Future Projects

 I moved earlier this year and have been living out of boxes for a while. My tools and gun parts are still boxed up and I am not sure when I will be able to refinish some more guns.

In the mean time I will continue to post my featured gun articles, my firearm factory of the month, gun porn, interesting firearm photos, themed guns as well as my other gun related posts.

Those of you who have come to love my restoration posts, fear not....I have many projects waiting in the wings...

Here is a list of the guns that I currently have waiting to be refinished.

The first one I bought in a lot of guns from an estate a few years back, it is a Hi-Standard model B, manufactured in 1935 (4th year production). The gun is rusty on the right side of the gun, which is better than the left as that is where the roll marks are.

Here is what the gun looked like when I got it:

Another project is this Springfield model 83. Springfield was a trade name used by Stevens/Savage. This little single shot .22 rifle was made sometime before WWII. Both the wood and metal need refinishing.

I bought a bunch of guns from a gun shop that was liquidating their broken or ugly guns, I only paid $10 for this J.C. Higgins model 36. It needs a new take down screw and a complete refinish.

This little revolver is a 1968 vintage Hi-Standard Sentinel .22 R-107.

I picked it up at a gun show for just $80. It is functional, but looks like it has been through Hell.

The frame is made of cast aluminum, so if I do end yup refinishing this gun, it will most likely get a Cerakote finish.

This next gun was gifted to me by a local forum member. He never got around to refinishing it and decided it would fare better in my hands.

The rifle is a Remington model 513S Matchmaster, this gun left Ilion in 1946. It will need complete refinishing, including recutting the checkering and replacing a few missing parts.

Here are a couple of lever actions that I have owned for a while, I just haven't got around to refinishing yet.

This first one is a Winchester model 94 in 30-30. It was made in 1951 and probably took its fair share of deer. It shows the wear of many 'o hunt. It is not a high priority on my list, which is why I haven't messed with it yet and also it is a classic with some honest wear....so I am torn on the issue of refinishing it.

This 1894 Marlin is chambered in 44 Magnum, anyone who reads this blog often or knows me personally, knows my affinity for the .44 Mag.

Anyway the gun was made in the 1970s in the North Haven plant and could use refinishing both the wood and the metal.

This project started out with my appreciation for another gunsmiths work and having him write a guest post for this blog. He mentioned that he had another project he would be willing to sell. It was a classic Remington Rolling block contract gun. Made in 1872 under license by Carl Gustav in Sweden. This project will require having a modern barrel fitted to the receiver or rechambering/barreling an original barrel.

The Winchester model 47 below was found at a yard sale for just $15, I probably overpaid as there are few salvageable parts on the gun.....fortunately the rifling looks better than the outside of the gun.

This next rifle was also a gift from a forum member, it is a Meriden model 15, made sometime between 1912 and 1916. The gun was originally nickel plated. The wood on the butt stock is something to behold. 

I need to find some parts for it so I can get started on this project

This next one was purchased on a whim, it is a 1999 Ruger 50th Anniversary Mark II pistol....well part of one. I purchased the receiver and barrel. I will need the bolt, grip frame and associated parts to complete the project

Another Winchester, this one a model 74, a .22 autoloader built in 1949. The gun is missing the bolt (arn't they all?), but the $25 price tag meant that I could afford to spend the necessary duckets to get this gun looking and running good again.

One of my future 10/22 projects is a post-apocalyptic build, using a beat up factory beech wood stock, a rusty factory barrel, a broken factory aluminum trigger housing and a home built receiver

Another future 10/22 project is a lightweight budget project. using a mixture of factory and aftermarket parts we hope to build a 10/22 for less than $300 that weighs around 4lbs  

an 80% receiver from Tactical Innovations

A factory lightweight plastic stock

and a factory taper barrel that was cut down to 16" on a previous project