Let’s Restore a Shotgun

[Solo7]

Looking good so far!

[CentralTXHunter]

Got the wood all stripped. Doesn’t look like stain is going to be needed as we have a beautiful piece of wood to start with. I’ll apply the first coat of linseed oil after church. I’ll probably do 3-4 coats, so we should be able to put the gun back together by the end of the week.




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[Leverhunter]

Great looking wood. Nice job on the stripping.

[Sahelian Jeep]

That’s looking good

[Chew]

What u gonna do with that wooden Texas flag? I like that.

[CentralTXHunter]

What u gonna do with that wooden Texas flag? I like that.

Those are cornhole boards I built a year or two ago. There’s a thread here about it somewhere.




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[CentralTXHunter]

Got the first coat of linseed oil on the wood. Took it out into the sun to get a better pic. Really happy with it so far.



Rinse and repeat this a few times over the next few days, get it some drying time and we’ll put this bad boy back together.


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[Fajkus7]

It’s coming together really nicely

[Drycreek3189]

I thought there would be some pretty walnut under that varnish. Not fancy, but attractive nevertheless.

[CentralTXHunter]

I thought there would be some pretty walnut under that varnish. Not fancy, but attractive nevertheless.

Yeah, you were right and I was thoroughly surprised. It’s not “high grade” by any means, but it’s pretty. Doesn’t show in the pics, but all the nicks in the wood from the 70-80 years it’s been around were kept. I purposely did not sand/iron those imperfections out. I wanted it preserved for future use, but to appreciate the past.


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[Nash Thornton]

Motivating, I got a few rusty ones laying around.

[Fordnandez]

Super cool man.

[3ChordTruth]

Really nice wood color, full sun shows it off well.

[Big Lee]

Looking great! I hope you take this gun on a well deserved hunt!

[CentralTXHunter]

Looking great! I hope you take this gun on a well deserved hunt!

Thanks! I would love to kill a few dove a year with it at least. I’m not much for “safe queens”. Put the 4th coat of linseed oil on today. I’ll let it cure for a couple of days and put it all back together on Friday/Saturday.


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