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I found no way to edit my previous thread to where I could add a pic...must be something with my computer. Anyway, here she is. I mentioned that it was a fw barrel contoured stock and I have a standard weight barrel on my 1957 270. Many on here encouraged me to not mess things up by widening the barrel channel, and after thinking things over, I'd say they are right. I have found a 1957 vintage 270 fw barrel in pristine shape and might swap it out. Looking at the stock, I need to find out a way to make this work. I'm sure not going to have an Al Biesen stock drop into my lap ever again...no way. Need to contact Swift about the bottom metal. The stock has a few minor, very repairable, dings on it. I wonder if anyone has an idea what type of finish he used on his stocks. I've refinished a ton of stocks and am pretty good at it. It's not an oil finish. It's not Tru Oil either, but it is a "built up" polyurethane type finish. It looks for the world like a Pro-Custom Oil finish. It might very well be a Permalyn stock finish. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/cCfWtQ2L/Biesen-stock.jpg)
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Its a nice stock. I'm glad you found a 270fwt barrel. Those are often hard to come by, so you got lucky... Too bad, you couldn't have found the complete barreled action, so you don't have to pull your std barrel off... Sometimes "beggars can't be choosers" though...
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Great stock, that will make a nice family heirloom when it is all finished.
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The stock looks perfect as it is, I’d live with a couple minor dings.
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Beauty! Glad you decided not to mess with the inleting.
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The stock looks perfect as it is, I’d live with a couple minor dings.
Beauty! Glad you decided not to mess with the inleting. Agree on both. Lovely stock. Looks like it originally had a side mount?
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I'd not try to patch it, let those dings stay as they are.
IMO, too nice a stock to be messing with.
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This Lenard Brownell stock has dings, honest wear, just adds character, IMO. No way would I mess with it, and I'm a fairly experienced with such. DF ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/gkzv68H.jpg)
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Finding it nigh on impossible to locate some Blackburn bottom metal. Sunny Hill is “restructuring” and not answering phone calls. Nothing showing in stock. Swift’s Blackburn metal business venture is as bumfuzzled as it gets. They have none, but have the machinery to produce it.....but say it will be six months or longer before they “might” have some, but no guarantees. So, you’re selling a product in demand, your stock is down to zero...why were they not working on this a month ago? Common sense business practices. Shaking my head.
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Finding it nigh on impossible to locate some Blackburn bottom metal. Sunny Hill is “restructuring” and not answering phone calls. Nothing showing in stock. Swift’s Blackburn metal business venture is as bumfuzzled as it gets. They have none, but have the machinery to produce it.....but say it will be six months or longer before they “might” have some, but no guarantees. So, you’re selling a product in demand, your stock is down to zero...why were they not working on this a month ago? Common sense business practices. Shaking my head. One would think if a company had the machinery to produce a product and a pent up demand for said product, there would seem to be no reason not to proceed. But, it depends on the stakeholders and management, now bad they want to move, how financially encumbered they may be, etc. They could be so upside down/under water that they can't move. Who knows. In a normal setting, a bankable business plan would be forth coming. DF
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I’d post a wtb in the Classifieds, surprising what often turns up on the ‘fire.
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Finding it nigh on impossible to locate some Blackburn bottom metal. Sunny Hill is “restructuring” and not answering phone calls. Nothing showing in stock. Swift’s Blackburn metal business venture is as bumfuzzled as it gets. They have none, but have the machinery to produce it.....but say it will be six months or longer before they “might” have some, but no guarantees. So, you’re selling a product in demand, your stock is down to zero...why were they not working on this a month ago? Common sense business practices. Shaking my head. One would think if a company had the machinery to produce a product and a pent up demand for said product, there would seem to be no reason not to proceed. But, it depends on the stakeholders and management, now bad they want to move, how financially encumbered they may be, etc. They could be so upside down/under water that they can't move. Who knows. In a normal setting, a bankable business plan would be forth coming. DF Swift just bought out the Blackburn folks a few years ago...I seem to remember an article about Swift's purchase of the biz a couple of years, or so, ago.
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.............. The stock has a few minor, very repairable, dings on it. I wonder if anyone has an idea what type of finish he used on his stocks. I've refinished a ton of stocks and am pretty good at it. It's not an oil finish. It's not Tru Oil either, but it is a "built up" polyurethane type finish. It looks for the world like a Pro-Custom Oil finish. It might very well be a Permalyn stock finish. It could be poly, but I do know that Biesen used epoxy finishes starting in the mid-1960's. Either way, you're going to have a fine time stripping it off, if you choose to refin.
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....you're going to have a fine time stripping it off, if you choose to refin.
Don't think the OP is gonna go there... DF
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I would put a WTB ad on accurate reloading, likely your best chance to find the blackburn bottom metal.
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I would put a WTB ad on accurate reloading, likely your best chance to find the blackburn bottom metal.
Or give Swift a call. See link posted earlier. DF
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I would put a WTB ad on accurate reloading, likely your best chance to find the blackburn bottom metal.
Or give Swift a call. See link posted earlier. DF I called em. My post here yesterday, is a result of that phone call. They have no clue when the floorplate assembly I need will be made.
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Wow ! just saw this Hank. That is a beautiful stock.
A WTB add may turn up the bottom metal your looking for.
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Wow ! just saw this Hank. That is a beautiful stock.
A WTB add may turn up the bottom metal your looking for. +1 Stay with it, you'll eventually find one. I can't believe Swift is sitting on that equipment without putting it in action. There, for sure, is a demand for that product. Oh well... DF
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