Author Topic: Some of the guns I have restored (Read 30117 times)

TINCANBANDIT · « **Reply #100 on:** May 25, 2020, 03:21:13 pm »

thanks guys,

Here is another one, I bought this Winchester model 77 from a local forum member who thought it was just a wall hanger.....

Before and after pics

blog posts:

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-winchester-77-project-part-1.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-winchester-77-project-part-2.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-winchester-77-project-part-3.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-winchester-77-project-part-4.html

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coelacanth · « **Reply #101 on:** May 25, 2020, 03:46:55 pm »

Nicely done.

Those little Winchesters seem to gain in value all the time.

JarheadAZ · « **Reply #102 on:** May 26, 2020, 11:17:59 am »

Very eye-easy restoration of a great gun that I learned to shoot with as a kiddo. My Son-in-Law now has it.

Bravo.

Greg

TINCANBANDIT · « **Reply #103 on:** June 17, 2020, 06:59:01 am »

I bought this Ruger Standard pistol at a gun show for $80, it was missing some parts and in need of a refinish.

Here are the before and after shots

Blog post links:

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-ruger-standard-project-part-1.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-ruger-standard-project-part-2.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-ruger-standard-project-part-3.html

coelacanth · « **Reply #104 on:** June 17, 2020, 11:32:15 am »

Nice job - again - on what appears to be one of the old "Standard" models.

Clifffalling · « **Reply #105 on:** July 18, 2020, 06:24:53 am »

That is nice. I have such a soft spot for the MKII. I have target model with bull barrel. Same spots that the blue wore off.

grayland · « **Reply #106 on:** July 18, 2020, 06:56:54 am »

Fantastic work.
I never get tired of seeing the pictures. I am amazed at the quality of the work and the preservation of the so many blue collar guns that would have just been lost in the dust heap.
Thanks for sharing.

hurley842002 · « **Reply #107 on:** July 18, 2020, 08:26:05 am »

Wow, excellent work! I've got my late grandfather's service S&W Model 19 that I would LOVE to have restored. My uncle did a botch home reblue on it years back.

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TINCANBANDIT · « **Reply #108 on:** September 25, 2020, 07:26:43 am »

Here is another one.

This one started as just a stock that someone gave me. Someone had cut off the barrel band portion of the forend and painted it black, then put it on a belt sander...then gave up...the stock is an original walnut one...so I decided to try and make lemonade out of this lemon. I added a Kingston Armory steel receiver and new take-off barrel, both were polished to a 5000 grit and hot blued. I modified the stock by adding finger grooves, adding flutes to the comb, redefining the grip area, adding a grip cap and sling swivels mimicking those of the Finger Groove Sporter model. I then refinished the aluminum butt plate and aluminum trigger housing in graphite black Cerakote.

Here are the before and after pictures

and the blog posts showing the process

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/08/ruger-1022-finger-groove-sporter.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/04/ruger-1022-finger-groove-sporter_76.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/04/ruger-1022-finger-groove-sporter_7.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/04/ruger-1022-finger-groove-sporter_18.html

Clifffalling · « **Reply #109 on:** September 25, 2020, 04:30:38 pm »

Probably asked in this thread before, but, will you do work for others? Or do you primarily only like to do the work on firearms you own?

coelacanth · « **Reply #110 on:** September 25, 2020, 08:21:56 pm »

Very classy looking restoration/build.

TINCANBANDIT · « **Reply #111 on:** October 05, 2020, 12:48:32 pm »

Quote from: Clifffalling on September 25, 2020, 04:30:38 pm

Probably asked in this thread before, but, will you do work for others? Or do you primarily only like to do the work on firearms you own?

I am just a hobbyist, I would have to get an FFL to be in the business, dealing with the paperwork and customers would ruin a perfectly good hobby.

Clifffalling · « **Reply #112 on:** October 05, 2020, 07:59:11 pm »

Makes sense. Thanks for the response.

