rescued from the scrap heap...

[Hotwheels81]

well i finally got most of what i wanted to do wraped up on this old 64B, when i aquired it she had been thru a fire then spent some time laying in a water puddle.... infact there was so much rust in the bore i had to use a drill bit to clear a path for a brush then i went to town with a cordless drill and stainless steel pistol brush with cutting oil.... i managed to clean out the rust and got a bit of a shine to the rifleing so i decided to sand down the stock and give it a light oil finish.... i took it to the range and with some hammering on the sight's could pull out 2-3" group's at 50yrd's... hmmmm cheap gopher plinker? BINGO!

i scavenged the bushnell 4x off my enfield and picked up some ring's and a few other extra's

$25 for ring's
$70 fixed 4x bushnell
$109 pivoting bipod
$30 sling, swivel's, mounting stud's
$45 mag well with mag
$20 extra mag (pfffft 10rnd's is never enuff fun!)
$20 misc sand paper and finish

turning a burnt old relic into a fun gopher plinker that will last another 40yr's? priceless.

not a cheap project by any stretch and i could have bought a new gun for what i have into this one but i enjoyed fixing it and it's a very cool feeling going from burnt rusty old scrap to slung on the shoulder patroling for ground rat's...

 

[667]

Yeah.... Only a true gunnut would put a $100 bi-pod on a $50 rifle.....

 

[Hotwheels81]

true.... but it only take's 30 second's to swap it to another gun

 

[Shack07]

You should re blue the barrel, easy and quick and will help it look better. Still excellent work.

 

[(Ronin)]

Better yet,brush it and polish it..the metal in those barrels are really good and wont rust that easy with a polish now and then

 

[Boomer454]

Better yet,brush it and polish it..the metal in those barrels are really good and wont rust that easy with a polish now and then

Yeah but maybe after the fire it is not so rust resistant. I would polish it up and find someone to Hot blue it.
Just my 2 cents...

 

[cancer]

Paint is great too. I love paint, you never have to worry about pitting or flecks. Plus, the paint will help conceal any pitting already on the barrel.

 

[gaudzy]

realy nice job on it. And to be honest, i'd go with the polish barrel look anad maybe a little stain job on the stock.

 

[CanAm]

Looks like a home park job is needed.

 

[Hotwheels81]

thank you all

there is allready ALOT of pitting on the barrel so i am not going to blue it, what i have done is remove all of the original blueing and rust from it with a wire wheel on a bench grinder and then i painted the trigger and reciever with some generic rust paint (blue reciever and red for the trigger) and i use a dry lube/water repelent spray for woodworking tool's on the barrel.... it has a very light rusty hue to it that demand's a second look by fellow shooters at the range... it turned out very unique and a not bad shooter all said and done, with some trigger work and a better scope i bet i could do a respectible 10 shot group at 50yrd's but i was hitting a praire dog silouette target every shot at 50yrd's sunday at sibbald with dynapoint and that's all i would ever ask of the old girl.... still not overly happy with the stock finish but i'm waiting for my inspiration.... torn 3 way's.... leave as is? do some sorta fancy camo and tape job? build another from scratch?.... i honestly like the rabbit on the grip and am not ready to give that trademark up just yet.


oh and this bipod kick's ass...... i love it.... leg's up fit's great on a shooting bench or prone in the weed's, extend the leg's for some ridge line plinking... if you have the shake's like me and spend alot of time fiddeling with sand bag's or trying to find a fence post then this is the ticket for you.