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by Stray03
Wed Jan 14, 2015 10:57 am
Forum: The Great Model 8
Topic: My 1907 model 8
Replies: 16
Views: 12384

Re: My 1907 model 8

1990's was a big kick to canadian gun owners teeth. Firearms act came to being that made no mention of new rules for the criminal use of firearms, but made a bunch of rules for the firearms community to be forced to follow unless they wanted to experience jail time. Improper storage and other things...
by Stray03
Mon Jan 12, 2015 6:49 pm
Forum: The Great Model 8
Topic: My 1907 model 8
Replies: 16
Views: 12384

Re: My 1907 model 8

Canada unfortunately rules here say locked for storage if not I get charged with improper storage lose my licence lose my guns and a few other nice things that were written into law.
I was just too lazy to find the right key to take the lock off for the picture.
by Stray03
Tue Nov 04, 2014 9:31 am
Forum: The Great Model 8
Topic: My 1907 model 8
Replies: 16
Views: 12384

Re: My 1907 model 8

She looks better than she did, still has some ugly "notched in deer kills" on stock and fore end. Is the detent ball supposed to hold the safety about 1/8th of an inch off the receiver and be difficult to switch from safe to fire?
by Stray03
Mon Nov 03, 2014 10:49 am
Forum: The Great Model 8
Topic: My 1907 model 8
Replies: 16
Views: 12384

Re: My 1907 model 8

.35 remington
by Stray03
Sun Nov 02, 2014 3:37 pm
Forum: The Great Model 8
Topic: My 1907 model 8
Replies: 16
Views: 12384

Re: My 1907 model 8

Well I decided it wouldn't be worth making a full restoration on this Rifle, so I cleaned it up, got the spare parts that I needed Thanks to this forum, and started a "Functional" restoration. Involved some cold bluing to protect the barrel and cleaning up of the wood stock (including stea...
by Stray03
Thu Aug 14, 2014 8:32 am
Forum: Other Remingtons'
Topic: Model 10 bolt is apart - yippee!
Replies: 2
Views: 6051

Re: Model 10 bolt is apart - yippee!

I wasn't brave enough to take mine apart since it only needed cleaning, I just dunked her in varsol. Did you get her back together easily?
by Stray03
Thu Aug 14, 2014 8:28 am
Forum: General
Topic: Turn a collectible to trash - another Gunbroker example!
Replies: 1
Views: 2559

Re: Turn a collectible to trash - another Gunbroker example!

Wonder how well paint remover would work? and if the guy just painted over or actually sanded everything first.
by Stray03
Thu Aug 14, 2014 12:09 am
Forum: The Great Model 8
Topic: My 1907 model 8
Replies: 16
Views: 12384

Re: My 1907 model 8

Definitely a scavenger hunt, I may just make my own detent pin. Probably easier than sourcing, and cheaper. Even as beaten up as she is, it is quite an intriguing rifle to look at.
by Stray03
Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:22 am
Forum: The Great Model 8
Topic: My 1907 model 8
Replies: 16
Views: 12384

Re: My 1907 model 8

Yeah even though I do Like having a gun that will grow in value, It doesn't change anything since I don't sell my firearms. I'm intrigued by the mechanics of firearms, and enjoy seeing how the early repeaters were built. Most new repeating firearms are based on well tested mechanisms. Repeating arms...
by Stray03
Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:20 am
Forum: The Great Model 8
Topic: My 1907 model 8
Replies: 16
Views: 12384

Re: My 1907 model 8

Americas hat, Canada. So a Refinishing/rebluing is the right path?
by Stray03
Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:51 am
Forum: The Great Model 8
Topic: My 1907 model 8
Replies: 16
Views: 12384

My 1907 model 8

Alright I picked this up for probably more than I should have but it is the only one I have ever seen for sale up here. Anyways Now I'm wondering If I should leave it as is or reblue and clean it up into a decent looking rifle. -Missing original buttplate, had a badly fitting one with it. -the deten...