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Finished it up today, Dad would be proud! Mechanically it was fine, just needed a through cleaning. Bolt charging handle needs replaced, have one on order from Numrich. [/URL][/IMG] [/URL][/IMG] [/URL][/IMG]

I have an 11-48 12 ga. that belonged to my Dad, metal is in very good condition but the wood is scratched & dinged. One thought: the dings & scratches add character, they got there from Dad using it during pheasant seasons. Another thought: If he had left me a classic car that was scratched &...

Thanks for the input! I used the stop from my Colt (actually fit!) but the slide still didn't lock back. Stuck a .45 magazine in and the stop worked fine, once. Used the Llama mag, it also worked OK one time but then no more. Reassembled the Llama with its original parts, worked once but...

I've got a Llama 1911 pattern pistol in 9mm Largo that needs some attention (yes I know it's a POS, but it's a sentimental POS) Slide won't lock back on an empty chamber with magazine inserted and the thumb safety doesn't work. It's an occasional shooter, keep it around because it belonged to...

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Gave it a try: cleaning rod only goes 5" into the bore. This thing got so hot that layers of metal flaked off the barrel to such a degree that no roll marks are present. I'm willing to bet anything that hot would have detonated any rounds in it at the time.

No way to check the chamber, the action is frozen. If it had been loaded at the time I'm sure the fire incident would have cooked any ammo off.

Never got it to budge even a little. Soaked it for a week in a lemon juice water mix, tried using Kriol but it was frozen solid.

Update! It's now officially a wall hanger. re-rusted it, then coated it with a matte clear and added some wood. I wanted the wood to be a sun faded silver-gray but all attempts failed. Soft woods like pine would artificially age nicely but the walnut just turned black so I settled for leaving...

Always the possibility! :eek:

After cleaning it up in a bead blaster, I had a couple of local gun gurus check it out: its a Win model 94, manuf. around 1960 (uncovered the serial number in the bead blaster), 25-35 caliber. On their advice, I now have it soaking in a 50/50 mixture of lemon juice & water to try and free up the...

I have no plans to actually fire the thing! At most I'll clean it up, maybe find a buttstock and weather it to kinda match the condition of the gun then hang it on the wall.

If ya can :) Looking through a garage full of antiques and spotted this, don't know why but I paid $10 for it. I'm thinking it's a Harvey Wall Hanger or a Rusty POS. Suppose I'd hurt the value if I bead blasted it, coated it with clear and hung it on the wall?:rolleyes: I brushed away some of...

I made this for our Grandaughter when she was born.