snap caps and it actually worked!
It also came with a bizzare folding stock that appears to be chinese, but is built rock solid. I tried that stuff on too.
I think I like the coated wood better. The texture is awesome and the balance is great. It feels solid. The lack of recoil pad on the folder would be fun to shoot, I'm sure.
Not bad for two days work.
I'll shoot it this weekend, and if it works, I'll add a few more bits. I think a sling plate, jumbo safety and enhanced follower. I'll polish the bolt when I clean it too.
I found an 870 Wingmaster on the EE all sandblasted and picked it up for a reasonable price. As soon as I had the EMT away I called Murdoc at Arma Coat and ordered a bottle of matte black arma coat.
They both showed up on Monday, so I got right to work.
I hit the dollar store for some plastic drop sheets and some metal measuring spoons to measure the Arma Coat and hardener.
The shotgun was just a box of parts and two sets of stocks (more later).
The receiver, barrel and trigger plate were all bare metal, sandblasted and just a touch of surface rust from handling. I took some rust remover to them and then prepped for painting.
I removed the blue from the action bars and forend tube and scuffed it up a bit.
I coated the reciever, the barrel, the trigger plate, the action bars and the trigger. I had to re-do the trigger plate since I suck at painting and messed it up.
I followed the instructions from Arma Coat exactly and then baked all the parts in the oven.
They came out pretty good, even with my poor skills. I pulled the Arma Coated parts out and let them cool.
The 870 came with two stock sets. I had high hope for the wood, but they were pretty bad, as advertised. The recoil pad was destroyed too.
So I sanded and made some wood filler repairs and cut the last cm or so off the back of the forearm where is had a small crack and would have overlapped the receiver. I put on a Pachmeyer Decelerator pad and sanded it to size.
I decided to ditch the stain and tung oil and got a can of textured paint - dark grey rock texture spray bomb.
I did the forend the same.
While I waited the paint to dry, I reassembled the trigger plate with a little TW-25B and some swearing. The safety switch detent ball was the only part missing, so I rooted around in my tool box and found a suitable ball bearing to replace it.
I also installed a Hi Viz Spark II front sight bead from on the 18" barrel.
I put all the bits together and checked it for function with some snap caps and it actually worked!
It also came with a bizzare folding stock that appears to be chinese, but is built rock solid. I tried that stuff on too.
I think I like the coated wood better. The texture is awesome and the balance is great. It feels solid. The lack of recoil pad on the folder would be fun to shoot, I'm sure.
Not bad for two days work.
I'll shoot it this weekend, and if it works, I'll add a few more bits. I think a sling plate, jumbo safety and enhanced follower. I'll polish the bolt when I clean it too.
