Some "before" pics of the lefty Remmy 788 I got on TM.
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Some "before" pics of the lefty Remmy 788 I got on TM.
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What cal.? Looks like fun.
308, the superior caliber :P
Stock is getting stripped, will shave the sides to get rid of the ding on the left. The rear sling stud is held in with insulation tape :wtfsmilie:, and there is a second hole just in front of it. Planning on cutting the stock by about an inch, fit a limbsaver, and then using the offcut to make some wooden plugs to repair the sling stud holes. Will probably stain it darker brown, and then oil it.
Blueing on action is fine, barrel needs a good sand and re-blue.
Cool, keep it coming.
kj
Just a thought, how about making your own stock?
Toby, it's on the to-do list, I have pretty much given up on getting a Boyds laminate stock for the Marlin into NZ.
Going to have a go at making a custom plywood stock for it, but it is around position 245 on the list ! If I start another woodworking project without finishing the coffee table legs, my wife is going to staple my nutsack to the workshop door...
Bloody woman, if a man says hes going to do something there is no need to remind him every 6 months about ffs.
How would you make it out of ply wood?
Buy a single sheet of good quality ply. Cut it into rifle stock sized pieces, and glue several together until you get the desired thickness. Then bandsaw the general shape, use your favorite stock as a template. Rout a roundover on the edges, or go to town with a rasp. Use a handheld router to rout a chanel for the barrel and the inletting for the action, recoil lug etc.
Can you get colored die for wood like a stain but so you can see the grain. So you could make it look like a laminte stock
im having a play with just a plain piece of pine to test the water in stock making, just copying my sako 75 stock as much as possible
the shaping isnt hard, just takes time with a bastard file
ill either inlet it for a 22 with a broken stock I have or get real carried away and fit my brno 600
if you REEEEEALY want a boyds, it can be done.
may I suggest you don't waste your time with pine, you will just end up investing a bunch of time and end up with a unusable piece of wood.
I made a ply stock for my daughter and it worked out real good.
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there is a lot of time invested in making a stock from scratch. don't waste it on shit wood.
greg
I find the hard part is inletting. Think thats the right word.
yep, the tip is to do the inletting first, then if you fluff it you don't toss away hours of work shaping.
greg
Heres a silly question but how do you router out a hole right through for a mag and trigger to go in? I haven't used a router much. Or do you drill it out amd chisle the rest out?
I started out with just hand tools, rasp, chisels, hand saw, sand paper and a drill.
I have a few more toys now days but they just make things quicker.
greg
Toby, flip it over and do it from both sides (yes a lot of innuendo was used in that sentence - insert Beavis & Butthead laugh)
kj
Nice job. You could have made her a leftie ya meanie!!Quote:
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Im just using pine to test the water, see what acually is involved before I commit myself to too much $s
its h4 if that makes any difference haha.
Iv got a couple of laminated 8x2'' planks Iv been carefully looking at as donors if i decide to go for it
Made some progress with the stock...
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Used a cabinet scraper to get all the old varnish and crap off. Spokeshave to clean up the sides - got a bit of tear-out, but still looks a lot better. Re-shaped the grip part of the stock with a rasp, made it a bit thinner and more comfortable for my hand. Cut 3/4 inch section off the back to make space for the limbsaver, and to use for plugs.
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The old buttplate holes. Used a carving chisel to slightly concave the butt, so that the limbsaver plate mounts nice and flush. The previous buttplate holes were drilled out to 6mm for plugs.
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The previous sling stud holes, drilled out to 8mm for plugs
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All old holes plugged, new holes drilled for the limbsaver.
Bit of sanding left, then stain & oil.
Very nice so far. What kinda wood are they? The old mans 788 is exactly the same grain pattern, I re-stained while at school at did the blueing. Quite soft wood from memory
Puku, this one is maple, it's pretty hard.
I've read some of the 788 stocks were also made from birch.
Going to use a Mirotone stain, a friend of mine made it up to some secret recipe, he uses it to make Macrocarpa look like Rimu :D
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Tim
Righto, done with the stock for now. Next time you see it, all the bits and pieces will be attached :thumbsup:
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Detail of the plug repairs on the previous sling stud holes. Matching the grain with end-grain is a breeze, with long grain it is a hit-and-miss thing - the rear plug matches ok, the front one is a bit light. Did a bit of research on optimal placement for toe-end stud. Seems like 2.5 to 3 inches from the toe is about right. Had a look at my other rifles and kinda went for the average of those. If it is right at the toe, I guess it makes the toe swing forward once it is slung on your shoulder.
Also did the grinding of the limbsaver. RTFM does have some benefits ... the trick about freezing the pad and then using 240-grit sandpaper lubricated with WD-40 to smooth the outside of the recoil pad works like a treat. Will definitely do that to my limbsaver on my Omark as well, looks real nice.
So several more coats of oil, then install the sling studs and recoil pad.
Next: sanding the barrel.
Flying along today...
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Barrel sanded. Used cloth backed 180, 240, 320 and 400. Then wet-and-dry 600 and 1000. The initial 180 was lengthways, rest across (shoe shine).
Looking good. Well done
kj
Stock has come up nice.
Adds to its value of it to you when you put the hard work into it
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Abe, when you sand/polish barrels, what grit do you normally go up to ?
1200 if going to blue, but in no expert in that side my results are mix an match so I job that out mate to save me the hair pulling hassle :x_x:Quote:
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Talking about wood, got a bunch of rimu from the house renos that would be big enough to make a stock. Got some matai too. If you want to score some let me know and come get it before someone chops it up for firewood
i have filled up 6 skip bins with rimu from a house we are working on over the last two weeks, seems such a waste
As nice as rimu is its pretty bloody soft.
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Must be I'll, coz I can't believe I am passing on free wood. But I've got wet Tassie Blackwood all over, and some Rewa Rewa and Matai arriving on Tue, so no storage :oh noes: Agree with VC about Rimu being too soft for a stock.Quote:
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Ta abe, still some minor scratches, round 2 of the sanding tomorrowQuote:
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Had another go at sanding the barrel. This time I alternated between lengthways and across with successive grits.
Also filed the crown and used the brass screw head & honing compound trick from the Larry Potterfield video.
Two applications of Birchwood Casey Paste Blue, pretty happy with the results... Cold blueing is apparently not much of a rust preventor, I did read about heating up the barrel with boiling water before applying it. Will see how it goes, might end up being a paint project down the line.
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Looking forward to seeing the final product
All done and back together :thumbsup: Sling studs and limbsaver installed.
When I sanded the stock, I cleared out a bit of material so that the barrel does not touch anywhere.
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That came up mint ebf! :cool:
You put it together wrong.
The back handley thing is on the wrong side :D
Are ya going to blue the trigger guard and that?
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Spesssschii..… :)Quote:
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