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[ww321q]

My gun bench was getting empty with only 4 projects on there so I picked up a new one. I can't wait for it to get here so I can see how bad it is !




http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=437670803

[Mark Daiute]

Wow, don't see how I missed it and right in my back yard as well. Good for you!

[ww321q]

Well I think the only reason I got it was the Gun Broker Server locked up ! I couldn't even get in on my phone app. I lost out on a Winchester 1873(most of one) Went for $355 I think but the server locked up and I couldn't up my bid. That one really sucked. This time I was going "NOT FRICKEN AGAIN! ! ! NO WAY W?$%$*$#Fu%$$#! But when I did get in I had won ! JW

[Dick Hosmer]

I didn't see that one, but, I figured there wouldn't be any Krag sleepers at Carl's, so I never look too closely there. Looks like decent wood will be the biggest challenge. Some winter fun for you.

I dread any sort of problem with the GB servers, but have never had one (so far).

[madsenshooter]

Nothing a little super glue can't fix.

[ww321q]

I was really glad to get one that the barrel hadn't been hacked off. I had all but given up on a full barrel and had been bidding on cut down ones to use as a carbine. I'm getting a replacement forearm from a good guy on the 1911 forum. Still need to locate a front band . JW

[Mark Daiute]

I troll Ebay for the front bands, they are always available.

[Dick Hosmer]

What are you going to do about the wrist?

[ww321q]

I'm not sure yet till I see it. The stock seems really dark to. If I can get it apart I'll re-do the repair so it's not is noticeable.

[Parashooter]

A competent wood restorer can fit relatively unobtrusive feather-edge patches of grain-matched wood to the divots in the wrist. Here's a before/after example of such work on a model 1903 stock -

[Dick Hosmer]

That's damn nice work - at least from this angle. But, when a completely different piece of wood is put in, even if you get the color and major grain right, it is sometimes possible to view it from a different angle and the patch will visually 'pop' out at you.

[Parashooter]

Yes, matching refraction is tough, especially with oiled walnut - and there's no easy way to predict the best angle for the patch.

[ww321q]

Thanks Parashooter Rick B showed me some of his repairs. I tried Gorilla glue and liked it better than epoxy. It's not for everything but worked so well on 2 repairs I did that you probably wouldn't even notice them until I pointed them out.

[Mark Daiute]

I have an 1898 Carbine that has the same color as the subject rifle of this thread.

[ww321q]

Why is yours so dark?