Readyman's IMA Untouched Snider Short Rifle - "get one!"
Unpacked the IMA Untouched Snider Short Rifle, great job of packing. Bubble pack and styrofoam peanuts- they always get all over the floor no matter how careful. Looks good so far; barrel bands...
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Progress report and some of the final fitting and asssemby. Read in another forum post the recoil forces go straight from the barrel back end to the stock, so the breech area and barrel end/tang were...
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You trying to give Norm a run for his money? It looks like a brand new rifle! Very nice work. Tom
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Readyman yes saw those , and it looks great NORM
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TK, Naw, Norm is an artist. And he gets 10 done before I'm finished with one. I'm just a tinkerer. By the time I'm done bringing things to tolerance mechanically(to where I'm safe/satisfied), the...
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Yeah, I would categorize myself as a tinkerer, too. I once was called a "restorer wanna-be" and "worse than Bubba" on another forum after I had touched a military rolling block stock in an "incorrect"...
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thanks guys ,but I think you guys are artist too NORM
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Yeah, like Jackson Pollock?
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I've got to ask, what did you use to refinish the metal that made it look so nice and blue?
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I used Oxpho-Blue over the original plum patina on most parts/areas just to darken it up and protect it a little. Areas that were cleaned down to bare metal(like the breech area) look a darker blue...
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Thanks, heard good things before about that product so I placed an order today for some.
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Completed pics. I tried to keep that +100yr old 'look' with the metal and that +100yr old 'dirt and grime' stock finish.
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I'll double that "Wow.... Oustanding job" perfection in both stock and metal finiish in my eyes restored but still looking like its been drug thru abysinia "get ya a case beer for that one red team"
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Readyman that is really beautiful work, it really look's fantastic.
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Well done! Sound engineering and execution.
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Beautiful! Makes overcoming all the challenges very much worthwhile. You did the old girl proud and she'll be all set for the next couple of generations.
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