bigmac 97kt 13,786 Posted June 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 8 minutes ago, Baldcoot said: You do a terrible job Jimmy ,let me hide it for you . In my safe for a few years . Seriously you could do this for a living, your knowledge of blueing and retreating stocks is quality . Looks like someone is going have a gorgeous rifle to use and I'm not jealous at all To be honest I don't know if I like it I'll wait until iv put a few coats on And see what I'm going to do And I may just keep this one For my self But I must of sayd that about every one iv done But the old airsporter I did Gets me every time Really wished I had kept that rifle Really do Atvbjimmy 1 Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,786 Posted June 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2021 3rd coat on now Not going to knock it back with wire wool Going to use 400 grit wet and dry Before I put the next coat on Or may be put 4 coats on then wet and dry it Atvbjimmy 1 Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,786 Posted June 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2021 It's like glass 1 Quote Link to post
Bosun11 537 Posted June 22, 2021 Report Share Posted June 22, 2021 Oh thats coming on a treat Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,786 Posted June 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2021 Well lads just about done Scopes only for show lads Some thing missing See if you can see it To be honest I'm proper p***d off Put a lot of work into this rifle Now it's going to cost me around 68 quid for a second hand one Any way here she is Atvbjimmy 5 Quote Link to post
Stavross 15,541 Posted June 22, 2021 Report Share Posted June 22, 2021 Been following this and that looks proper smart, but are you missing a trigger? 1 Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,786 Posted June 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2021 12 minutes ago, Stavross said: Been following this and that looks proper smart, but are you missing a trigger? Sooo pi**d off stav Put loads of work into it Got the stock the way I wanted it Got the Bluing nearly right Put it together Loaded it as you do fired it off and It snapped it went off But the trigger just snapped No tension or any thing Don't know what went wrong But a new trigger from John nibs is £65 Still it's still a cheap rifle I suppose But she is stunning lol So not finished yet It was mind it was lol Atvbjimmy Quote Link to post
Stavross 15,541 Posted June 22, 2021 Report Share Posted June 22, 2021 Nightmare mate it’s a shame, but you will have to splash the cash, something as nice as that can’t just be an ornament 1 Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,786 Posted June 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2021 8 minutes ago, Stavross said: Nightmare mate it’s a shame, but you will have to splash the cash, something as nice as that can’t just be an ornament I'll get it sorted stav Iv worked so hard on it No way it's going to be an ornament But I'm going to keep her For my 14yr old nephew Iv got his hw99 here and it's too snappy for him this will be just right for him Life long cumbrian has done a cracking job on the internals It is so nice to shoot Iv not touched them at all and as this will live here any way I'll get to use it to lol Atvbjimmy 1 Quote Link to post
Stavross 15,541 Posted June 22, 2021 Report Share Posted June 22, 2021 He’ll be over the moon with that, I’m 43 and I’d be over the moon now, when I was 14, if someone had given me that I think I would of passed out with excitement 1 Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,786 Posted June 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2021 22 minutes ago, Stavross said: He’ll be over the moon with that, I’m 43 and I’d be over the moon now, when I was 14, if someone had given me that I think I would of passed out with excitement Me to stav me to lol He don't know yet mind can't give him it the way it is So it has to be sorted Hope you and your family are well stav Atvbjimmy Quote Link to post
mark williams 7,551 Posted June 22, 2021 Report Share Posted June 22, 2021 Lovely job you've done there Jimmy, still has that lovely vintage look too Compliments buddy. Quote Link to post
Stavross 15,541 Posted June 22, 2021 Report Share Posted June 22, 2021 23 minutes ago, bigmac 97kt said: Me to stav me to lol He don't know yet mind can't give him it the way it is So it has to be sorted Hope you and your family are well stav Atvbjimmy We are all good mate, as long at they are moaning at me or about me, I know they are fine Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,786 Posted June 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 9 hours ago, Stavross said: We are all good mate, as long at they are moaning at me or about me, I know they are fine Same stav if her indoors is not shouting at me I know iv done some thing wrong Any way Iv been racking my brain (not a good thing to do since the strokes but it never worked any way ) Fix Duck tape Had a trigger stem off the verminator that snapped (don't ask) So fitted the stem to what was left with duck tape Need a more permanent and secure Fix mind But it works a treat lol Atvbjimmy 2 Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,786 Posted June 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 Just now, bigmac 97kt said: Same stav if her indoors is not shouting at me I know iv done some thing wrong Any way Iv been racking my brain (not a good thing to do since the strokes but it never worked any way ) Fix Duck tape Had a trigger stem off the verminator that snapped (don't ask) So fitted the stem to what was left with duck tape Need a more permanent and secure Fix mind But it works a treat lol Atvbjimmy Just need a blade to fit on the stem now Atvbjimmy Quote Link to post
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