See if you guys like this set up better.
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See if you guys like this set up better.
I know a couple of us were posting our C&Rs in the other thread, but here, I'll break this thread in...
I just got this last Friday afternoon.
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/4327/sr004.jpg
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/671/sr002.jpg
The tag has two names, but this is the more prominent one.
http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/4255/sr001.jpg
Mr. Fuchs.
It's effin awesome.
(redacted)
top to bottom
SMLE
M1 Garand
1903-A3
1898 Krag
All shooters!
My No.4 had some varnish and stain beforehand, (so someone already touched the stock). All I did was remove this prior finish back to its natural state.
The upper handguards are walnut, and the stock is beech. Now they got a natural tone and feel to them. We sanded down the rough scratches (there were some going against the grain! , and this also took out the nasty plasticky feel the wood had).
After sanding to an ultra-fine texture, I went over the wood with seven coats of BLO. It feels good now.
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/5484/001ljb.jpg
http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/3285/002co.jpg
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/2492/crs001.jpg
http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/4008/crs003.jpg
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/2900/crs005.jpg
http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/3171/crs004.jpg
The wood will darken over time. At first I wasnt too sure whether I was going to dig the two tone look, but it's not bothering me and the wood feels nice and clean.
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/710/no4001.jpg
(Devil is in the details here).
Here is some pics of other rifles...
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/3093/crs008.jpg
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/678/crs011.jpg
http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/5855/crs012.jpg
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4163/crs006.jpg
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/8786/crs014.jpg
http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/6717/crs013.jpg
I was just having some fun with these guns and the camera.
A few from the stable:
http://www.fototime.com/F4B49C40DA47D51/standard.jpg
http://www.fototime.com/A47D3EEB9840C1E/standard.jpg
http://www.fototime.com/2C81C1B722B7032/standard.jpg
http://www.fototime.com/16F75DC9F8DC0C9/standard.jpg
http://www.fototime.com/9A821CB284146B7/standard.jpg
http://www.fototime.com/A449A3F6DEC7674/standard.jpg
http://www.fototime.com/B66C22B6BA092CE/standard.jpg
http://www.fototime.com/D82B12479C7C6D1/standard.jpg
Here are two of mine.