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Polymer based, yes think so. My coats of spar varnish cut with BLO came off when I taped the stock for a second thinner pad. Was a 20 year old kick-eze that was in a my parts drawer, good for practice. Anyway, tried watco danish oil for the first time. Three coats in two days. Tape didn't...

Just wanted your opinion on tung oil, is all, didn't mean to offend. My mentor and a friend who recently built a Ferguson use different methods. Probably your stocks will be according to your personal preferences, imho. BTW, I googled boning, boning tools and the process before my first...

Only did "boning" on gun stocks which were walnut and one birch stock if I recall. I don't bone (yes, I'm well aware of the modern connotation) until the gun stock is well saturated with oil. Google and you tube would have detailed info. I think you're in a good place, far as where your...

Not a seasoned stock finisher (pun intended, heh) so hesitant to give advice so... Have you boned as part of the burnishing process? What boning does for me is compress (harden) the wood and smooth out imperfections. Here's a pic of the stuff I use. Green one is what the wife gave me...

The wife is petite so needed to shorten the butt stock and fit a recoil pad. Thought learning to diy would be a good skill set to have. So mounted a jig to a disc sander, taped up the stock, cut to size with new pad (14.5" to 13.4" with new pad) and peeled off some tape to final finish the...

Paintball was more my game than golf but I'd call this a shank and being relieved it was a bogey:) True, resale value of the Nill grips are now zero. Maybe a lefty with small hands might give me a few bucks for them. Anyway, its tough being a lefty when target pistols like 41's and HS's...

Did you find a pro? I couldn't do it, I'd struggle to match the color and finish to the other half. And that would be a pair of funky mismatching grips. Myself, I'd buy a new pair.

Got my Nelson conversion kit after a 15 week wait. Put it on a new receiver with new good parts. Had an old pair of Nill grips which I never used. Had a seam on the bottom of the grips which I thought could close with a through bolt. So I drilled a hole in the grips at 3:30 am and cracked...

I cracked a bolt on a No1mk3 while shooting cast bullet reloads and posted about fixing it on Jan 2022. Theres a pic of the broken bolt and a book on accurizing Enfield. Dunno, might be of interest. I recall replacing the wood off a beat up No1m3 back in the day when they could be had for...

+2 on the Evaporust. I've used it inside 2 muzzleloader barrels with good results. Also used it on a box of badly rusted molds given to me for safe keeping. A film of Evaporust was left on the molds; fours months now and no rust. Vinegar sounds good. Haven't tried but its way cheaper...

Nice to see people liking Rock Island stuff. Was good for me because I have more time than money. Years ago, bought a couple complete uppers from the want ads of a local forum; $200 each. Billboard upper (top) is a 45 on a Caspian frame. Like everyone said, parts need to be fitted but...

I thought it was a light dragoon idea of a pistol. I stand corrected. Glad to be always learning stuff. Thank you, Hawg. And thank you to everyone who posted on this thread! I'm old-er, 67, but started BP in 2016 so still a newb of muzzle loaders.

Wish I had your welding skill set. Busted a few drill bits while drilling out busted rusted bolts in my time. Was able to pick them out except for one which had to be taken to a machine shop. My solution was not to get into this predicament in the first place. I would use my own sharp...

LOL, I did download an Elliot dragoon pic to inspire me and actually tried drilling into the ram rod pipe so it could fit a wood ram rod. However, the pipe would have been paper thin if I didn't ruin it. So I decided to keep the steel rod and not taper the forend. But don't worry, we got...

Lefty! I like the color of the wood and antique look.

Oahu, the LGS's don't stock black powder and I wanted to shoot flintlocks and a sharps so diy powder was a must. Friend got into diy too. We found free wood was the best. Hau (sea hibiscus) is easy to find in the wild, as is balsa and paulownia by scrounging. Wood that didn't work (for...

Thanks! It was a fun and smooth project once I got the nailed in pins out. Will test function with 68 cal plastic ball and old home made powder. Not sure if I want buy a mold and cast lead for one gun.

Done. Tips on how I could how done it better are welcome. Know I could have been more patient and sanded better lines

I can relate to this. Have owned a Japanese SKB, Stoeger Condor and an Italian Charles Daly while saving up and eventually getting 20 and 28 gauge Citori lightnings. The three guns worked ok for hunting. Didn't shoot a lot of rounds per season so nothing broke. If I were shopping, I'd...

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