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Weatherby
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I blame Enzo
Weatherby
Senior MemberPosts: 4,953 Senior Member
I only went down for this....the holster.
I think it will work fine for the limited use it will get.
I was Really surprised how well it fit.
Came home with that too....the blame part.
Enzo and his project guns.
Well I like the old .22's so I asked to see it.
Butt stock is really hurting but otherwise I think
Worth the effort.
I think it will work fine for the limited use it will get.
I was Really surprised how well it fit.
Came home with that too....the blame part.
Enzo and his project guns.
Well I like the old .22's so I asked to see it.
Butt stock is really hurting but otherwise I think
Worth the effort.
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Dad 5-31-13
This is numbered 506 with the Chicopee Falls and tool company address. Very local gun company.
Really enjoyed your sharing it.
The metal is cleaning up really well.
The buttstock is going to be the biggest problem.
For plain straight grain, they're pretty reasonable.
Keep feedin' that .22 addiction.
"Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
Cleaned the bore and it shines.
That was a biggie....store owner wasn't too sure on it.
The mechanics are all good.
Almost brought it out already.
Can't be mine.
Your always fixing up nice old rifles especially .22's and making them shine once more.
It started life as a "boys" rifle.
I think what I'm going to do is restore and gift to my nieces daughter. That gives me a couple years to enjoy it first.
I did send them an email
I didn't see any for this particular model but who knows maybe they can make one up.
There prices were definitely very reasonable
Pretty much where it's at now.
Managed to find some case colors but rest is brown patina : )
Sako
I did see one there...thanks Al.
I'm going to try my hand at making the current one presentable. I have a few ideas on that.
Any suggestions for type brand of glue for the cracks ?
I did try it out and everything worked.
I was worried it wouldn't go bang and it did.... Everytime.
I was really concerned the shell extractor might be too worn and it worked great. It was definitely fun to play around with.
I think the Elmer's will work then.
On an old gun like that, I like to keep it as original as possible, as long as it's functional. The cracks, dings and scratch's are what give it character, and there's a story for each blemish, if only the gun could talk!!
Gorilla glue is probably a little better than Elmer's in that it's waterproof and has great gap filling properties. It expands slightly when it cures so you want the joint held together tightly. Wrapping it very tightly with lots of electrical tape works well as each layer gets tighter and tighter.
Next will be bending that top tang down a little where it attaches to the stock.
I'm thinking of rawhide lacing around where someone did the hacking ?
we'll see I am optimistic
This is the underside of the forearm of grandpa's pre 64' model 70 Winchester. It shows all the impromptu field rests my Dad ever used in over 20 years of hunting. I left them all exactly as is and just added coats of Linspeed for finish when I refurbished the rifle.
Yours is more special but it is part of the reason why
I'm working on this stock.Cheap is the other.
I don't know if I can accomplish what I'm thinking but will try.
First timer and I can't catch a nail.
Surprisingly it fit pretty good afterwards.
I wasn't expecting that at all.
I know you know what the lever does but figured someone else might like seeing how the action works.
I was quite happy with how the stock turned out.
Then well you know how it works.
I found one cheap enough with no cracks.
Guess I'll be sanding again.