When I first started off collecting milsurps I had the usual Hoppe's gun cleaning kit. After breaking a few rods, I got a one piece Dewey rod which is like the difference between day and night. Then after breaking a few of the plastic tips I got a brass tip that doesn't break. That was a big plus to...

I got one of those AIM Albanian specials that came with the extra stock because the existing stock was "used" to say the least. What I got to start with is this. Note that the replacement stock is a different color wood and that the only handguard is the one on the rifle, and of a red tint...

Well said. I love it when a moderator has a plan that is fresh and original and all his own. Sounds like a good one. Thanks for joining us.

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Phil has agreed to join us a moderator. He will be the Moderator-host of the new Swiss forum.
Thanks for joining us Phil.

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I guess it depends on what you mean by dark areas. Can you show us a picture?

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Old firearms look old. I don't know if I would call it patina or not. Certainly the aging process is there in the wood and on the metal. I think most of us would rather that most that aging process evidence remain. I am not sure exactly what shellac is. The dictionary says that Shellac is a varnish ...

The thing that varnish does, as I see it, is that since it is thicker than tung oil and dries harder, you get a "finish" a lot quicker. That is one thing Formby's Tung Oil Finish will do for you. But varnish by itself does not penetrate as deep in my estimation and the surface feel of the ...

Well, I've used both plain tung oil and, when I couldn't find it, some of Formby's tung oil mixture with a little varnish in it. First smooth the stock out with real fine sand paper and 0000 steel wool, without ruining any of the gun marks. When you have it smooth enough, use a small scrap of cloth,...

You know you have to wipe it down don't you? And after it sits a while it all soaks in and you will have to put on a few more coats. To do it right you may have to put on a coat and rub it down every day or two for six or eight coats. And use some 0000 steel wool on it too.

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Sounds like a good plan with the Tung oil speared um. Heat has a way of boiling the grease to the top. A good shooting session at the range will boil some out from the heat of the metal. Take some paper towels with you for wipes. Puting the rifle in the trunk of your car on a warm day will act like ...