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Thanks for the tutorial. I like that.
I like to soak oily rosewood pistol grips, forearm tips, etc. in acetone before finishing. Turns the acetone pink, allows the rosewood to take a finish that will dry.
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I learned about rosewood the hard way....it took an extremely long time for the finish to dry....until I discovered the trick of removing it's natural oils.
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I learned about rosewood the hard way....it took an extremely long time for the finish to dry....until I discovered the trick of removing it's natural oils. Burl rosewood grips for Rugar Old Army. Soaking in acetone took the black paint background from the Ruger medallions. On a stainless gun, it's not a bad look, just an unintended consequence. Finish is Pro Oil, a tung oil/urethane product from Brownells. Sorry for hijacking the thread... DF
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that's a very good looking piece of rosewood.
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I think you 'bout got this glueing stuff down to an art form...
Nice.
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I think you 'bout got this glueing stuff down to an art form...
Nice.
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Old "ugly"--6.5 SAUM Getting a few battle scars..... Put me down on the hand me down list when that bagged up old thing is ready to be out to pasture.
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Old "ugly"--6.5 SAUM Getting a few battle scars..... Don't know why, but I always think guns with "battle scars" are more attractive than those that are pristine.
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Old "ugly"--6.5 SAUM Getting a few battle scars..... Don't know why, but I always think guns with "battle scars" are more attractive than those that are pristine. That's a gun that could tell some stories...... Very cool.
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Old "ugly"--6.5 SAUM Getting a few battle scars..... Don't know why, but I always think guns with "battle scars" are more attractive than those that are pristine. That's a gun that could tell some stories...... Very cool. Yep. Not as ugly as Phil's "Old Ugly" .458 WM Mauser, Big Bear back up rifle. I'm sure that Old Ugly could tell some stories as well. Pat's rifle is pure class all the way, just showing some wear. A well worn rifle is like an old shoe, comfortable. If it didn't perform to Pat's expectations, it wouldn't be worn, wouldn't be showing battle scars. Takes battles to do that, lots of them. DF
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My favorite is my grandfather's 30 Winchester model 94. By the serial number it was made in 1906. I've never taken it after elk, but granddad put a few in the pot for my Dad and his brothers way back when along with a couple of wagon-fulls of mule deer. . I took this one with a Model 70 in 264 WM. It's taken whitetail and axis but will probably get relegated to a 'back-up' soon. This is why it will be a back-up - 1st Model Newton rifle in 256 Newton. Elkchsr isn't the only one... My desire for one of these started when I saw an Uncle had a couple of them. Always loved those things. And that set trigger is something to behold.
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Ruger 77 7x57 154 gr Hornady InterLock
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Ruger 77 7x57 154 gr Hornady InterLock I have to say that for as much as I'm not a Ruger fan, they sure make a good looking rifle.
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Ruger 77 7x57 154 gr Hornady InterLock I have to say that for as much as I'm not a Ruger fan, they sure make a good looking rifle. Yep. The plow, fence and place make a great back drop for the gun. Nice, all the way around... DF
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Don't know that I have a 'favorite' elk rifle. My Ruger M77 7mm RM has taken the most, but it has a 20+ year head start on all the others. Don't think I even have a photo of it. Here's my 2015 elk, taken with my buddy's wrong-handed Ruger MKII in 7mm RM, 411 yards, 160g Speer Grand Slam, 4 steps and down. Same bullet and load I used for most of those 20+ years.
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Pre64 Model 70 in 338 WM with 225 grain Partitions. Works good on Oryx too!
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A lot of folks don't like the the old Ruger skeleton Zytel stocks. For me their beauty is in their function. All three of these have proved themselves on elk and I don't worry about scrapes and dings in the stock, warping due to wet weather or temperature/humidity, etc. Took the built-from-Ruger-parts .338WM on the left and the re-stocked .30-06 on the right to the range for one last scope check before an elk hunt. checked at 100 yards, then headed to the long range where I set up some clay pigeons at 60 yards. Busted a clay with the .338 on the 3rd try, switched to the .30-06 and busted one on the second, then called it a day. These guys aren't going anywhere except on more hunting trips. L to R, .338WM, .300WM, .30-06.
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