22 Hornet Ruger #1 stock too long for wife
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NMexJim
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You may be able to raise that. A wet cloth and steam iron - just the tip of the iron in this case. Go slow and lightly.
I think you still need to do some stripping and sanding. Checkering especially. A gun cleaning brush will help. I have a fine brass brush that works too. You can use a wet cloth over the wood to get an idea what it’s going to look like. That’ll raise the grain and you’ll need to sand more. You want to that anyway before finish. I use a spray bottle to raise grain.
When I talk about checkering oil, you can see the difference on the mounted stock. Notice there is no shine in the checkering area as opposed to the original of the eBay stock. Finish fills in checkering. Abomination.
Birchwood Casey makes a grain filler if you feel the need. Multi coats of finish sanded lightly between coats will eventually fill grain in - eventually. TruOil is a good product. I personally use something else, but I’ve seen some nice stocks done with it. Don’t worry about shine or dust motes - they will polish out. Just get enough finish before you polish.
I have a piece of 12” pvc long enough for rifle stocks with a big opening in it and plastic strips like a warehouse door over the opening. A cap on both ends. A rod through the top to hang from. You can wipe the inside with water to get out dust. About as dust free as you can get.
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You going to have someone do the pad or will you?
I think you still need to do some stripping and sanding. Checkering especially. A gun cleaning brush will help. I have a fine brass brush that works too. You can use a wet cloth over the wood to get an idea what it’s going to look like. That’ll raise the grain and you’ll need to sand more. You want to that anyway before finish. I use a spray bottle to raise grain.
When I talk about checkering oil, you can see the difference on the mounted stock. Notice there is no shine in the checkering area as opposed to the original of the eBay stock. Finish fills in checkering. Abomination.
Birchwood Casey makes a grain filler if you feel the need. Multi coats of finish sanded lightly between coats will eventually fill grain in - eventually. TruOil is a good product. I personally use something else, but I’ve seen some nice stocks done with it. Don’t worry about shine or dust motes - they will polish out. Just get enough finish before you polish.
I have a piece of 12” pvc long enough for rifle stocks with a big opening in it and plastic strips like a warehouse door over the opening. A cap on both ends. A rod through the top to hang from. You can wipe the inside with water to get out dust. About as dust free as you can get.
Gun Stock Sealer & Filler, 3 fl. oz. Bottle
www.birchwoodcasey.com
You going to have someone do the pad or will you?
I plan to hand it off as is. The only question is to whom?You may be able to raise that. A wet cloth and steam iron - just the tip of the iron in this case. Go slow and lightly.
I think you still need to do some stripping and sanding. Checkering especially. A gun cleaning brush will help. I have a fine brass brush that works too. You can use a wet cloth over the wood to get an idea what it’s going to look like. That’ll raise the grain and you’ll need to sand more. You want to that anyway before finish. I use a spray bottle to raise grain.
When I talk about checkering oil, you can see the difference on the mounted stock. Notice there is no shine in the checkering area as opposed to the original of the eBay stock. Finish fills in checkering. Abomination.
Birchwood Casey makes a grain filler if you feel the need. Multi coats of finish sanded lightly between coats will eventually fill grain in - eventually. TruOil is a good product. I personally use something else, but I’ve seen some nice stocks done with it. Don’t worry about shine or dust motes - they will polish out. Just get enough finish before you polish.
I have a piece of 12” pvc long enough for rifle stocks with a big opening in it and plastic strips like a warehouse door over the opening. A cap on both ends. A rod through the top to hang from. You can wipe the inside with water to get out dust. About as dust free as you can get.
Gun Stock Sealer & Filler, 3 fl. oz. Bottle
You going to have someone do the pad or will you?
2 things I’ve learned:
1) this stuff does a fine job
2) but it rolls right off the stock. So I wrapped it in a piece of a sheet (my wife’s idea) then saturated it in the stuff above and left it for 24 hours.
When I unrolled it, the polyurethane fell off in lumps. All I needed was a wet cloth plus a toothbrush for the checkering.
1) this stuff does a fine job
2) but it rolls right off the stock. So I wrapped it in a piece of a sheet (my wife’s idea) then saturated it in the stuff above and left it for 24 hours.
When I unrolled it, the polyurethane fell off in lumps. All I needed was a wet cloth plus a toothbrush for the checkering.
NMexJim
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Have you ever had to bleach a stock?
Nope, I’m a complete novice. Heck, I had to rely on my local Ace helpful hardware man for a recommendation for a stripper.
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NMexJim
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Just curious. I've had some Gramps Old Gun stocks soaked in oil that I had to use bleach on. I was hoping you might have a better way.
Sorry but no.
INCREDIBLE!
One TX outfit I contacted wouldn’t even give me a quote until after I had sent them the gun.
The other TX outfit gave me a quote of $880 for cutting the stock to size, putting on a butt pad, and then applying a few layers of oil. No attempt would be made to match the fore end.
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One TX outfit I contacted wouldn’t even give me a quote until after I had sent them the gun.
The other TX outfit gave me a quote of $880 for cutting the stock to size, putting on a butt pad, and then applying a few layers of oil. No attempt would be made to match the fore end.
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rabid wombat
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If my recommendations - not really surprised, they are a pricey bunch - but great work. @jski Sorry if they did not fit your needs.
rabid wombat
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Another in Houston would be Briley…great chokes, but I have never used their gunsmith services….
Briley gunsmithing, shotgun gunsmithing, rifle gunsmithing and pistol gunsmithing
Briley gunsmithing is here to work on nearly all shotguns, rifles and pistols from bluing to barrel porting
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NMexJim
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Briley is very good. Some really nice work.
