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Thread: Walnut and blued steel,

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    Will you be my Santa @ChrisW ? Please dont scratch it when you're going done my chimney
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChrisW View Post
    Early Christmas present to myself. Sako Finnfire II .22lr with Burris Droptine22 3-9x40 scope.
    Hows that for a sweet piece of wood?
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    Nothing like beautiful fiddle-back to get a walnut and blue steel nut excited!!!

    Fantastic.
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    Here’s the brno 601 ive just finished fixing up
    It had its issues (still dose)
    It’s been snapped through the wrist and repaired not by me
    But is nice and strong it’s just a shame coz it’s a nice bit of wood
    Who ever fixed it had re checked it with a knife
    And it looked like shit so a just took it all off and went for the smooth look

    Here’s what it looked like when I got it
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    Also turned it from a 1.5-2 inch @100 rifle to a 0.5-1 inch rifle
    By getting the barrel cut to remove pitting and re crown
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    That knife job they did is ludacris, not their best work

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    Quote Originally Posted by charliehorse View Post
    That knife job they did is ludacris, not their best work
    Hence the Decision to get rid of all the Checking and go for a smooth finish

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    so you dont like my checkering job

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    Quote Originally Posted by northdude View Post
    so you dont like my checkering job
    Don’t tell me you did that Dunc

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    i did it with a chopstick and a hacksaw blade

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    Seriously bra

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    Been keen to get another lever action lately and have been looking at those big loop Marlins. Walked into the GC sale on Saturday to pick one up when I saw this Laminate/Blued 2nd hand one for $600. Weighty, but they’ve got a nice solid feel to them.

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    I hope you dont mind, but here are some more photos of the sako .22
    With such a nice piece of wood and a factory finish being what it is, I decided to refine it a little bit.
    I applied a few coats of light schaftol stock oil, followed by some real fine sandpaper (1500 to 2000g), then rubbed it with a rag and repeated a couple times. Came up pretty good I reckon.

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    What's the other side like, I suspect you are just showing us the good side☺
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    @Marty Henry You are right, the other side is just like a stained brown fence paling
    Na, The other side is similarly as pretty. That's all the excuse I need to post more photos.
    Will get her out tonight.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChrisW View Post
    @Marty Henry You are right, the other side is just like a stained brown fence paling
    Na, The other side is similarly as pretty. That's all the excuse I need to post more photos.
    Will get her out tonight.
    That’s one of the best I’ve seen, usually the striping doesn’t get from one end to the other. Impressive.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChrisW View Post
    @Marty Henry You are right, the other side is just like a stained brown fence paling
    Na, The other side is similarly as pretty. That's all the excuse I need to post more photos.
    Will get her out tonight.
    Have you shot it yet I'm thinking of a new .22 but although it looks bloody awesome it needs to shoot awesome as well.

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