A "different" Trapdoor

[mazo kid]

I finished this up over the weekend. It is a pre-carve stock that had some water damage when I was working on it several years ago. I got it out to see if anything could be done to save it. Luckily, there was still wood to be removed and a lot of the staining got sanded away. I stained the stock the "old timey" Winchester color; normally I don't stain walnut stocks, grips, etc.

[mazo kid]

I also put a Buffington barrel sight on the rifle.

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I had to make the trigger plate and trigger guard from stuff I had.

[mazo kid]

A friend suggested the sight hood, so I polished up the only one I had and put it on too. Kinda a "poor man's" globe sight.

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as finished

[mazo kid]

The modified parts....extended tang so I could put the tang sight on.

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Receiver with added hanger tacked on for forearm attachment.

[StrawHat]

I like it.

Interesting way to add a second attachment point without using a band.  How does it shoot?

Kevin

[mazo kid]

I just KNEW someone would ask me that! I just put it together Saturday, and I don't have any 45-70 loaded up yet. Also need to cast some different weight boolits to try. That hanger was suggested to me by a long range BPCR shooter. This way the barrel is free-floating. Also, the stock doesn't allow for a band, so it was either this or a barrel wedge/tenon.

[mazo kid]

Just in case someone is wondering.....I did save the original stock and furniture. It was complete, but had lots of nicks and dings. Also, everything had been re-blued sometime before I got the rifle.

[Captainkirk]

Very good-looking rifle in a different sort of way, Mazo.

[Mad Dog Stafford]

Looks good to me! 

[Electric Miner]

An interesting, not unattractive mod.

[Electric Miner]

Nice!

[mazo kid]

Scooby, yes I used the old timey Winchester stain/oil sanded in with many coats. Sorry to be so tardy in getting back to the thread.