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Post by bigblue on Mar 10, 2008 19:04:25 GMT -6
I picked up a new Marlin 1895G Guide Gun in 45/70 on Thursday. I had bought a Pachmayr pre-fit recoil pad for it and guess what? It didn't fit. Well I'm never happy with the stock finish, so within two hours of getting it home I slathered it with Citri-Strip and stripped off the finish. Once I got it cleaned up I started applying a thinned out Tru-oil and kept adding more Tru-Oil for the first 12 coats. Then it got another 3 coats of pure Tru-Oil. I fit the new recoil pad to it and installed the scope in the Dednutz mount. I then decided that I liked it better with a XS ghost ring sight set, so I took the scope back off and the rifle felt much better. But I shoot much better with a scope and the scope works better in low light, so I put it back on again. DUH!!!!!! It must be a late mid-life thingy.  Okay so the scope is on, the finish is done and the recoil pad now fits, so nothing left to do but post some photos! Don   |
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Post by DocHolladay on Mar 10, 2008 20:03:30 GMT -6
very nice Don. I like how the finish came out.
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Post by juliang on Mar 10, 2008 20:16:03 GMT -6
The fore-end looks a little different to the stock, or is it my eyes? It looks really nice though, I have a nagging ache for a 30-30 lever action. I understnad the mid life thing, I am there, well according to Moses, I'm past mid life.... 3 score years and ten, yikes... I am already pushing 2 score years and ten. Trying to decide if I need a scope for my turkey gun, is it a beard or a feather, hell I don't know~
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Post by psycho on Mar 11, 2008 6:45:16 GMT -6
what did you have to do to the recoil pad?
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Post by GrampaJer on Mar 11, 2008 11:52:39 GMT -6
He had to make it Fit Psycho... ;D Thanks for not tellin us how much that Gun Cost...  Now we can dream in peace... |
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Post by bigblue on Mar 11, 2008 18:41:26 GMT -6
The fore-end looks a little different to the stock, or is it my eyes? It's not your eyes, it's my lack of photography skills. They are both the same, but I had a light on the left side of the rifle so the right side looks darker. Getting older is rough, but it beats the alternative. Just remember, the future isn't what it used to be. God I hope I don't end up like Jer! Don |
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Post by bigblue on Mar 11, 2008 18:44:09 GMT -6
what did you have to do to the recoil pad? It was too long by about 1/8" and not wide enough by a hair. I had to do some minor sanding to the stock and more major sanding to the recoil pad. I used an electric palm finishing sander with 320 grit and then 400 grit paper. It takes a while using that type of sander but using a belt sander would have done too much too fast for me to control. Don |
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Post by GrampaJer on Mar 11, 2008 18:52:08 GMT -6
DON : Im only trying to show Ya'll how much fun it is to be a SENIOR CITIZEN.. ;D
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Post by bigblue on Mar 11, 2008 19:20:41 GMT -6
DON : Im only trying to show Ya'll how much fun it is to be a SENIOR CITIZEN.. ;D You got me there! I could never say your not fun. Where did you get that Ya'll from? They don't talk like that in New York! They always say it's all down hill after forty, they never tell you how slippery that slope is. Don |
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Post by GrampaJer on Mar 12, 2008 7:41:47 GMT -6
DON... I use YA'LL so people don't know I am a Darn Yankee.. ;D And as far as the Hill is concerned. they talkin about a Womans Chest.. |
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Post by bigblue on Mar 14, 2008 16:51:15 GMT -6
DON... I use YA'LL so people don't know I am a Darn Yankee.. ;D They know! It's Yankees like you that give Northerners like me a bad name. LOL Don |
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Post by DocHolladay on Mar 14, 2008 23:39:40 GMT -6
DON : Im only trying to show Ya'll how much fun it is to be a SENIOR CITIZEN.. ;D If this is how it is, I may need to end it sooner..... ;D  I dont think I could take being old. DON... I use YA'LL so people don't know I am a Darn Yankee.. ;D They know! It's Yankees like you that give Northerners like me a bad name. LOL Don LMAO!! |
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Post by psycho on Mar 15, 2008 6:43:06 GMT -6
DON... I use YA'LL so people don't know I am a Darn Yankee.. ;D They know! It's Yankees like you that give Northerners like me a bad name. LOL Don I concur |
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Now we can dream in peace... 
I dont think I could take being old.