Mountain Rifle Completion
Jan 12, 2021 8:24:26 GMT -7
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Post by hawkeyes on Jan 12, 2021 8:24:26 GMT -7
Finally got ole girl completed and ready to go. I've personally assembled three other SMR kits for individuals and after shooting two of the three, I just had to build myself a little dedicated squirrel rig. With a 310 ball she'll be plenty accurate, more so than myself as my test shots revealed yesterday.
Anywho, did something different with the stock, standard tannic/ iron nitrate stain but I also added in some anilian dye for contrast and a bit more warm coloration and boy I'm tickled with the results.
Nothing fancy overall as I believe the mountain rifle is elegant all on it's own in design and finish. I did add some simple incised lines to the cheek and some fancy file work on the two tang and lock bolts. Also candy caned the ramming rod which is something I normally would not do, however for my taste it turned out well. Overall, I'm extremely pleased with how she turned out, and best of yet she'll put squirrel in the deep freeze!
Oh, added in a toeplate. IMO on a petite rifle such as this it becomes a necessity.
Anywho, did something different with the stock, standard tannic/ iron nitrate stain but I also added in some anilian dye for contrast and a bit more warm coloration and boy I'm tickled with the results.
Nothing fancy overall as I believe the mountain rifle is elegant all on it's own in design and finish. I did add some simple incised lines to the cheek and some fancy file work on the two tang and lock bolts. Also candy caned the ramming rod which is something I normally would not do, however for my taste it turned out well. Overall, I'm extremely pleased with how she turned out, and best of yet she'll put squirrel in the deep freeze!
Oh, added in a toeplate. IMO on a petite rifle such as this it becomes a necessity.
