Have you ever done something that you wish you had NOT

[AK_Maine_iac]

UPDATE :

He came to my door this morning and handed me a new in box 1895 to replace mine.I did not tell him that the one he had used was a gun that my Grandfather had passed down to my father than down to me. So i still want to restore it at any cost I forgave him and thanked him for the new one. A lesson learned. Life is to short to hold a grudge.

 

[sixgunner455]

Well, he's a stand-up guy, but IMHO, heirlooms shouldn't be loaned out.

Sorry for the damage to your granddad's rifle.

 

[Mike1234567]

AK_Maine_iac... That is a friend to keep. Honesty/integrity/loyalty like that is very very very rare these days. May I suggest that, after the restoration of the original rifle is complete, any cash left over is returned to your good friend?

 

[willypete]

Sell new gun to finance refurbishment of heirloom?

Sounds like your friend came through! Good luck with whatever decision you make.

 

[afponiky]

I was just wondering, did he do that on his own? If so, hats off to him. If he did that after you said something, well, he is still a friend, but I wouldn't loan another gun to him.

I guess you realized that you shouldn't have loaned out the passed down gun to him by now. No further remarks on that.

He at least made it right the best he could.

Good luck on getting yours restored.

 

[Mike1234567]

...ever done something that you wish you had NOT!?!

Yes... but I divorced it.

 

[GriNgOboNeZ]

A funny thing about regret is it's better to regret something you HAVE done than to regret something you HAVEN'T done. Lessons learned vs What ifs
Shouldn't have bought that HUGE grill I only cook burgers on vs Shoulda asked that Angel out I saw at the game and never saw again

 

[Art Eatman]

A half-century or so back, my father bought a good-used Model 94 as his "loaner gun". That made it easy to say, "Sure!" when somebody wanted to borrow, or at a hunting camp had their own rifle fail for some reason.

 

[Mike1234567]

This reinforces my plans to keep a Hi-Point pistol or two just loan out.

 

[OldmanFCSA]

Yes... but I divorced it.

X2 !!!!!!!!!!

 

[chrt396]

Id be interested in hearing what your buddy said as he returned it and his explanation for it's condition! It's hard to believe that he would just hand it back and say.."Oh well!' That would be plain wrong!

I have a neighbor that likes to borrow stuff from me as well. About 10 years ago, he asked if he could borrow my lawn mower and edger. I said that I just got it out of the shop because I had loaned it to some else..and said "NO!" He didn't talk to me for 5 years!! We now talk...and all is OK..and he just borrowed my random orbital to do his SUV. He said that they had them on sale for $29 at the store. I said.."Ya ought to get one!" Nah..he'd rather borrow mine!

I have made a rule to myself..to follow religiously. No gas operated ANYTHING will be loaned out. That includes lawn mowers, edgers, cars, trucks....NOTHING that starts. Actually..if it has wheels...I won't loan it out. OOhh! This same neighbor borrowed a wheel barrow from me...and brought it back with both handles snapped off. I did'nt get too irritated with him for the wheelbarrow had been sitting outside and the wood was possibly weathered. He however, never offered to replace the handles.

As greedy and self serving as it sounds..I don't loan my stuff out! I say that...yet I just loaned a tile cutter to a different neighbor and he returned it polished up..clean as a whistle..and in better shape than when I gave it to him. I probably would loan him pretty much anything.

 

[JustinJ]

I'm curious what kind of gun oil you use and how long before lending was it applied?

 

[shootr]

I've got a couple guns I have / would loan and I've used a loaner. Always bring one along when I'm out too. Never know when you or a friend might need a back up.

Happened to me during deer season once when I incorrectly reassembled an auto loader only to have it not chamber rounds the following morning.

Couldn't figure out what was wrong at first and it was time to get to the blind. I was darn appreciative of the iron-sighted, sporterized Mauser and box of shells my friend kept on-hand just for such a purpose.

 

[Legionnaire]

AK, while he can't fully make up for the damage, sounds like you have a real friend there. Thanks for the update.

 

[Tallinar]

Man, that stinks.

That's exactly the reason I am hesitant to let anyone borrow my guns. The only person I've ever let borrow my guns is my dad, and that's just because I know he's as anal about caring for guns as I am - him being the one who taught me and all.

He came to my door this morning and handed me a new in box 1895 to replace mine.

That's great to hear that he's at least that much of a stand-up guy.

 

[788Ham]

Mike1234567,

I had one of those too, he came and took her........... best deal I ever had!!

 

[trex1310]

How many times?

 

[AK_Maine_iac]

Justin:

It had been cleaned good and lubed with CLP about a month before he borrowed it. The day he got it i just did a quick wipe down it a cloth and CLP.

As far as divorcing my first mistake. +1 on that. Only problem about three months later i got stopped by a cop for speeding.(her new husband) He asked me why i was going so fast away from him? I told him i thought he was attempting to return her to me.

 

[AK_Maine_iac]

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/andyspatch/rust.htm#method

I used this method after removing the stock. It worked great. now just a matter of re-bluing and replacing a few springs and it should be just fine.
The bolt and pin took a little more work and a long soaking in navel jelly.

 

[Gdbyrd]

Doesn't that weaken the steel? I remember reading something about that a long time ago.

You really should post pics of the rebuild.

 

[AK_Maine_iac]

I hope it didn't weaken anything. Only had it in the vat for about an half hour to loosen up everything. First time i have ever tried it. A friend of mine that does restorations for a museum told me about it. He sent me the link on how to do it. Time will tell. After i am done i may not shoot anymore HOT LOADS to be on the safe side, until i get it completely checked out by a gunsmith.
If i can down load the pics from my cell phone i will post them.

 

[BinhThuyUSN]

ak_maine_iac, great story about a solid relationship. Nice to hear a story about a friend that has honesty, integrity and loyalty in his character.

 

[SentinelStrategic]

I loaned my brother my Remington M700 VS .223 varmint rifle a number of years back. When I loaned it to him, it shot 3/8 MOA. When I got it back about 5 1/2 months later after completing Army Basic and AIT (OSUT), I had a rifle with rust pitting the exterior that was shooting 1 MOA groups. No clue how that happened, but needless to say, that was the last time I loaned him a gun.

 

[JustinJ]

It had been cleaned good and lubed with CLP about a month before he borrowed it. The day he got it i just did a quick wipe down it a cloth and CLP.

I don't know if it would have prevented the rust but Birchwood Cassey Barricade is supposed to provide 96 hours of rust prevention in direct salt water spray and 500 hours in a high humidity test chamber. What that translates to in the conditions your rifle was exposed to I don't know but i've been very happy with it.

 

[Michael R.]

and thats another reason why we shouldnt loan people our guns...