I got this gun last week from a fellow forum member. After I got it home and looked at it closely, I decided it needed some TLC. The finish needed re-doing regardless, and there was some surface rust on the barrel. So I decided to make this a project gun.
First thing I did was take the gun apart and give all the parts a thorough cleaning. It had a lot of grime and dust build up in all the nooks n crannies. Then I stripped the finish off of the stock and fore end. I used a commercial finish remover from Waly world. After I got the finish off, there was a lot of gun oil soaked in the stock. So I spent a couple hours sweating the crap out of it. After all that, it needed a good sanding. A 12 pack of Miller Lites later I had it done and prepped. Then I had to get the surface rust off the barrel. A few more beers, some 0000 steel wool and gun oil, and it was good as new
Here is the only pic I took in the whole process
After taping, prepping and painting, here is how it turned out. I put several layers of clear coat on it and left it in the hot sun to bake on. The finish is hard as a rock now
Looks awesome good job!
That's a beaut! How did you do the camo pattern, and why didn't you paint the scope mount?
good lookin job :toast
