I hope he checks back in before doing anything. Before he edited it, I thought he was still talking about the barrel.
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All good! I could tell you thought I was asking about the barrel by your answer...hence the edit
Barrel pins are in and the lock/trigger/butt plate are in. This trigger pull is sweet!
I need to tweak the trigger guard a little for it to fit 100% but overall assembly is going smooth! I should have it completely put together by the weekend!
I need to tweak the trigger guard a little for it to fit 100% but overall assembly is going smooth! I should have it completely put together by the weekend!
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It didn't tighten mine up that I noticed. I gave it two coats of T&t then minwax paste over top once it dried
Did you have to drill the tang bolt hole, or was it there already?
Already there
Hmm. Mine was missing
Peculiar
I happen to agree with this statement. I have had some old guns made in the 1800s that needed restoring with bad grain flow that have lasted many decades without cracking or breaking. My favorite finish is to use Formby's Tung Oil, hand rubbed with a bare minimum of 3 coats and preferably 6 rubbed down with 0000 steel wool. It makes a great deep weather proof finish.
To me Formby's Tung Oil works the best for touching up.
Psycho Mike
Free Cdn
Man, you're blazing along
I don't get solid time to just assemble, so mine will take a lot longer overall....but I am getting to the steps that help it drop into becoming a functional rifle pretty quickly....even if not everything has had a final finish yet.
Got it sanded to 220 and wet the stock
I'll post pics as soon as I put the first coat of finnish on! It'll be a couple days at least. What is the difference in the finnish when you hand rub the oil in vs when you buff it with abrasive?
Does just rubbing it in by hand produce more of a glossy finish?
I'll post pics as soon as I put the first coat of finnish on! It'll be a couple days at least. What is the difference in the finnish when you hand rub the oil in vs when you buff it with abrasive?
Does just rubbing it in by hand produce more of a glossy finish?
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Well ended up with some free time! Poured a tall glass of rye and spent the last couple hours wetting and sanding up to 320 and put on the first coat! I filled the grain as best/evenly as I could, so far I'm happy!
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MountainSmoke
40 Cal.
That wood may not have perfect grain flow but it sure does look nice. Your moving right along with that rifle! Looking good. 
Agree; I found same excessive chips in my .54 Woodsrunner as delivered. Prob would have shot out ok, but...
I'm sure it would be just fine as well but all it takes is 5 min to swab it clean!
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