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A new purchase ...

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:05 pm
by Tikirocker
Well tell a lie ... my most recent purchase. A few before and after clean up shots with better detailed images to come which I will update here in the coming week.

Here's the old gal when I bought her ... dry, grubby, thirsty, dinged and tired.

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h271/ ... ranch5.jpg[/pic]

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h271/ ... ranch1.jpg[/pic]

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h271/ ... branch.jpg[/pic]

Here's after the conservation; rub down with #0000 steel wool ONLY and 1 coat of BLO.

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h271/ ... ranch7.jpg[/pic]

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h271/ ... ranch6.jpg[/pic]

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h271/ ... ranch4.jpg[/pic]

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h271/ ... chNo41.jpg[/pic]

More pics to follow ... TR.

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:31 pm
by A square 10
thats a fine looking rifle - and she cleaned up very well , much to be proud of there

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:54 pm
by Tikirocker
Your a saint Mike for answering this in two different locations! ;)

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 5:01 pm
by Woftam
Looks good. How's it shoot ?

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 5:08 pm
by Tikirocker
She hasn't been to the range yet ... but reports to follow.

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 5:37 pm
by A square 10
my father was a saint --

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r188 ... s095-1.jpg[/pic]

the guy with the banjo ---handsome one in the upper row , i take after :mrgreen:

but that is a fine rifle