1.) DParker - 04/08/2013

Thought I'd get a pic thread going for upgraded and/or refinished rifle/shotgun stocks, and maybe spark a little yacking about the subject. The following have all been seen before, but on another forum that no longer exists. So here they are again. (And yes, I know these are all sitting on the vise backwards. They show better that way.)

My WalMart Savage 111 in .30-06 that originally came home with a detachable box magazine and tupperware stock...



...converted to a blind magazine and now sporting a Boyd's Featherweight Thumbhole in "nutmeg" laminate w/Simms recoil pad. Right side.



Left side.



My son's Ruger 10/22, which also began with a black polymer sock, now with a shortened bull barrel and Magnum Research "Barracuda" thumbhole in blue. Right side.



Left side.



And of course, the Mosin-Nagant 91/30 before refinishing..



...in the middle of the process, stripped down to the bare wood...



...and finally, refinished with MinWax "Red Oak" stain and 3 coats of MinWax Helmsman marine urethane.



Let's see yours!

2.) DParker - 04/08/2013

Oh...and don't be eye-ballin' my 525-rd bricks of .22 LR, Deerminator! :p

3.) bluecat - 04/08/2013

Found this gun in a closet in my parent's house. It is a Marlin A-1 from 1946. It was in rough shape. I reblued the barrel and stripped the stock, sanded lightly and then used Tru-Oil followed by fine steel wool.

4.) bluecat - 04/08/2013

I thought I took a 'before' pic but can't find it right now.

5.) bluecat - 04/08/2013

6.) DParker - 04/08/2013

[QUOTE=bluecat;4866]Found this gun in a closet in my parent's house. It is a Marlin A-1 from 1946. It was in rough shape. I reblued the barrel and stripped the stock, sanded lightly and then used Tru-Oil followed by fine steel wool.[/QUOTE]

Nice. The grain really pops now.

7.) bluecat - 04/08/2013

Yeah, you too.

I really enjoy bringing those things back to life.

8.) bluecat - 04/08/2013

I almost said I enjoy bringing old wood back to life but then I would have left myself wide open.

9.) Deerminator - 04/08/2013

[QUOTE=DParker;4864]Oh...and don't be eye-ballin' my 525-rd bricks of .22 LR, Deerminator! :p[/QUOTE]

All ready am.

Sweet collection. Been hesitant about going plinking due to the ammo shortage and price gouging.

10.) Deerminator - 04/08/2013

I'll see if I can get some picks of the long hardwhare.

11.) Swamp Fox - 04/10/2013

The Boyd's thumbholes are very nice, although the only one I own is on a factory Knight ML .50 cal. (salt and pepper). I wish I had a refinished Marlin 336C in .30-30 to show, because it was the first rifle I bought with my own money when I was a whippersnapper, and it killed a whole bunch of deer. Soon after I had it refinished in a rich oil-rubbed flat and put a fiber optic bead on the front, some bastard stole it while I was away taking care of my dad, who was dying of cancer.

I do have a Browning BLR .22 LR that I had refiniished and matte blued, and it's gorgeous...The wood is what I'd call a very dark blonde or a not-too-light brunette...:wink....I'll work on getting a pic sometime soon, LOL.

12.) Leighton - 04/10/2013

I only have some .22 & .177 to play with . I made the top stock out of a length of mahogany I had recovered from an old fire mantle .

13.) Deerminator - 04/10/2013

Way cool air guns :tu: