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M1 yardsale find continued, Stock refresh
- Thread starter mac1911
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nope just got the 50 plus years of crud off. Dings dents scratches stay on this one. I have not bothered to refinish a stock in such a manner to pull dents and sand out scratches. I just assume buy a new stock.
Raw linseed oil was not used after the 20's and raw tung oil was never used by SA.Looking good! Nice color with the tung oil. I've decided to go old school and use raw linseed oil for my 1903 stock, figured I have all winter for it to dry
http://thecmp.org/training-tech/armorers-corner/wood-cleaning-article/#1
Well until SA distributed the type of tung oil they used I will use the 100% tung oil. I don't know if it's raw ,filtered modified or not but it looks good, works well and I like it on the old guns vs any of the tung oil finishes like min wax.
Now min wax tung oil finish does work well but has a different feel and look once cured.
I used tung oil finish on my new stock on my JCG match Rifle and a few pellet guns and 22s.
Tru Oil is nice also and just as easy to use.
I like any product that looks more like it's "in" the wood vs on top of the wood like shellac and polly
When I'm done I will do a side by side with 100% tung oil and my min wax tung oil finish stock. That needs a few more coats also. I was going for 6 did 3 so far before I just wanted to shoot!
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HRA finally as close to "correct" as i will ever have
Finished the stock clean up. The only real goal here was to get off the 60 plus years or so of grime off. Lock up is worthy of a heavy palm slap to close it. much tighter than my other GI stocks.
Here is the cmp new wood stock that came with the rifle. I had to do alot of fitting on this stock and ended up stripping and redoing this stock. I used Minwax Tung oil finish on this one at 6 coats or so.
The main reason the stocks come finished with that dull brown stain/oil finish from the cmp is to hide the differences in the wood and any "bad" wood. If you look at the secound picture on the butt stock about 4" in you can see a line betwen the dark and lighter sides. With the fast drying paint/stain/oil stuff that is sprayed on from the factory "covers" stuff like this.
Now the late 50s USGI HRA stock all cleaned and back home on a HRA rifle.
Finished the stock clean up. The only real goal here was to get off the 60 plus years or so of grime off. Lock up is worthy of a heavy palm slap to close it. much tighter than my other GI stocks.
Here is the cmp new wood stock that came with the rifle. I had to do alot of fitting on this stock and ended up stripping and redoing this stock. I used Minwax Tung oil finish on this one at 6 coats or so.
The main reason the stocks come finished with that dull brown stain/oil finish from the cmp is to hide the differences in the wood and any "bad" wood. If you look at the secound picture on the butt stock about 4" in you can see a line betwen the dark and lighter sides. With the fast drying paint/stain/oil stuff that is sprayed on from the factory "covers" stuff like this.
Now the late 50s USGI HRA stock all cleaned and back home on a HRA rifle.
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Interested in that project too.for the HRA.
I'm really not sure what rifle will get the bedded stock project. Depends on the acquisition of parts,rifle, cmp 308 release. If I could get a good deal on a M1 with a shot out barrel it would go on a 308build....but if cmp comes out with a $830 field grade 308 special it will end up on that.
