25cschaefer
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I am going to gun smithing school soon and would like to take a few project guns with me to refinish and turn a small profit. I went through a few pawn shops today and this is what I found:
A $250 1917 30-06 Eddy Stone with an ugly after market stock, piccatinny rail pieces attached to the action, a few deep chips/scratches in the barrel and what appears to be an after market front blade that was in poor condition.
A $200 1917 30-06 Eddy Stone with 0 blue left and heavy scratching like someone took the whole thing to a bench grinder, an ugly after market stock, a hacked up scope mount and curious holes tapped in the top of the chamber like the scope used to be there.
A $300 1903 Springfield with a refinishable aftermarket stock, deep scratches, maybe 50% blue, it looks like someone removed the front sight and cropped the barrel about a half inch and put a round bevel on it which had a big nick in it there was the reminisce of an old scope mount on the side of the action somebody cut off with a hack saw.
A $350 FN military rifle that was rebarreled for 270 win. (beautiful bore, cheap crooked stampings) someone reblued the action over small pits, the original stock was hacked and ground into a lopsided ugly as sin piece and then a thick coat of high gloss varnish was applied.
All of these rifles had very good actions, all solid but not pretty. Are any of them worth the trouble? I'm pretty sure I could haggle any of them down $50 or so.
A $250 1917 30-06 Eddy Stone with an ugly after market stock, piccatinny rail pieces attached to the action, a few deep chips/scratches in the barrel and what appears to be an after market front blade that was in poor condition.
A $200 1917 30-06 Eddy Stone with 0 blue left and heavy scratching like someone took the whole thing to a bench grinder, an ugly after market stock, a hacked up scope mount and curious holes tapped in the top of the chamber like the scope used to be there.
A $300 1903 Springfield with a refinishable aftermarket stock, deep scratches, maybe 50% blue, it looks like someone removed the front sight and cropped the barrel about a half inch and put a round bevel on it which had a big nick in it there was the reminisce of an old scope mount on the side of the action somebody cut off with a hack saw.
A $350 FN military rifle that was rebarreled for 270 win. (beautiful bore, cheap crooked stampings) someone reblued the action over small pits, the original stock was hacked and ground into a lopsided ugly as sin piece and then a thick coat of high gloss varnish was applied.
All of these rifles had very good actions, all solid but not pretty. Are any of them worth the trouble? I'm pretty sure I could haggle any of them down $50 or so.
