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Agree - that is a great looking 91/30!!Myers said:
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I ordered 2 from AIM. One is a 1928 hex receiver (I haven't de-gunked it yet).
This one is a round receiver 1942. The 42 was the cheaper one and the most beatup. I figured that there are millions of these out there and there's little risk in a museum coming to look for it, so I decided to do a mild reconditioning. Plus, this would be a good test run for getting some Duracoat experience.
I took it all apart and spent about 2 weeks "sweating" the cosmoline out of it. The metal parts cleaned up pretty good, but the wood took forever to get the cosmoline out....probably never will get it all out.
The metal parts were prepped and sprayed with Duracoat matte black The wood was prepped and stained with Cabot Stain "Gunstock" color that was leftover from another project. I then sprayed clear gloss poly over the stain and deglossed it with fine steel wool. I was pleased with the result because you can still see the imperfections in the wood.
While it was all apart, I shimmed the sear/trigger spring a little bit to help the pull (yes I dropped it a few times to make sure I didn't shim too much). I'll probably go back and add a trigger return spring. I also took the bolt apart and did a little polishing on the firing pin. My next step is to clean up the chamber a bit to help the bolt lugs lock up a little better.
I learned alot about Duracoat and when I'm done, this one will hopefully be a good plinker.
Thanks for the compliments!Myers said:
I ordered 2 from AIM. One is a 1928 hex receiver (I haven't de-gunked it yet).
This one is a round receiver 1942. The 42 was the cheaper one and the most beatup. I figured that there are millions of these out there and there's little risk in a museum coming to look for it, so I decided to do a mild reconditioning. Plus, this would be a good test run for getting some Duracoat experience.
I took it all apart and spent about 2 weeks "sweating" the cosmoline out of it. The metal parts cleaned up pretty good, but the wood took forever to get the cosmoline out....probably never will get it all out.
The metal parts were prepped and sprayed with Duracoat matte black The wood was prepped and stained with Cabot Stain "Gunstock" color that was leftover from another project. I then sprayed clear gloss poly over the stain and deglossed it with fine steel wool. I was pleased with the result because you can still see the imperfections in the wood.
While it was all apart, I shimmed the sear/trigger spring a little bit to help the pull (yes I dropped it a few times to make sure I didn't shim too much). I'll probably go back and add a trigger return spring. I also took the bolt apart and did a little polishing on the firing pin. My next step is to clean up the chamber a bit to help the bolt lugs lock up a little better.
I learned alot about Duracoat and when I'm done, this one will hopefully be a good plinker.
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I do like the looks of that 91/30 and agree with your "museum" statement. I've got three and think I'm going to give mine the same treatment - except for my Dragoon. As a matter of fact, I think I'm gonna tackle several of my C&R's and give them the same going over. I guess you've already figured out that this C&R stuff can get costly?
Also, have you measured trigger pull? Just curious as i'm waiting on a gauge to see what these things - among others I have - measure out to be.
Papa
I do like the looks of that 91/30 and agree with your "museum" statement. I've got three and think I'm going to give mine the same treatment - except for my Dragoon. As a matter of fact, I think I'm gonna tackle several of my C&R's and give them the same going over. I guess you've already figured out that this C&R stuff can get costly?
Also, have you measured trigger pull? Just curious as i'm waiting on a gauge to see what these things - among others I have - measure out to be.
Papa
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That 91/30 turned out really nice. I'm thinking about getting one with the hex receiver from Aim too.
That 91/30 turned out really nice. I'm thinking about getting one with the hex receiver from Aim too.
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M1 -
Look at Classic Arms before making a decision to buy from AIM. I've bought two from them including my Dragoon and they were in some kinda good shape. Not hooked up with them in any way, just got a couple of nice rifles and the service was very good.
Their site is down now as they're going through some kind of changes - don't have a clue as to what - but they should be worth a look -
Papa
M1 -
Look at Classic Arms before making a decision to buy from AIM. I've bought two from them including my Dragoon and they were in some kinda good shape. Not hooked up with them in any way, just got a couple of nice rifles and the service was very good.
Their site is down now as they're going through some kind of changes - don't have a clue as to what - but they should be worth a look -
Papa
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Thanks. I'll take you up on your recommendation. Just waiting on my C&R to place my order.PapaDawg said:
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As was posted in another thread, the trigger isn't that great, but I wasn't expecting a match-grade anyway.
They were 219 on the website and this was the last one. They called to tell me that they didn't have a "correct" holster for this one and that it was pretty worn cosmetically, so they reduced it to 179. They sent me an old SIG 226 holster (fits just fine) and an extra box on ammo for my trouble.jbpmidas said:
As was posted in another thread, the trigger isn't that great, but I wasn't expecting a match-grade anyway.
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