rosewood
Senior Member
Dang you, now I want to find another project gun to bring back to life. 
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Cleaning up some neglected firearms
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That's impressive work!
Dub
Senior Member
bullethead
Of the hard cast variety
2nd coat of BLO this morning.
I think that I will do one more since the wood isn't absorbing much and then I am undecided if I want to give it a coating of Renaissance Wax or leave as it.
I think that I will do one more since the wood isn't absorbing much and then I am undecided if I want to give it a coating of Renaissance Wax or leave as it.
bullethead
Of the hard cast variety
I am happy with it. I hope my buddy likes it.
Dub
Senior Member
The owner is going to be mighty happy, I can assure you.
Super results you achieved.
cramer
Senior Member
You're a good friend.
Great thread!
Great thread!
WishboneW
Senior Member
Now they just need to go hunting
bullethead
Of the hard cast variety
The flintlock has the best chance of being fired and hunted with.
bullethead
Of the hard cast variety
My buddy sent 2 more firearms home with me to just give a general maintenance cleaning, nothing like in the shape of the ones above....then he GAVE me the model 788 for cleaning all of them up. After 5 mins of refusing his gesture I didn't want to argue anymore and could see that it meant a lot to him for me to accept it.
Cheers to my buddy
Cheers to my buddy
bullethead
Of the hard cast variety
I got a Savage 99 apart, cleaned, and back together last night...well...3am...1am start, lolol.
rosewood
Senior Member
Model 99, ooo,ahhh. I will own one some day.
bullethead
Of the hard cast variety
This one is in 300Sav and was given to my buddy through an Uncle of his wife's. If the scuffs, scrapes, scratches, blueing wear, and character could talk...I would pay to listen. But every screw internally and externally came out without any fuss, every piece cleaned up great, and it all went back together easy and works smoothly. It is one of those rifles that is worn from use, not neglect.
rosewood
Senior Member
Nice!
bullethead
Of the hard cast variety
I cleaned up an old American Gun Co. (Crescent Arms/ H. D Folsom) 12ga Hammerless Double. Serial # has it 1909 manufacture.
Everything functions.
It has definitely been apart before and the side plates look to have been jeweled, which I couldn't find any factory guns to have after searching tons of pics and info online. Seems to have been a lot of careless home gunsmithing as the screws are boogered up too.
It has a beavertail forearm and monte carlo stock on it which I thought was odd, but they and all the parts have matching serial numbers. Mid and front beads are missing.
Blueing isn't awful, but I have gone over the barrels with a magnifying glass and cannot find even a faint roll mark regarding the type of steel used which is present on every other one I could find online.
Unfortunately someone cut an inch and a half off of the rear stock and I am going to have to add a pad on it.
The chambers are 2-3/4" which seems odd for such an early year. They may have been lengthened somewhere along the way for all I know.
I'll add more pics later when I get the barrels and stocks back on.
Everything functions.
It has definitely been apart before and the side plates look to have been jeweled, which I couldn't find any factory guns to have after searching tons of pics and info online. Seems to have been a lot of careless home gunsmithing as the screws are boogered up too.
It has a beavertail forearm and monte carlo stock on it which I thought was odd, but they and all the parts have matching serial numbers. Mid and front beads are missing.
Blueing isn't awful, but I have gone over the barrels with a magnifying glass and cannot find even a faint roll mark regarding the type of steel used which is present on every other one I could find online.
Unfortunately someone cut an inch and a half off of the rear stock and I am going to have to add a pad on it.
The chambers are 2-3/4" which seems odd for such an early year. They may have been lengthened somewhere along the way for all I know.
I'll add more pics later when I get the barrels and stocks back on.
bullethead
Of the hard cast variety
After letting the stock on Model 788 dry for almost 8 weeks with the three coats of boiled linseed oil I had on it. I put a final coat of Tru-Oil on it. I wanted to give it a semi gloss finish. It worked out well. I didn't have to dull it down at all with a scrubbie or steel wool. The Tru-Oil gave it a more reddish tint which I like also. I let it dry for 3 days and put it back together.
Railroader
Billy’s Security Guard.
Very nice looking 788!
(I showed your gun table pics to my wife, so she could see that there IS someone with as much or more junk than me)
(I showed your gun table pics to my wife, so she could see that there IS someone with as much or more junk than me)
bullethead
Of the hard cast variety
Don't ruin it on me, I have my wife convinced that it is organized clutter.Very nice looking 788!
(I showed your gun table pics to my wife, so she could see that there IS someone with as much or more junk than me)
bullethead
Of the hard cast variety
It is ready for the range.
