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I have a new Ruger Hawkeye in 35 Whelen that I am finishing up - pillars, epoxy bedding, and new recoil pad. But the finish they used is hideous and hides the grain. I thought of refinishing it, but given the stock is not as "thick" as an old Ruger RSM that I refinished years ago, I can't really sand down past the checkering without really making the stock thin. I know the factory checkering is mechanical, but if I strip the checkering chemically, does it look good when refinished with oil, etc? If not, is it even feasible to recut the checkering. Here is the RSM I refinished - hand rubbed oil and then new checkering. https://photos.app.goo.gl/lZEtKD8T7eduPEJn1 Thanks! "Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" -- Ronald Reagan "Ignorance of The People gives strength to totalitarians." Want to make just about anything work better? Keep the government as far away from it as possible, then step back and behold the wonderment and goodness. | ||
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most factory checkering these days is pressed, not cut.. and the appearance generally improves with recutting at the same LPI opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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Only if you intend to keep it..In a year it will be worth two or three time what you paid for it as a collector..if changed it will be worth about $500 to $800 is my guess based on past past specials. Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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What's "dump trump" got to do with checkering | |||
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HAVITCHURWAY.. | |||
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I buy to use and shoot. I have "ONE" unfired, NIB rifle. Winchester Model 94 Centennial made in 1966. I was born in 1966. If I make 100, I will shoot on my birthday and go hunting with it. "Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" -- Ronald Reagan "Ignorance of The People gives strength to totalitarians." Want to make just about anything work better? Keep the government as far away from it as possible, then step back and behold the wonderment and goodness. | |||
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There is usually a reason an obscuring finish was used. Most often it is poor grain and off colors. If you remove it, there may be a nasty surprise underneath. | |||
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So you now have a crystal ball and can predict the future? Old Corps Semper Fi FJB | |||
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Ray has brought and sold more rifles than one normal person could think off. I been buying rifles and sold a few for over 55 years. I agree with Ray. | |||
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Do you ever proof read anything you put out Jim Kobe 10841 Oxborough Ave So Bloomington MN 55437 952.884.6031 Professional member American Custom Gunmakers Guild | |||
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Hardly ever. Type away and post. If you want to be my editor I 'll well gladly send them to you first. | |||
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N o crystal ball, just experience and I,ll bet you a hundred dollar bill Im right on this one!! and like P dog I dont bother grading posts, a waste of time as long as one can read! and "figger!" Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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