Guns, Dogs and Blades QnA
I hadn't received alerts for this thread and eventually lost track of it. It took me a while to catch up on all the posts that I missed. I've been working on conserving a couple rifles since my last posts.
I purchased this George Gibbs Steyr 1893 rifle chambered in 6.5x53 Rimmed last year. The bluing was in excellent condition. The original oil finish had degraded to a sticky, black goo that needed to be completely stripped and refinished.
Rifle was finished and I spent time at the range working up an accurate load. I took the old girl deer hunting last year. Made a 100 yard open sight shot on this 7-point buck. The buck rolled down the mountain and broke off his right antler. Needed a coup de grace neck shot.
I hadn't received alerts for this thread and eventually lost track of it. It took me a while to catch up on all the posts that I missed. I've been working on conserving a couple rifles since my last posts.
I purchased this George Gibbs Steyr 1893 rifle chambered in 6.5x53 Rimmed last year. The bluing was in excellent condition. The original oil finish had degraded to a sticky, black goo that needed to be completely stripped and refinished.
Rifle was finished and I spent time at the range working up an accurate load. I took the old girl deer hunting last year. Made a 100 yard open sight shot on this 7-point buck. The buck rolled down the mountain and broke off his right antler. Needed a coup de grace neck shot.