Old Guns Never Die. *pics added*

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So I acquired an old Squires&Bingham M1600 from my brother, he had it sitting in his basement and as far as he was concerned it was just another piece of clutter. To me, it looked like a good opportunity for a project! The stock was fairly beat up and chipped, missing paint with a dent here, there, and everywhere. Flash suppressor, front sight and carry handle were in the same sorry state. The action and barrel however were still 95% with the rifling still in pristine condition. The pistol grip was broken off and had long been missing.
So I began my little quest today. The stock, I stripped, sanded and buffed down to the wood, replacing and patching the chips as I went. I applied a coat of flat olive krylon, going to be giving it another one tomorrow. The action I gutted and polished and shined til I could see my reflection. Not an easy job! These old guns have lots of bits and pieces... Lacking in information but determined I had it all extracted and cleaned and replaced within an hour. All that's left to do is replace the necessary black paint to the other components (suppressor, sights, carry handle) and now the hardest part.. Fabrication of the new pistol grip... My thoughts on this are an adequately sized piece of oak, shaped and grooved to comfortably fit my hands and then painted black to correspond with the other components. Going with oak because in my opinion using a soft wood such as spruce wouldn't hold up to the stress of creation or use.
I'm especially excited about finishing this one, it's been going smoothly so far and I've accomplished alot in a short time. After all the major odds and sods are put back together I'm considering further customization, such as adding picatinny rails for accessories and a red dot or scope. Once it is basically completed Ill have to find one of you fine gents to post some pictures for me! In a stroke of genius I never took any "before" pictures but the finished product is going to speak for itself I think!
Cheers
Redneck94
 
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So I acquired an old Squires&Bingham M1600 from my brother, he had it sitting in his basement and as far as he was concerned it was just another piece of clutter. To me, it looked like a good opportunity for a project! The stock was fairly beat up and chipped, missing paint with a dent here, there, and everywhere. Flash suppressor, front sight and carry handle were in the same sorry state. The action and barrel however were still 95% with the rifling still in pristine condition. The pistol grip was broken off and had long been missing.
So I began my little quest today. The stock, I stripped, sanded and buffed down to the wood, replacing and patching the chips as I went. I applied a coat of flat olive krylon, going to be giving it another one tomorrow. The action I gutted and polished and shined til I could see my reflection. Not an easy job! These old guns have lots of bits and pieces... Lacking in information but determined I had it all extracted and cleaned and replaced within an hour. All that's left to do is replace the necessary black paint to the other components (suppressor, sights, carry handle) and now the hardest part.. Fabrication of the new pistol grip... My thoughts on this are an adequately sized piece of oak, shaped and grooved to comfortably fit my hands and then painted black to correspond with the other components. Going with oak because in my opinion using a soft wood such as spruce wouldn't hold up to the stress of creation or use.
I'm especially excited about finishing this one, it's been going smoothly so far and I've accomplished alot in a short time. After all the major odds and sods are put back together I'm considering further customization, such as adding picatinny rails for accessories and a red dot or scope. Once it is basically completed Ill have to find one of you fine gents to post some pictures for me! In a stroke of genius I never took any "before" pictures but the finished product is going to speak for itself I think!
Cheers
Redneck94
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I'll settle for some "in progress" pics :)
 
Finished up today! a good many solid hours with a buffing pad and rattle can to prep and paint all the pieces before mentioned. The pistol grip was the most interesting part. I experimented with oak but couldn't find a piece big enough to fit the bill. I also attempted to use the handle from a hickory baseball bat but that proved difficult because of the rounding previously there. The Solution? A hickory Hammer handle! Already formed to comfortably fit a hand, soft enough to work with but hard enough to stand up to the stress. I used a grinder to cut the slot to fit onto the back of the trigger guard, The friction burning also tempered the wood making it that much more durable. After drilling my pilot holes I countersunk with an arbor bit, fitted it to the metal and then it was just time to finish. I coated the remaining pieces (handle, front sight, trigger/clip guard and flash suppressor) in Krylon camo flat black. Only 6 coats, should be plenty lol. 5 minutes to reassemble and then 20 minutes to sit and stare and imagine what this hellish little rifle is going to do in the gopher patch! fit it with a red dot and a bipod and I've got myself another mean shooter!
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