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PostPosted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 11:40 pm 
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Теперь предлагаем бесплатную ежедневную маммографию!
Теперь предлагаем бесплатную ежедневную маммографию!
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I finally got my P1841 Brunswick clear apart. Amazing what a little rust & yak fat will hold together. I got some pins drifted out & screws removed, the stock literally fell apart.

The metal isn't looking too hot,either.

But never say die! Broken stock? Cruddy metal parts? Hah! I scoff at such inconveniences!

** scoff, scoff!! 8-) :lol :crzy: **

Nothing can be as hard as filling all the worm holes and inletting wooden patch work on my 2 band Snider carbine! Which also needed a new repro brass butt plate completely fitted and broken stock parts reinforced with custom fitted plugs. But it came together and looks pretty darn good. I like the way it shoots, too!

** OW!!! Just wrenched my shoulder patting myself on the back! :lol :crzy: **

No doubt about it, this looks ROUGH. Because it is and then some! But I'm a firm believer in the cliche' about eating an elephant. Anyone can do it - one bite at a time.

This will take time - a LOT of time - and will be anything but easy. My goal is to have it shootable by Easter.

I have made some tiny progress - got the top layer of yak fat off the sword bayonet. It amazed me how fast it started oxidizing. So I hosed it down with WD-40 & later on rubbed it down with machine oil. I'll post pics when it's spiffed up.

In the meantime, I'll grab more oven cleaner & my own bottle of dish soap.

The sickness continues. :crzy: :crzy: :crzy: SW


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File comment: Close up of the thimbles, barrel and lock. Rusted & cruddy.
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 Post subject: Re: Never say die!
PostPosted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 11:54 pm 
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Move that junk out the way so we can see the gun. :jmp:

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 12:05 am 
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Теперь предлагаем бесплатную ежедневную маммографию!
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By Easter I should have pics of a gun for ya! 8-)

A local mechanic has a SWEET 1937 Pontiac biz coupe street rod.

His 'before' pics show about half a ton of iron oxide quietly rusting away in some forgotten draw out in cattle country. The rancher GAVE him the hulk and amazingly still had the title.

Seven years later, he has a trophy-winning street rod.

It's just a matter of not losing focus & not giving up. That & you need a serious case of OCD! :rotflma: :jok: :crzy: :rotflma:

WTH - keeps me out of the bars! :P SW

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I can't wait to see it !!! I just could not pass up that punch line..I got all kinds OF faith ill want it. :D :D :D :D

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looks tuff , but ive seen the wonders you work , looking forward to the photos at easter time :-o


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The timeline has been set back. I had the stock pretty well back together, but when I added the barrel & lock yesterday, it disintegrated.

Like Wile E. Coyote, it's back to the drawing board... and I better phone in an order to Acme for the super sticky epoxy! SW

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