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Finally got my buddys shotgun back together that i freshened up for him.
repainted the receiver, cold blued the barrel, the extractor was broken, only ones available were for a 16 gauge, he ordered one to see if we could get it to work. I had to file down the face of the extractor that contacts the receiver as it was too long, also hand filed the notch for the shell that has to match the groove in the opening of the chamber. Sanded the old finish off the stock and fore end. Fixed a gouge in the right side of the stock and a small split in the curve behind the receiver. Got it stained and applied 8 coats of satin wipe on poly. I wish the stain would of taken more evenly but i believe its birch and ive read that birch stocks especially the cheap birch stocks are hard to stain evenly. Im pretty happy with it, im sure he will be too.
repainted the receiver, cold blued the barrel, the extractor was broken, only ones available were for a 16 gauge, he ordered one to see if we could get it to work. I had to file down the face of the extractor that contacts the receiver as it was too long, also hand filed the notch for the shell that has to match the groove in the opening of the chamber. Sanded the old finish off the stock and fore end. Fixed a gouge in the right side of the stock and a small split in the curve behind the receiver. Got it stained and applied 8 coats of satin wipe on poly. I wish the stain would of taken more evenly but i believe its birch and ive read that birch stocks especially the cheap birch stocks are hard to stain evenly. Im pretty happy with it, im sure he will be too.