GunnyUSMC
Member
I took the day of yesterday and went gun hunting and found this 1939 Tula 91/30.
The stock was so ugly that I almost didn’t look at it, but I did and it cost me $185.
Here is a closer look at the sins that Bubba committed upon this poor stock.
Some people think they know more about something that they know very little about. This would apply to the person that refinished this stock.
Most Mosin stocks are bade of Birch. The Russians used Birch because they had a lot of it, it was cheap and is a good stable wood for gun stocks. The one problem with Birch is that it does not stain easily with oil base stains. But this is common with most hard woods. When you apply an oil base stain, it will pretty much wipe off without staining the wood.
An alcohol or water base stain is what is needed.
As we can see here is that Bubba applied an oil base stain and just let most of it dry on the surface. He then applied a clear coat over it.
The first thing I noticed about the metal on the rifle was that the bolt was blued. At first I thought it might have been the work of Bubba, but I was wrong. Part of the problem was that I had forgotten to bring my reading glasses with my.
The rifle was priced at $189.95, which wasn’t bad for today’s market, but I asked for a better price and got it for $185 out the door.
While filling out the 4473 forum I borrowed a pair of reading glasses. That was when I noticed the D stamp on the barrel .
For those that don’t know, the Finns used a different bullet for their 7.62x54r and would recut the chamber of captured rifles and stamp them with the D.
The only matching numbers on the rifle are the barrel and bolt, which is common on Finn refurbished rifles.
The stock was so ugly that I almost didn’t look at it, but I did and it cost me $185.
Here is a closer look at the sins that Bubba committed upon this poor stock.
Some people think they know more about something that they know very little about. This would apply to the person that refinished this stock.
Most Mosin stocks are bade of Birch. The Russians used Birch because they had a lot of it, it was cheap and is a good stable wood for gun stocks. The one problem with Birch is that it does not stain easily with oil base stains. But this is common with most hard woods. When you apply an oil base stain, it will pretty much wipe off without staining the wood.
An alcohol or water base stain is what is needed.
As we can see here is that Bubba applied an oil base stain and just let most of it dry on the surface. He then applied a clear coat over it.
The first thing I noticed about the metal on the rifle was that the bolt was blued. At first I thought it might have been the work of Bubba, but I was wrong. Part of the problem was that I had forgotten to bring my reading glasses with my.
The rifle was priced at $189.95, which wasn’t bad for today’s market, but I asked for a better price and got it for $185 out the door.
While filling out the 4473 forum I borrowed a pair of reading glasses. That was when I noticed the D stamp on the barrel .
For those that don’t know, the Finns used a different bullet for their 7.62x54r and would recut the chamber of captured rifles and stamp them with the D.
The only matching numbers on the rifle are the barrel and bolt, which is common on Finn refurbished rifles.