This is my first attempt at stock finishing and a little restoration. My trigger guard is held on with (2) rivets. Should I drill these out or has anyone successfully worked around them while trying to refinish the stock?It looks like the forend is held on with roll pins. Can I just drive these out from either side? Do I reuse them or need new?I thought these were painted but it looks more like some kind of blueing or what I have read is called "brass black"? Anyone know what a 71 would have and how I can touch up some of the scratched/worn metal areas?Thanks!!
So restoring it hurts the value? I guess I didn't think of it as an investment as much as a project to make it look even better than it is. It has a nice stock and the metal is pretty good too. I wanted to bring it back better than new
My plan was to touch up where bluing is missing due to a scratch or scrape, not redo the overall barreled action, and refinish the stock. Sand it all down and do multiple coats of RLO to bring out the walnut figure. I'd also like to install a Williams peep sight.
So ask yourself... What do you want to do with this gun?Not to take bread from Timmy Macs mouth, but is there a need to go past the factory spec of 8 pumps?5-6 pumps in a 'Streak with good seals is good for 20 yard plinking.... and the potential is there to be dead nuts accurate for paper target shooting.8 will exterminate plenty of pests... up to rabbit size. Squirrel and chipmunks are a piece of cake.Do you really need have it modified for the ability to go 12 or more pumps?
Quote from: Hoosier Daddy on September 13, 2017, 08:40:07 PMSo ask yourself... What do you want to do with this gun?Not to take bread from Timmy Macs mouth, but is there a need to go past the factory spec of 8 pumps?5-6 pumps in a 'Streak with good seals is good for 20 yard plinking.... and the potential is there to be dead nuts accurate for paper target shooting.8 will exterminate plenty of pests... up to rabbit size. Squirrel and chipmunks are a piece of cake.Do you really need have it modified for the ability to go 12 or more pumps?I feel the same way. I can't discount his work and I know you get a little more power for your 8 pumps and even more for 12, but when would anyone want to pump 12 times. I normally only pump my gun a Max of 4 which is still quite a bit of power, I guess it's those who are familiar with much more powerful PCP guns that just want more. ( I'm just assuming Because I can't think of any other reason to want more power from them )