Linseed oil doesn't 'dry' - it oxidises. Contact with oxygen in air causes it to change chemically, becoming hard, like a varnish. That is why a thick coat of oil becomes gluey... It will harden...
Liked On: 03-12-2019, 07:48 AM
I have used Oven cleaner to clean up old gunsWorks really well on crusty bores too.
Liked On: 03-12-2019, 07:48 AM
My older dog GWP Burl has lost most of the use of his back legs. Sadly he is also losing his quality of life and although we worked hard together pulling him out of holes, uneven ground, the river,...
Liked On: 01-12-2019, 09:37 PM
That 303 has to be good. That was the year of my birth. I dare say that the rifle has held up better than I have as tHelre is nothing shiny on me but then again I’ve done a bit more than 200 rounds.
Liked On: 01-12-2019, 06:38 PM
Picked this up yesterday arvo, handy as it works with speed loaders, not a bad trade up for some shitty old 22s thanks to ...
Liked On: 01-12-2019, 06:37 PM
1953 N04 MK2 unissued. Fired 200 rounds. Barrel like new, shiny. Excellent condition overall I have the bayonet as well. 125072
Liked On: 01-12-2019, 06:37 PM
Raw linseed is the correct stuff to use for timber. Originally stocks were soaked in a bath of warm linseed and then drip dried. Raw linseed is natural flax seed oil and dries naturally over a long...
Liked On: 01-12-2019, 06:29 PM
Nice one. My permit for the small parts for my No1 MKIII* has arrived, but now the US seller is sold out of some parts. :pissed off: I'll wait until after New Years to order. Still also waiting on...
Liked On: 01-12-2019, 11:11 AM
What he said
Liked On: 01-12-2019, 11:11 AM
Very nice end result..........Now find and enlist in a N.Z.Home Guard unit. 125042
Liked On: 30-11-2019, 08:56 PM
Nice to see you using raw rather than boiled. Keep rubbing a few drops in for the next couple of weeks to rehydrate. Nice rifle
Liked On: 30-11-2019, 08:55 PM
That came up nice.
Liked On: 30-11-2019, 08:55 PM
I am only guessing here Phil but it probably shoots by pulling the trigger like most other rifles.
Liked On: 29-11-2019, 07:40 AM
I'm starting to see a feint pattern here, but not 100% sure what it is yet :P 124877
Liked On: 28-11-2019, 08:57 PM
permit for everything or prepare for the worst
Liked On: 24-11-2019, 08:59 PM