Just another M92 re-finish job.

[akuser47]

Awesome work great rifle.

[Ranch Dog]

Yes, very nice looking!

[Pb2au]

Thanks for all the kind words everyone! It really was a fun project and I am looking forward to the next one!

[pricedo]

Just refinished my Winchester 1886 Extra Light.
The incumbent finish was I thought kinda grey and lackluster.........a waste of high grade walnut.........like dressing Demi Moore in a burlap bag.
Rubbed a coat of Tru-Oil on with my fingers and let it dry for 6 hours and then applied another coat.
I pour my oil (either Tru-Oil or linseed oil) into a small plastic container and mix in a couple of drops of Japan Drier (Home Depot) .......really speeds up the curing time.
The driers will sometimes go south if the oil has been sitting around for a while and it can be a week before the tackiness on a treated stock disappears........Japan Drier kinda helps the old oil out.
I hope my rifle turns out as nice as yours did Pb2au........it would be a miracle considering my slop-it-on methodology.

[Ranch Dog]

Ok, enough of the waiting. Here are the pics of the finished projects

Any chance of a picture with the rifle horizontal... for our header pictures?

[Pb2au]

Here you go sir. Let me know if you need anything else.

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[Ranch Dog]

Here you go sir. Let me know if you need anything else.

Very nice!

[Pb2au]

Just refinished my Winchester 1886 Extra Light.
The incumbent finish was I thought kinda grey and lackluster.........a waste of high grade walnut.........like dressing Demi Moore in a burlap bag.
Rubbed a coat of Tru-Oil on with my fingers and let it dry for 6 hours and then applied another coat.
I pour my oil (either Tru-Oil or linseed oil) into a small plastic container and mix in a couple of drops of Japan Drier (Home Depot) .......really speeds up the curing time.
The driers will sometimes go south if the oil has been sitting around for a while and it can be a week before the tackiness on a treated stock disappears........Japan Drier kinda helps the old oil out.
I hope my rifle turns out as nice as yours did Pb2au........it would be a miracle considering my slop-it-on methodology.

Trust me, I'm a much better mechanic than a wood refinisher. I just kinda close my eyes and weigh into battle and see if something cool happens.
I would love to see some pictures of the 86'. I've got a blood lust for those rifles!

[pricedo]

Just refinished my Winchester 1886 Extra Light.
The incumbent finish was I thought kinda grey and lackluster.........a waste of high grade walnut.........like dressing Demi Moore in a burlap bag.
Rubbed a coat of Tru-Oil on with my fingers and let it dry for 6 hours and then applied another coat.
I pour my oil (either Tru-Oil or linseed oil) into a small plastic container and mix in a couple of drops of Japan Drier (Home Depot) .......really speeds up the curing time.
The driers will sometimes go south if the oil has been sitting around for a while and it can be a week before the tackiness on a treated stock disappears........Japan Drier kinda helps the old oil out.
I hope my rifle turns out as nice as yours did Pb2au........it would be a miracle considering my slop-it-on methodology.

Trust me, I'm a much better mechanic than a wood refinisher. I just kinda close my eyes and weigh into battle and see if something cool happens.
I would love to see some pictures of the 86'. I've got a blood lust for those rifles!

Just touched up a few spots near the tangs where the oil was thin.
Now to wait for the small touched up spots to cure (should be OK in a coupla hours with the Japan Drier catalyst).
Will take and post a pic ASAP.

I'm actually much more interested in wood sealing & preservation than aesthetics as all my guns work for a living.......no wallflowers.

I noticed that just from handling the rifle for the little time I've had it that the brine from my perspiring hands was staring to lighten the wood color around my most common grip hold area on the forearm. That kind of porosity invites wood deterioration and swell especially when the gun is exposed to the raw elements like my guns often are. Wood swell in the forearm has a detrimental effect on accuracy. I decided then to apply Tru-Oil to seal & protect the wood.

Update: the 1886 EL is finished and photographable and I noticed that I got a little Tru-Oil on the upper tang which is only noticeable with my eyes within a couple of inches of the surface. I notice that one of the first places the blueing wears off on my leverguns is the upper tang so I'm going to leave the film of cured Tru-Oil on the upper tang to prevent similar corrosion from brine (sweat) from my hands.

A pic soon.