![]() Be certain it's bone dry.Īssuming an oil finish is the goal use the chosen oil finish material oil, heavily diluted with the spirit/alcohol mix, to saturate the new cork-dry wood. Finish it all up with another pass using the spirits/alcohol mix.Įventually, give it a good chance to deep dry. The acid itself may be neutralized with a mild solution of sodium bicarbonate. Be very careful, acids/alkalines can ruin bluing. A mild acid, like lemon juice, can neutralize and also bleach out some of that but you may have to live with some of it. Staining, as observed above on the shotgun forend, originating with metal contact, has a good chance of being at least partially due to iron oxidation staining. Checkering can be scrubbed out with a moderately stiff brush (no metal). Avoid rounding off any edges or decorative carving. I do this in several passes, keeping the wood saturated by rewiping it with paper toweling saturated in the mix, and working over the surface with fine textured 3M Scotch Brite to remove old finish residue. The solvent ratio is not critical as long as one or the other constitutes at least 1/3 of the mix, purer alcohols (90% vs 70%, 99% is usable but dries out hands unmercifully) can reduce grain welling from the included water. All metal caps and liners, etc., should be removed beforehand. My approach with 60-80 y/o Garand wood has been to saturate the wood with a mixture of odorless mineral spirits and isopropyl alcohol. Smith work is very very long, and that crowd isn’t getting younger, so I’d like to learn to do my own work.) (The waiting list for gunsmiths who do a lot of L.C. Bed the action and locks (so they still fit) to the stock with acraglass gel, reinforcing any cracks with staples suturing across thenĭoes anyone have a favorite process for removing oil from wood? I’ve seen recommendations for painting on a mix of diatomaceous earth and mineral spirits, and brushing it off and replacing it when discolored or dry, but I want to make sure I’m not missing anything that could cause serious issues.Wick superglue into any cracks and gently clamp the cracks closed.Get all of the oil out of the wood in the inlet.The consensus for Elsies seems to be to do the following: I’d like to keep it that way when I use it for doves every year, in part because I think one of the best ways to honor them is to use their tools to do what they loved. The wood is mostly in good shape, and the finish is nearly pristine. $12.50 S&H.One of the guns I inherited from my grandad is a 1930 LC Smith side-by-side (originally his father’s). Get your C&R license! Century has 8mm ammo for 5 cents a round! 900 round case, $45. Will post before and after pix, because this one is going to be beautiful.Ĭan NOT get the splinter out of my hand, though. 1946 was the last year they made them, better and faster shooting rifles were around the corner. Made in 1946, in a neutral country, this rifle never saw war, and may have not seen much of anything. Last of all? It'll cost $15 to send it back. it is light, which means a lot of finishing options. And it locks up tight as a vault, Mauser-solid. Mis-matched bolt? None of the Russian-captured ones EVER have a matching bolt. Haven't seen a milsurp look like this since the last K31.Ĭrack in the stock? I can fix that and it doesn't show, anyways. I will forgive a lot of faults for a low-mileage, nice barrel. That British Lee-Enfield was a sewer pipe compared to this one. Brass brush and carbon fiber rod go to work. Gun Scrubber, brake cleaner and Hoppes down the bore. A shame, I thought, because the bluing is perfect. I stopped stripping the cosmoline off it. Pictures & a description are how I usually pick 'em, but sometimes cheap is worth a chance. What were they thinking? I've never sent a rifle back, but then, I almost *never* order one blind. :grumpy: Wierd-lookin' light wood gave me a splinter. Noticed a stock crack in back of the reciever. I'd asked for a late-war example, knowing they were built until 1946. I even splurged on the handpick fee (a questionable charge from some dealers). Having seen Steve Poll's nice K.Kale Turk Mauser snag from SOG, I reversed my thinking- that they were all junk- and ordered one.
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