finished my 91/30
finished my 91/30
All I did was strip the varnish off and let it dry ovenight. I put two coats of dark walnut on it. Then I lightly sanded it to get the color I wanted being careful not to sand any proof marks off the stock. Then I put on 4 coats of tru oil. Rub it until it drys and add the other coats. To get the good shine I applied 5 or 6 coats of caseys gunstock wax and sanded lightly with 0000 steel wool between coats, Polish it up and I think I got a pretty fair finish on it. And thanks for the complements guys. I shot it at the range and got a 2" group at 25 yds and was shooting 2" high. I think it will shoot pretty good at 100 yds.
finished my 91/30
I was wondering...before I start buying M38s or 91/59s etc I want to re-finish my 91//30 so I can become an offender of the MN purists out there like so many of you guys...I feel left out... :'(
My 1925 Izzy looks like it was painted not blued, can I simply strip off that black paint and re-paint? I saw an Enfield refinished on Box o truth and that is all he did...strip and paint (not paint stripped that is just disgusting, if you could see me naked you'd agree). :'(
Am I wrong in the idea that the MN is painted and not blued...it definitely doesn't look blued especially the way it has worn off.
My 1925 Izzy looks like it was painted not blued, can I simply strip off that black paint and re-paint? I saw an Enfield refinished on Box o truth and that is all he did...strip and paint (not paint stripped that is just disgusting, if you could see me naked you'd agree). :'(
Am I wrong in the idea that the MN is painted and not blued...it definitely doesn't look blued especially the way it has worn off.
finished my 91/30
I found a painted one once (not quite the same as carguy's) at a gunshop recently that was a hex receiver (1932 I think) with a nice grain wood, that was chopped down to a sporter, the barrel and receiver were apparently painted with real cheap black spray paint (and I looks like the owner never cleaned it.) it made me sad, oh and it's been there for months without a buyer (go figure)
it must be interesting when Carguy tries to strip and paint his house
it must be interesting when Carguy tries to strip and paint his house
finished my 91/30
Don't re-paint, go ahead and just re-blue. There are a ton of options out there, and most recently I used Birchwood Casey Perma Blue. My 38 had some pitting on the top of the receiver when I bought it, so after I fixed up the furniture, I took care of the pitting. The BC Perma Blue is what I used to re-blue it, and the new blue matches the old. I could have sanded more, but the pitting went much deeper than I had originally thought.can I simply strip off that black paint and re-paint?
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finished my 91/30
dickfunk,
Nice work there, I have used the Birchwood Casey Perma Blue and Brownells Oxpho-Blue, and I like them both. I use a hair-drier to heat the area I am going to cold blue, my biggest problem is I just have to be patient with both and let them do their job and then they both do a fine job as your photo brings out. Thanks for sharing with us.
papabear
Nice work there, I have used the Birchwood Casey Perma Blue and Brownells Oxpho-Blue, and I like them both. I use a hair-drier to heat the area I am going to cold blue, my biggest problem is I just have to be patient with both and let them do their job and then they both do a fine job as your photo brings out. Thanks for sharing with us.
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