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They look nice to me. And not overly done. Curious what the "before" may have looked like?? And the rest of the custom engraved rifle.
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That lever is for this rifle - ...anyone looking for a chrome lever?
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That's a pretty gun! And I like the lever, too many gunsmiths now overdo the colors. That will look like it belongs.
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I think that lever will look very nice on that rifle. The chrome lever is too gaudy for my taste.
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I've had good luck using clear lacquer. Spray can works but lacquer thinned with lacquer thinner works better, less thick/noticeable. (PIA doing it that way because it has to be sprayed. Been meaning to try dipping. Tried brushing on clear lacquer once (not on a gun part), what a fiasco.)
Lacquer has always been the preferred protectant, as far as I know. Never heard of anybody using varnish. Some guys just wax CCH'ed stuff - I did that with a CCH'ed Martini action and it has held up nicely (Renaissance Wax).
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The case coloring came out well Gene. I think it will compliment your rifle very nicely.
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Wow!! those are great !! I guess I better be careful with my Whitney,i didn't realize the hammers were that fragile.
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Gene, how about a closeup of the engraving on the sides of the receiver?
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That is probably the best match to the original Savage colors I've seen. Most of them are way over done.
Let us know how well the lever fits.
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Wow! Love the stock work. Excellent project.
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I've asked several times over the years, with no reply, if it was possible to CCH a part to look used vs the brightly colored "looks like new" finish that you usually see. That lever is the first that is close to what I had in mind. Very nice.
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That is excellent! You could cerocoat the lever as another option. Would be very thin.
I've normally used clear lacquer over case coloring, but I've recently seen a couple with cera coat and they looked great.
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That's a nice one alright. Now it would be nice to know on a print out of instructions just how the gunsmith did that job step by step. When I asked Turbull a question like that ,they just laughed . The way gyes are ruining rifles nowadays that precious information made available would save many from the pscycadelic look.
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Last edited by GeneB; 12/08/23.
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Switch to the cocking indicator was at serial number 90.000 in June, 1908. looks as though you have a pre-90,000 receiver and a post-90,000 bolt - except for the flat back. I wonder if they were able to grind the rounded back on a post-90,000 bolt flat to fit, or if yours is a one-off? Looking at a pre-90,000 vs post 90,000 - I bet they just ground the back of it flat.
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