Redbearded1
Member
So I've picked up a couple of lee enfield no.4 mk1 .303's recently for $200. One is stamped 1944 and is in pretty good shape. The other, stamped 1945, has been sporterized/ butchered and is in pretty rough shape.
After taking the good one apart for a good cleaning/ inspection I've decided it could use a bit of work to spruce it up. As many projects go with me, the more I do, the more I decide to take on and what started as just a thorough cleaning has spiraled into restoring the gun as much as I can.
Being an old war rifle though, I wouldn't mind keeping some of the "character" of the gun( dents, dings scratches) while giving it a new luster.
I was wondering what some more experienced folks thoughts would be on restoring a firearm in this manner. Keeping the guns originality and character while refinishing the stock, cleaning rust, and rebluing the metal parts. Is it better to just spend the time and fix the imperfections?
Any thoughts, advice or opinions would be very welcomed.
After taking the good one apart for a good cleaning/ inspection I've decided it could use a bit of work to spruce it up. As many projects go with me, the more I do, the more I decide to take on and what started as just a thorough cleaning has spiraled into restoring the gun as much as I can.
Being an old war rifle though, I wouldn't mind keeping some of the "character" of the gun( dents, dings scratches) while giving it a new luster.
I was wondering what some more experienced folks thoughts would be on restoring a firearm in this manner. Keeping the guns originality and character while refinishing the stock, cleaning rust, and rebluing the metal parts. Is it better to just spend the time and fix the imperfections?
Any thoughts, advice or opinions would be very welcomed.