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Title: A 'dandy' little thing
Post by: Gaeckle on April 26, 2017, 07:29:31 AM
Just finished this up, have yet to shoot it. It holds well, 40 caliber.


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Title: Re: A 'dandy' little thing
Post by: RichG on April 26, 2017, 08:18:07 AM
neat little gun. I like it 8)
Title: Re: A 'dandy' little thing
Post by: wattlebuster on April 26, 2017, 11:32:05 AM
Thats a dandy for sure. Nice work from here
Title: Re: A 'dandy' little thing
Post by: smart dog on April 26, 2017, 01:36:08 PM
NICE!!

dave
Title: Re: A 'dandy' little thing
Post by: Mike Brooks on April 26, 2017, 02:25:46 PM
I like it.
Title: Re: A 'dandy' little thing
Post by: dapper on April 26, 2017, 02:47:48 PM
Nice! I like that
Title: Re: A 'dandy' little thing
Post by: ohidan on April 26, 2017, 03:16:12 PM
VERY VERY NICE
Title: Re: A 'dandy' little thing
Post by: g2608671@verizon.net on April 26, 2017, 03:22:33 PM
Wow, this is outstanding.  Would you please share the process you used relative to how you obtained that terrific finish for the wood?
Title: Re: A 'dandy' little thing
Post by: Tim Crosby on April 26, 2017, 03:47:37 PM
WOW! John, that is Really neat, well done.

   Tim
Title: Re: A 'dandy' little thing
Post by: Robert Wolfe on April 26, 2017, 03:51:04 PM
Nice to see something a bit different. Well done.
Title: Re: A 'dandy' little thing
Post by: P.W.Berkuta on April 26, 2017, 06:44:29 PM
I like it -- every thing on this rifle screams great workmanship, appealing looks, and care in the design ;). Nice job 8)
Title: Re: A 'dandy' little thing
Post by: Daryl on April 26, 2017, 07:54:39 PM
Nice?  Great little fun gun to shoot, and/or hunt with. Well done.
Title: Re: A 'dandy' little thing
Post by: t.caster on April 26, 2017, 08:00:34 PM
Well done and beautiful! New fangled lock technology!
Title: Re: A 'dandy' little thing
Post by: D. Taylor Sapergia on April 26, 2017, 08:17:03 PM
Nicely made little rifle...great squirrel rifle.   A little more oil around those sights will take care of the faded out browning, unless that's a look you like.
Nice architecture in the butt stock/cheek area.  What is the LOP...looks long!?
Title: Re: A 'dandy' little thing
Post by: BOB HILL on April 26, 2017, 10:41:06 PM
Very nice work. Thanks for sharing.     Bob
Title: Re: A 'dandy' little thing
Post by: Ed Wenger on April 27, 2017, 04:23:57 AM
I like it too..., nicely done!


         Ed
Title: Re: A 'dandy' little thing
Post by: Timothy88 on April 27, 2017, 05:15:46 AM
Very nice.
Title: Re: A 'dandy' little thing
Post by: Gaeckle on April 27, 2017, 07:11:10 AM
Thanks for the imput guys....as for the LOP: it is just a tad under 13 1/2 inches, and yup, I need to get an old toothbrush loaded with oil on the rear sight, no big deal there.

The finish on the wood is color wise: a heavy coat of walnut stain (Laurel Mountain Forge), very heavy....let it dry, buff the daylights out of the stock with 0000 steel wool, then I took LMF nut brown dye and a small amount of leather dye (dark brown) mixed these together and applied over the stock. I liked what I saw so I didn't go any further. The finish is a very thick coat of Birchwood Casey True Oil very thick and this I let dry for a day. Once again I buffed this off with 0000 steel woll, I pretty much buffed it down to the surface, I rotated the stock in light until I saw all of the oil (now set up) was completely off. I then applied super light coats of Wahkon Bay Tru Oil on the stock everyday for a week. I would aply this top coat in the mornings, leave it be, go to work, repeat the next day. Eventually I will buff it with some wax, continue to oil the lock and barrel, test fire it and away she goes.
Title: Re: A 'dandy' little thing
Post by: rjpalmer on April 28, 2017, 01:12:02 AM
One of the nicest half stocks I've seen. Really a great gun.
Title: Re: A 'dandy' little thing
Post by: B Shipman on April 28, 2017, 07:07:52 AM
Radical.