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Dfaris wheel, Thank you for the ideas and points to remember. Esp your tip re plugging the bore beforehand, as it's easy to forget, but will prevent tremendous problems. I'm planning on using Loctite 680, which is the high strength formula for slip fit components. Brownell's instructions...

Drilling out a vintage Rev-O-Noc falling block single shot for a barrel liner. Using a Harbor Freight hammer drill, set to just drill (no hammer), which is drilling it out easily, using a Brownells piloted barrel drill. I'm going to file an extractor notch in the liner, and then Acraglas or...

Blue68, The wadded brown paper isn't so good at removing the errant particles that attached themselves (which are the real issue), but at least they aren't knocking back the gloss at all. I'll continue w 0000 steel wool. It removes the attached particles. It also mattes the finish, but not as...

Twocanary, let me give you the advice that you gave me: Google it.

Twocanary, I've read several books on making gun stocks, and talked to one producer, but this is the first I've heard of the burnishing/boning technique. Is it mainly used for softwood, or hardwoods too? I'd like to learn more.

You misunderstand me. Whiskering was done early on, with water. Twice. I am beyond that stage, and into the oil finish now. I'm not doing lacquer, but am always open to a new idea. If can't hurt, right?

I was using bronze wool, but it isn't available in 0000 grade, and finest grade was coarser than the steel wool. Ouch. A brown paper sack? Interesting. I'll try it.

No, I rub in the oil, applying a drop, and rubbing it in. No whisker.

How can I sand or steel wool irregularities on an in-process oil finish, without removing gloss or causing whisk marks, and setting back the semi-gloss finish? I'm applying a tung oil + solvent mix on a new walnut stock (Birchwood Casey Genuine Oil). Sometimes I get small projections on the...

Laphroaig and Griz22, When I've steel wooled between coats, with xtra-fine wool on a tung oil application, it knocks back the shine, making it matte. I think the poster is looking to go the other way, to produce more shine. Edit: I think I misread your posts, you are telling him not to steel...

Dfariswheel, That's an interesting trick all right. Right now I'm just making a pin-hole in the foil cover, but I could open it much more, and then try out the butane method of replacing the air. I looked up the "weight" of butane vs air, finding that butane is heavier. Butane gas weighs 2.5...

True Oil and Genuine Oil are completely different products. B. Casey offered G. Oil just a few years ago to give people a finish that was easier, and closer to BLO without all the work. Genuine Oil is roughly a 50/50 mix of tung and solvent. Sadly, my experience is not the best. I cannot...

Scooter and BBBill, I'm going to follow your advice, and seal it with plastic wrap under the loose cap. That'll force the cap to make a good seal. I am surprised that air (oxygen) would make it under the cap, and then through the pin hole, in sufficient quantities to degrade the oil in just 6...

What's the shelf life of an opened bottle of Genuine Oil by Birchwood Casey? I believe this product is a 50/50 mix of tung oil and solvent. My first bottle definitely changed after 3 months of use, and I've noticed the second bottle isn't the same after 45 days. Situation - foil seal is...

Riomouse911, That rib should be easy to bend back. As for the bulges near the muzzle, a gunsmith could cut the barrel back, and thread for replaceable choke tubes, so the bulge is gone. Joe

The Colt Lightning rifle caught my eye as my next purchase. Modern copies were made by Taurus, Amer. Western, and Pedersoli, but the 'net has some derogatory stories. Any truth to them? Lots of stories like; some brands can't feed/eject but other brands are good, Taurus ones aren't put...

I'd like to hear what the factory will say. I agree with others, that in a .22 it's probably safe and should shoot okay. I'm curious how there are so many bulged barrels "for no reason."

There's the S&W factory in Springfield, Ma. Although the main plant has left Mass because of the unfriendly social/political climate, I believe they kept revolver production in Springfield.

Odd Job, I will, but now I have to find a .22 with a bad barrel. One that is cheap, but still worth the effort. Ironically, the orig. rifle, a Rev-O-Noc falling block I scored on GB for $125. I thought it was a deal. Who knows?

Wow, a tough crowd. Okay, I'll do a practice barrel first, you bunch of kill-joys. (joking)