Scored a $50 dollar rifle today!

[Stephen]

So i decided to make it look a little better and basically followed cj's steps.. I think it turned out ok for my first attempt to even take a rifle apart.

sanded down the wood


minwax prestain

put the stain down and a lot of spray on clear coat

let it dry and re-assembled


Definitely not show quality but looks way better!!

[CJ]

So i decided to make it look a little better and basically followed cj's steps.. I think it turned out ok for my first attempt to even take a rifle apart.
Definitely not show quality but looks way better!!

Hey not bad! Got it all back together and it looks great! I'm assuming you used a polyurethane spray?

[Stephen]

Hey not bad! Got it all back together and it looks great! I'm assuming you used a polyurethane spray?

yea.. got the surface rust off too.. thanks for all the advise and also thanks for posting the mosin thread i could use a a reference..

[slow06]

I noticed you kinda had to leave the stain in between the checkering. Is that really the only option, or is there a good way to get that stuff out? I want to refinish my shotgun stock and it is checkered.

[Stephen]

I noticed you kinda had to leave the stain in between the checkering. Is that really the only option, or is there a good way to get that stuff out? I want to refinish my shotgun stock and it is checkered.

I probably could've gotten it out but it would have taken hours per side

[CJ]

I noticed you kinda had to leave the stain in between the checkering. Is that really the only option, or is there a good way to get that stuff out? I want to refinish my shotgun stock and it is checkered.

You can blast it lightly to get it out, but I suggest you have some checkering tools to sharpen it back up.

[SS Junk]

Nice Prairie Dog picker.

[00pooterSS]

You're gonna put your eye out