Wednesday Gun Pron - Rubbing one out

[Ben Lamb]

The stock on the Browning SXS was a heavy coat of varnish over what looked like a fairly dull piece of walnut. It's a first year production gun, with 26 inch barrels, fixed modified & full chokes.

3 coats of citristrip, followed by 10 coats of Boiled Linseed Oil later, and it's curing until the end of the moth. I got lucky with the checkering and didn't need to freshen it up. Just hit it with a bronze brush to clear out the varnish. Overall, it's turning out pretty nice.

Luckily for me, the wife didn't say too much when I hung it in the guest bathroom to speed up a tacky coat of oil.

 

[JoseCuervo]

Who the hell doesn't use a soap dish?

 

[Ben Lamb]

Who the hell doesn't use a soap dish?

That you noticed enough to comment shows you to be a finely coiffed gentleman.

 

[Rooster52]

Nice piece of wood !!

 

[noharleyyet]

Who the hell doesn't use a soap dish?

Had Ben pegged for more of a rope guy.

No way am I saying 'nice wood'

 

[SixPoint]

Looks great! I just dropped off my grandfather's Parker with Charlie in Bozeman to give it the once over so I can hopefully hunt with it this fall. I've never shot it; I can't wait to take it out.

 

[Ben Lamb]

Had Ben pegged for more of a rope guy.

No way am I saying 'nice wood'

I do protect my assets.

Post that Parker when it's done!

There's a fox sterling at a lgs for a song, but it's in rough shape. Tough to walk away from.

 

[Deleted member 20812]

You're doing a good job of rubbing that one out:hump:

 

[7mm08mo]

You're doing a good job of rubbing that one out:hump:

I just spit chew all over the computer. That was funny. Nice stock Ben. Is that a window in the shower?

 

[Ben Lamb]

You're doing a good job of rubbing that one out:hump:

Thanks. Using your method outlined with your shotgun, but boiled linseed oil as the finish

7mm, yep. 83 year old house, the window is the shower ventilation for the time being.

 

[Deleted member 20812]

We have the same shower ventilation, 81 year old house.

Are you wet sanding to fill the pores?

 

[Ben Lamb]

We have the same shower ventilation, 81 year old house.

Are you wet sanding to fill the pores?

Yes. I did the 1st coat to soak the wood, 2nd & 3rd coats I wet sanded with 150 & 320 grit, adding some walnut dust from a spare piece i had laying around to make sure the pores are filled. That was followed with 2 coats of light oil sanded outnwith 600 grit, and 5 coats polished out with 0000 steel wool. I'm weighing a ax coat to make it a little shinier but for now, it's looking nice.

 

[putm2sleep]

Who the hell doesn't use a soap dish?

this was funny!!!!!!

Laughed my ass off.

 

[putm2sleep]

That you noticed enough to comment shows you to be a finely coiffed gentleman.

equally good.

Post your guns - I will take a picture of a safe queen for next week's post.
Now back to the subject matter =
Nice work on the stock sir.

 

[putm2sleep]

I just spit chew all over the computer. That was funny. Nice stock Ben. Is that a window in the shower?

Hilarious. Great thread and good laughs!

 

[Ben Lamb]

After my poor performance at trap last night, this thing needs to get back in working order.

 

[Ben Lamb]

Finis:

DSC_0213 (2) by Ben Lamb, on Flickr

 

[noharleyyet]

Cruel pic Ben...good work.Like the patina.

 

[Deleted member 20812]

Looks nice, that wood has nice grain.

 

[kansasdad]

Ben Lamb getting all artsy. Hope it shoot as well as it looks.