Since we are all gun nuts here I thought you guys would enjoy my story of restoring an old family shotgun. It is a family heirloom now and I wanted to make sure that it was back in excellent shape for generations to come. I restored my Grandfather’s then my Dad’s Remington Sportsman 58. The Sportsm…

Roger. Not Roder. *It’s not that Liberals are ignorant, it’s just they know so much that isn’t true”.

Sorry, I forgot where I allocated it from. :blush: You are more than welcome to use it. *It’s not that Liberals are ignorant, it’s just they know so much that isn’t true”.

That turned out beautiful ! Excellent job. You might need to open a side gig.

Here’s a couple of pix of 3. The shotgun is a 1929 Browning A-5. I wish you could have seen it as it originally was. The old police sargeant I got it from, was a regular at the VFW watering hole, and a good friend of mine. He said some of these old soldiers would get their nose in the sauce (drunk),…

[image] So what would you recommend here? The bluing was so bad on the receiver, that I polished it off with Scotchbrite. I keep it oiled to prevent rust, not too difficult here in dry Colorado. I worry about having it, and the barrel re-blued, and it not be a quality job. I want it to look good…

Beautiful work, sir. My father and I restored a Savage model 187 .22 rimfire rifle that his friend gave him. My Dad had the exact rifle when he was a kid, and the thing had no serial number so you get an idea how old it was. Turned out great, but it was nicknamed the “jammomatic”. Thing would not fi…

New ones are for work/need. The old baby’s are for for pure pleasure. They do the job if called upon. But Do you want to give a beauty to the sheriff?? Why give up love if not not for for family. What is most important? Family is everything.

Restoring an old family heirloom

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Guys thanks for all of the compliments. It was a labor of love for my Dad. If you have anything that you refinished please share. I would love to see what you guys have done.

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Restoring an old family heirloom

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