Recent content by Pinecone

Bronze Wool is too course. You need to stick with 0000 Steel Wool. Rubbing down after the steel wool with oil and a smooth rag will negate any problems with the steel wool. I have been doing this for over four decades without problems. Sandblasting with fine sand by itself, actually leaves a...

I ran a one man shop for many years and it was always hectic, just from local business in a 50 square mile area, let alone out of state business. When you've got a steady 15 to 20 gun backlog from just the locals, you don't get to spend a lot of time communicating as much as you would like to. I...

Price right in the honest ballpark! I have a friend who I have given a standing offer of $300 for his stainless security-six if he decides to sell. I have one already but you can never have enough of these. As noted, most of them are way overpriced. I usually leave my number with those folks and...

I've replaced the spring with a slightly longer one to cure that problem. Edge of the pin should be flush.............Dick

D A, Very,very nice job! This work is a labor of love. I love it when grandpa and grandson are involved. Nothing like that first time the boy sets his eyes on it. Again, congrats on a well done job!.................Dick :wink:

Ferret Master, When the cartridge case recoils and hits the bushing, "if" the primer has backed out the bushing will push it back enough where you shouldn't have any problems. The thickness of a piece of paper is usually not enough to bother anything as long as you are not maxing out your...

While my "current" method is not rust bluing, it has served me well for the dozen or so guns I have restored in the past 10 years since returning to Maine. I have enclosed "before and after" photos of a Springfield Model 87A I restored over the winter. It was one of the most rusted guns I ever...

Owning many convertible Rugers and working on a lot more, I also have never seen the serial number "scratched" on the breach end of a cylinder. As said above, I don't think any of us have seen "everything" yet from Ruger!................Dick :wink:

Blowing out firearms with compressed air has been one of this gunsmith's best "friends" over the years! Why I say? Personally, I have never used compressed air to blow out a firearm in 45 + years of gunsmithing. However, a lot of my customers did, and brought their guns to me for repair for...

I have worked and/or restored a ton of these 311's. They also used "beech" as well as birch for the wood. I could be wrong, but the forearm looks like beech which can run the gamut of colors from white to yellow to reddish brown.................Dick :wink:

Use some Goo Gone (Walmart) to remove unwanted stickers from stocks or metal. Spray it on and let it set long enough to soften the stickers!..............Dick

"My findings are different from yours"...............Snake, Your findings have always been "different" than mine. Good to see your still the self-proclaimed "expert" on this forum..................Dick :wink:

mickeyboat, When barrels are manufactured, drilled, rifled and contour turned, stresses are set up in that barrel for pretty much the life of the rifle. This also includes the original stresses put into the blank or billet when it was made. These stresses are brought more into play when the...

First off, I recommend you clean the rifle after "every" shooting session. Why? Because I have been working on and shooting .22 rimfires as a gunsmith for 46 + years and a clean barrel shoots better almost without exception from my "findings". Secondly, You did right by trying various types of...

I concur with rugerguy! Super easy to crack alloy frames. Past experience says it's a crapshoot with some good and bad results! I'm currently restoring a Springfield Model 87A (same as a Savage Model 6) that was rusted badly. I was finally able to remove all screws without damage, with a...