Recent content by ryanrichmond

All the more reason to just cut it yourself. You can find cheap beater SxS shotguns for around $150 if you have the patience...then instead of spending $100 to have a gunsmith cut it, you could do it yourself with a porta-band (electric handheld bandsaw) and some painters tape. I've cut 4 or 5...

Thanks. I've had very little experience working with wood...more than some...a lot less than others. Thanks :) Meh. I rarely (read: never) need these types of gloves. I knew they weren't the right kind which is why I doubled up on them. The leather ones lasted long enough to finish the...

Thanks. It's actually not very hard at all to remove the goopy stuff. I used a plastic putty knife and an old rag...or 7. Once you're done scraping the crap off, you just wipe the stock down with a rag. At that point, I doused the stock in paint thinner and then wiped it off again with another...

I gave up on the Stoeger...wasn't worth it to me so I sold it. However, I did pick up this Stevens 311H with 30" barrels that looked rough when I got it. The finish on the stock looked awful. It was fading and falling apart in a lot of little places. I decided it needed a refinish. It was a...

I just picked up a Stoeger Coach Gun with the nickel finish and the black walnut stock but, as you can see in the photo, the stock needs some refinishing. The original owner had this gun sliding around in the back of his pickup truck banging around on his tool box. Thing is, I was hoping to...

Thanks for the info!

I just picked this up today from a local guy on a whim. Any help telling how old it is would be very much appreciated A. .38spl B. 1-7/8" bbl C. Round grips D. 5 shot E. Fixed sights F. AYA59xx G. Model 60 no dash

Thanks!

I just recently picked up a Model 60 no dash in .38spl from a local guy. The gun is stainless and in really nice shape save for a couple very minor scratches. Is there someone here I could give my serial # to so they could tell me what year it's from? I appreciate any help offered. Ryan

Hey bringing this one back. Just curious...what sales value would you put on this particular pistol given it's condition and refinish?

Having only spent $300 total on the gun, I'm not complaining. It's not an expensive finish job but I think it looks a heck of a lot better than it did. With the pitting on the gun before I had it finished, the collectors value had been shot to pieces anyway. Bluing it certainly didn't hurt the...

So here are the before And the after You can still see where it was pitted under the finish

I got my gun back. It looks good. I'll have to post some photos later when I get some uploaded

I emailed Rick (Gunsmith) again 3 days ago and he just got back to me saying he'd have it done within the next 2 weeks. yay! I'll post before and after pictures when I get it back. Thanks, guys.

Me too :)