TINCANBANDIT · « **Reply #113 on:** November 30, 2020, 04:42:00 pm »

Here is this month's project: I took a $50 Marlin model 60 and created the "Super Deluxe Edition"

Rifle: 1988 vintage Model 60 with 18 round magazine and 22" barrel
Magazine: Brass 18 round magazine from "Golden 50 model"
Stock: Walnut thumbhole stock from Boyd's, fitted with factory Marlin butt plate
Trigger/Trigger Guard: Aluminum anodized from DIP
Upgrades:
MCARBO trigger spring kit
New factory feed throat, recoil spring and buffer
newer Polished & jeweled bolt
newer stainless charging handle
Williams Fire Sights (fiber optic)
High polish blued barrel
Cerakoted receiver in graphite black

Now the pictures

and the blog posts with all the detail and pictures

TINCANBANDIT's Gunsmithing: The Marlin Model 60 Super Deluxe Project Part 1

TINCANBANDIT's Gunsmithing: The Marlin Model 60 Super Deluxe Project Part 2

TINCANBANDIT's Gunsmithing: The Marlin Model 60 Super Deluxe Project Part 3

TINCANBANDIT's Gunsmithing: The Marlin Model 60 Super Deluxe Project Part 4

TINCANBANDIT's Gunsmithing: The Marlin Model 60 Super Deluxe Project Part 5

JK357 · « **Reply #114 on:** November 30, 2020, 04:52:13 pm »

Very nice

coelacanth · « **Reply #115 on:** November 30, 2020, 06:25:27 pm »

Agreed. You are going to drive some gun collector in the future absolutely crazy trying to pin down where the " Super Deluxe Edition " was in the manufacturing history of the factory and which retailer it was built for.

Beautiful little rifle. The pics here are nice but I definitely appreciate the links to the blog posts.

TINCANBANDIT · « **Reply #116 on:** January 27, 2021, 01:47:21 pm »

thanks guys

This months project is a Savage-Stevens model 325A in 30-30

Here are the before and after pictures. I found a better replacement stock and bolt for it

Blog posts with details

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-savage-stevens-325a-project-phase.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2019/03/the-savage-stevens-325a-project-phase.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-savage-stevens-325a-project-phase.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-savage-stevens-325a-project-phase_23.html

coelacanth · « **Reply #117 on:** January 28, 2021, 12:13:17 am »

Decent little rifles and that one looks great.

TINCANBANDIT · « **Reply #118 on:** April 29, 2021, 03:41:22 pm »

Here is an H&R model 926 that I refinished the cylinder and base pin on.

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/06/a-quick-clean-up.html

TINCANBANDIT · « **Reply #119 on:** May 29, 2021, 05:22:39 am »

with the move and everything I got behind on posting my projects

Here is the one from April, another Remington 512 Sportmaster 22 rifle

before and after

blog posts:

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2018/12/restoring-yet-another-remington-512.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2018/12/restoring-yet-another-remington-512.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2018/12/restoring-yet-another-remington-512_8.html

TINCANBANDIT · « **Reply #120 on:** May 29, 2021, 05:27:25 am »

and the one for May, a Winchester model 70

before and after pictures

blog posts:

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-winchester-model-70-project-part-1.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-winchester-model-70-project-part-2.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-winchester-model-70-project-part-3.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-winchester-model-70-project-part-4.html

coelacanth · « **Reply #121 on:** May 30, 2021, 05:42:28 pm »

A couple of beauties for sure. I like the subdued finish on the Remington stock better than the original finish. Looks great with the bluing and is probably easier to keep in the bargain.

The old Winchester looks like it was rode hard and put up wet, as the old saying goes. Looking pretty good now though. Nice job on repairing the big goober on the stock by the butt plate. Is that a new recoil pad or were you able to refresh and refit the old one?

TINCANBANDIT · « **Reply #122 on:** June 28, 2021, 11:27:16 am »

Another one, this is a cheap little Stevens model 73, only needed the barrel reblued and a good cleaning, came out pretty nice

before and after pics

Blog Posts:

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/06/stevens-model-73-refinish-part-1.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/06/stevens-model-73-refinish-part-2.html

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2021/06/stevens-model-73-refinish-part-3.html

Nevahhappen · « **Reply #123 on:** June 28, 2021, 12:23:53 pm »

Scanning through this old thread, i am in awe of you metal working skills.

TINCANBANDIT · « **Reply #124 on:** July 16, 2021, 10:23:19 am »

Quote from: Nevahhappen on June 28, 2021, 12:23:53 pm

Scanning through this old thread, i am in awe of you metal working skills.

Thanks! I appreciate that

Here is another one I did: a Remington 511 Scoremaster, the owner brought me the parts about 3/4s polished, so I finished the polishing, blued them and painted the ready-fire and safe indicators as well as did some nitre bluing on some small parts

This is the result

blog post:

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2018/11/refinishing-remington-511-scoremaster.html

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