Winchester 9422 mag Question

[JimKirk]

I finally got my Winchester 9422 mag back after about a 35 year vacation. Its a long story, I loaned it to my dad to shoot some coyotes with and he never returned it. I had kinda forgot about it and finally asked him about it last year. Come to find out he had given it to some one else(other family). My Dad has a bad mind and this person knew it when they took the rifle. To shorten the story....a lawyer friend wrote a couple letters.... and I got my rifle back.
Now the question:
The rifle had been in a cheap gun case, no rust, but the forearm finish is kinda sticky. I've tried several oils and furniture liquids, but nothing has worked. Any ideas as to what may stop the sticky and maybe return it back evn close to the orignal finish? If not what would be a refinish that would be close to the orignal?

Jimmy K

 

[TankHand]

You could re-finish...

If your 9422 is like mine, with checkering, you will have to work around that with masking tape at first, and then sand the original finish by hand. I would then apply linseed oil by hand in thin coats, and let dry, alternating with 0000 steel wool, and lint free rags. Should turn out like an old english double gun if you do it slowly, and take your time. (My 870 took like 2 weeks) I also had to work around the checkering, and I used a brand new toothbrush, and lemon juice to clean out my old checkering. Turned out better than when it left Remington. Had to do the same for a pair of stock S&W mdl 629 grips that got sticky. Also great results. Good Luck

 

[JimKirk]

Mine is a smooth finish, no checkering. I was hoping to find a product that would keep me from having to refinish. I'll see if I can get a good photo to post how the finish looks.
I hope RCModel see this, I think he'll know what to use.

JK

Thanks Tank

 

[rcmodel]

Sorry, but I don't have a clue of anything that would make a sticky finish not sticky.

My first inclination would be to try a heat gun, hair dryer, or heat lamp overnight on it and see if heat would drive out the plastic solvent that softened the finish.

Failing that, I suppose stripping & sanding lightly, followed by a new Tru-oil hand rubbed finish would be all you can do.
You would also need to do the stock to get the forearm & stock to match.

rc

 

[JimKirk]

Thanks RC will give that a try! I may have to wind up refinishing both stock and forearm to get a match. I'm just glad to get mine gun back. I won that thing for most magazine sales for a FFA project. We had guns all over that school back then, 1972!

Jimmy K

 

[birdshot8's]

jimmy, i noticed you were from Georgia. one thing i have found about hunting in the south is bug spray with deet is murder on a stock finish. especially around the grip and forearm where the mixture of sweat and deet conbine. in my experience the developing sticky finish never goes away.

 

[rcmodel]

There you go.
A more likely cause then a plastic gun case for sure.

If it was caused by bug spray, you might as well get out the stripper and sandpaper.

rc

 

[JimKirk]

Hadn't thought about that! I learned early on that Deet would mess up almost anything plastic from guns, shells, rods and reels, boat seats, steering wheels ....you name it, if I ever grabbed anything sticky I almost knew somebody had Deet on their hands.
I was looking at it again today and noticed that it is only on the forearm, its hard to put Deet on both arms with out using the other, that where the bugs always bite me!
Speaking of the plastic case it is in very good shape. The forearm has the imprint of the thread pattern of the cloth press into it.
Looks like a refinish job on hand!

Thanks guys

Jimmy K