Guns

Good thread. Zedbra I have the same Parker Hale as you,but in .30-06. I do not care for the factory stock much. Any ideas on swapping it out,I've seen a few stocks online but not sure if I trust the site.

I like the original stock - though they are prone to crack. Check out Boyds for a replacement stock.

http://www.boydsgunstocks.com/ProductDetail/3m8331g18112_prairie-hunter-parker-hale-mauser-1200-1-barrel-channel-pepper-laminate-finished

^^^ I bet the M98 B[HTML_REMOVED]C synthetic like I have on my 9.3x62 could be made to fit. It would need bedding but that is easy to do with JB Weld.

Thanks for the info,anybody else besides tungsten dealt with Boyd Stocks?

Thanks for the info,anybody else besides tungsten dealt with Boyd Stocks?

You can buy direct from Boyds. They are registered to ship ITAR items.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKHeXC7L85s

Insert Durex extra safe thick condom joke.

I've been working on cleaning/repairing/refinishing my friend's Ruger .44 Deerslayer over the last several months. The rifle was in really rough shape when I first picked it up from him, I have lost most of the pictures but the stock was beaten, dented, cracked, and both the stock and inside the action had never been cleaned. Ever - since 1974.

So I stripped it down, started reading how to try to restore this poor old stock. I stripped it with Circa 1864, steamed all the dents over the course of another weekend, then let it dry before applying epoxy to a large crack and then letting it sit for another month to completely cure.

I sanded the stock first with 100, then 220, then 600 before starting to add my layers of Tru Oil. I only did one coat per day of Tru Oil and after the first 8 coats I started to smooth the finish with 1000 grit and then the final two coats I sanded with 2000 grit to get it smooth.

I discovered what I initially thought was a scratch filled with dirt was actually a crack across the grain on the pistol grip. From another thread that I asked about this crack, I learned that this piece of walnut is an outside cut and the crack could have happened during falling or perhaps a wind crack. My neighbour knew it was an outside cut just from looking at the stock while I was sanding - as most of the stock is a nice cherry walnut but the front forearm on one side is completely blonde - it's kind of unique.

Here it is after three coats

Here it is after 12 coats, polished and also carnuba waxed:

The half blonde side -

Reflection finish

I messed up the finish a little during the polishing stage - so that took more time to correct. This whole project was all about learning how to do this properly and now I think I am ready to try another project with some of my other stocks. It was a lot of labour but a lot of fun, I really enjoyed seeing it slowly come back to life.

I can't wait to get this back to the range.

Nice work. As in really nice work. Awesome that you took on something that you may not have known a ton about, researched it and it ended up turning out so well. Props

Very nice job! It takes a lot of work to get a high gloss finish like that.

I've been working on cleaning/repairing/refinishing my friend's Ruger .44 Deerslayer over the last several months. The rifle was in really rough shape when I first picked it up from him, I have lost most of the pictures but the stock was beaten, dented, cracked, and both the stock and inside the action had never been cleaned. Ever - since 1974.

That's fucking beautiful. Nice work!

Thanks Gents. It took a lot of time - patience was exercised here. But then when you see the outcome, it makes you realize it was oh so worth the time.

Nice work. It's amazing how, if you know what you're doing and don't take any shortcuts, you can restore almost anything made of wood. Man I love wood!

Praise Pasta for wood!

Guess I missed wood working, decided to make a target today. I had some of those black plastic stands you stab into the ground, but they keep getting blown over in the wind, and blown up from bad aim with open sights.

I had the folding table saw stands already and the wood laying around, so $3.80 for some bolts and wing nuts, I made this adjustable stand. I also drilled multiple holes in the top that can hold straws, golf tees/balls, and my clay holders. I'm going to work on a different stand that will have a swinging target as well.

Used target is from sighting in my new Zeiss Terra - had already done a dozen shots through my 7mm Mag and that was enough for the day.

Here's a .22 field target rifle, pump action airgun I built.
Based on a crossman 1322 pistol.
I made the stock and machined most of the parts on it myself.
Very accurate :)