AlabamaDan
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I inherited a Remington 550-I from a relative that passed. I loved him and want to repair the gun, should I say "spruce it up." It works fine as a gun. I've shot quite a few round through it. But, it's had a hard life. I don't think it's ever been cleaned and I don't really know how. I've never had a semi-auto, just bolt actions and double barrell shotguns.
The stock has some dings in it and the varnish/shellac or whatever has cracked and peeled in places. I think the bluing might be ok with some oil and steel wool to polish it up. I have two questions.
First is how does this thing come apart? I've never taken a rifle apart and can't find anythign online that's step by step. It's got this big screw on the bottom that begs to be taken out, but I did read somewhere that this is more than just a screw that holds the stock on. When I say come apart, I haven't even taken the stock apart from the barrel mechanism. For some reason I'm intimidated.
Second, once I get it apart how do I refinish the stock? Should I sand it down or use some type of chemical stripper? Isn't there a way to get the dings in the wood to come back up?
This will be my first gun restoration project, but not the first. I've got several guns I've inherited the last couple of years that need TLC. All functional, but just rough.
Thanks ahead of time.
The stock has some dings in it and the varnish/shellac or whatever has cracked and peeled in places. I think the bluing might be ok with some oil and steel wool to polish it up. I have two questions.
First is how does this thing come apart? I've never taken a rifle apart and can't find anythign online that's step by step. It's got this big screw on the bottom that begs to be taken out, but I did read somewhere that this is more than just a screw that holds the stock on. When I say come apart, I haven't even taken the stock apart from the barrel mechanism. For some reason I'm intimidated.
Second, once I get it apart how do I refinish the stock? Should I sand it down or use some type of chemical stripper? Isn't there a way to get the dings in the wood to come back up?
This will be my first gun restoration project, but not the first. I've got several guns I've inherited the last couple of years that need TLC. All functional, but just rough.
Thanks ahead of time.
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