JKVirginia
32 Cal.
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Well, I've reached the point where the shiny blue, brass, and glossy wooden stock of my TC rifle makes my hair stand on end... I'm no period correct nazi, but nonetheless, I'd like something that's a bit less "glow-in-the-dark" to game when hunting....
So I'm thinking about primitve-izing the old girl. Strip the finish out of the stock, rub her down with many coats of linseed oil. de-blue the barrel and brown it up instead. And the one I can't do myself (easily,anyway) replace as much of the brass fittings as possible with either color-case hardened or in-the-white iron. (If the latter, I'd like to work it to a nice old-wrought-iron black sort of color)
Anyone think this sounds like a good project, or am I off my rocker? And if I'm not off my rocker, can anyone recommend a good place to scare up the iron hardware? Or hell, even a good way to antique-up the brass a bit
So I'm thinking about primitve-izing the old girl. Strip the finish out of the stock, rub her down with many coats of linseed oil. de-blue the barrel and brown it up instead. And the one I can't do myself (easily,anyway) replace as much of the brass fittings as possible with either color-case hardened or in-the-white iron. (If the latter, I'd like to work it to a nice old-wrought-iron black sort of color)
Anyone think this sounds like a good project, or am I off my rocker? And if I'm not off my rocker, can anyone recommend a good place to scare up the iron hardware? Or hell, even a good way to antique-up the brass a bit