Clark
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I went to a gun show.
I saw a Rem 700 7mmRemMag with Redfield scope for $350.
I said, "I will give you $300 without the scope."
The old guy went for it.
I was thinking I would use the action, put a synthetic stock and a new 7mm barrel on it, cut threads and chamber.
I got it home, and it is a 1963 rifle.
There is nothing wrong with the wood in the stock, but half the varnish is gone. I have scrubbed the rest of the Remington varnish off 22s and then put mineral oil on the stocks. That works for me.
It has a stainless steel barrel with some kind of black coating.
I put a a 20" Nite Ize Fiber Optic Adapter/AA Mini Mag-Lite up the breech and looked down the bore with a magnifier [ the poor man's bore scope]
There is nothing really wrong with the barrel, other than the black coating is flaking off in places.
I saw a Rem 700 7mmRemMag with Redfield scope for $350.
I said, "I will give you $300 without the scope."
The old guy went for it.
I was thinking I would use the action, put a synthetic stock and a new 7mm barrel on it, cut threads and chamber.
I got it home, and it is a 1963 rifle.
There is nothing wrong with the wood in the stock, but half the varnish is gone. I have scrubbed the rest of the Remington varnish off 22s and then put mineral oil on the stocks. That works for me.
It has a stainless steel barrel with some kind of black coating.
I put a a 20" Nite Ize Fiber Optic Adapter/AA Mini Mag-Lite up the breech and looked down the bore with a magnifier [ the poor man's bore scope]
There is nothing really wrong with the barrel, other than the black coating is flaking off in places.