Dug relic 1911 restoration (Pics and Video)
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WardenWolf
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Get yourself a thick wooden block, drill out a hole slightly larger than the barrel to a depth a little greater than the current barrel protrusion, and put it over and give it a few hard whacks with a hammer. That may free up the slide. If you can get it moving just a little bit, you can get some oil into it and free it up further.
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I ran the mainspring housing by itself, results are promissing, but it is still frozen...
I'm working on getting ahold of an ultrasonic cleaning setup bit it may take some time.... In the meantime, I'm sticking with the electrolysis
I ran the mainspring housing by itself, results are promissing, but it is still frozen...
I'm working on getting ahold of an ultrasonic cleaning setup bit it may take some time.... In the meantime, I'm sticking with the electrolysis
Patrick Gookin
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Have you ever used an air hammer? It's probably overkill for your situation, but if all else fails...
I had a broken off bolt stuck in a rear leaf spring a couple years ago. I heated the leaf with a torch and tried to hammer it out. No go. I got a perfectly fitting punch and a 3 lb hammer. No go. I hooked up my air hammer to my air compresser and that bolt was out in literally less than a second.
I had a broken off bolt stuck in a rear leaf spring a couple years ago. I heated the leaf with a torch and tried to hammer it out. No go. I got a perfectly fitting punch and a 3 lb hammer. No go. I hooked up my air hammer to my air compresser and that bolt was out in literally less than a second.
cyclopsshooter
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simply amazing.. wish tv was this good
I haven't used an air hammer before.... I don't have ready access to one, and I'm trying to avoid indulging my impulse to start smacking things with power tools....
Anyway, I zapped her for another 24 with a new electrode, made a quick vid of how she looked, and stuck her back in to see if the same electrode/electrolyte can be used for 48 hours consecutively.
In the meantime, I made a couple quick viewer request videos for the Mini 14 that was recovered from the bottom of a lake after 10 years.
Anyway, I zapped her for another 24 with a new electrode, made a quick vid of how she looked, and stuck her back in to see if the same electrode/electrolyte can be used for 48 hours consecutively.
In the meantime, I made a couple quick viewer request videos for the Mini 14 that was recovered from the bottom of a lake after 10 years.
cyclopsshooter
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How many of these wonder-mutts do you have? I want that 91A1 in particular
SharpsDressedMan
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Ammo submerged for 10 years fired into the ceiling?!!!!
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RX-178
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Hey Ajax22, I want to know if you intend to do more of this restoration in the future, and if you're going to make more videos about it also.
Yes, 10 years submerged and it still went bang... I used to wear the case around my neck as a good luck charm... But I lost it when I moved... It was pitted almost all the way through.
Yes I will be working on more restorations and doccumebting them. I like projects almost more than shooting... So this type of thing is super fun for me. (Just have to find the projects and save up the cash to buy them)
If I can get ahold of a hands free camera, (like Google glass or something) I'll doccument the process with more detail....
There is just so much you can do with a cell phone camera
Yes I will be working on more restorations and doccumebting them. I like projects almost more than shooting... So this type of thing is super fun for me. (Just have to find the projects and save up the cash to buy them)
If I can get ahold of a hands free camera, (like Google glass or something) I'll doccument the process with more detail....
There is just so much you can do with a cell phone camera
firesky101
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I like how in your Mini video you mention you are in CA so no pistol grip stocks, and you have a belt in the background that is obviously more than 10 rounds. Thats owned before 2000 though right
I think a lot of these guns find me... Most of the people who have them think they are neat things to hang on the wall or are a curio that they just toss in a closet... So when they find out that I like to try to make them into functioning firearms again they are usually open to the idea.
Yes, any and all high capacity amunition feeding devices were purchased prior to Dec 31, 1999 .... Lots and lots and lots and lots of them.
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Yes, any and all high capacity amunition feeding devices were purchased prior to Dec 31, 1999 .... Lots and lots and lots and lots of them.
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rcmodel
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I just don't care anymore.
I did, but I no longer do if you can't answer several of us who ask where the gun came from in "dug" condition in the first place??
Is that too much to ask???
Or are you too busy making YouTube videos to answer a simple question like that?
rc
I did, but I no longer do if you can't answer several of us who ask where the gun came from in "dug" condition in the first place??
Is that too much to ask???
Or are you too busy making YouTube videos to answer a simple question like that?
rc
I didn't mean to be evasive
It was originally dug out of a field next to a bootlegging road in tenesee, it was down about 2-3 feet.
It was found while some guys were digging a hole for an agricultural project (not sure what project)
I don't have as many specifics as I would like to fill out the story, I'm a few steps removed from the guys that found it originally.
I hope that answers your question, its not that I don't want to answer in more detail, I jusy don't have the info and what I have I'm sharing.
rcmodel
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Thanks!
Thats all I wanted to know when I ask the first time 12 days ago.
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rc
Cocked & Locked
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your persistence came through
SharpsDressedMan
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Rcmodel, I sold the gun to Ajax22 after several years of him asking me to do so. I put it on display on the web a few years back, and he was interested (as you can surmise!). I originally saw it on ebay, and knew it would get kicked off, so I immediately sent a PM to the seller and offered to buy it, should it get booted. It did, and we cut a deal. I asked the same questions, as to where it came from, and all I got was what Ajax22 stated above. I wish I had pumped him more now, because I can't recall the town, the guys name, anything, as it has been about 4-5 years since I snagged it. It has been used in a CCW class (humorous "keep your wepon clean"), etc, but was just on disply in my family room, so it needed a good home, or in this case, someone who would turn it into a MOST interesting project.
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