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Don't worry about the differences in the wood colors. There is nothing wrong with a well-done repair being visible after the finish of the restoration. It's witness to another chapter in the story of a loved, used, forgotten and found tool that likely fed the family many meals, rid them of pests, provide an enjoyable pastime and after all that, because of your work, stands ready to continue it's service. Instead, ask what you think the worker who first built it would think if they could see it now.
To be honest i was looking forward to the stock being two tone because i thought it would look kinda cool and unique, then he said he would apply the tint and i got dissapointed, and then it turned around once again and ended being two tone anyways.
This brings back memories of having a rifle like this over 60 years ago (I wish I still had it). It was the smoothest operating 22 I ever had. No telling how many thousands of rounds were fired through this little sweet shooter. It was a perfect starter rifle and I got quite good with it. Easy to break down and clean and maintain.
@@garthland380 Octagonal barrel and crescent but plate? If so I suspect a model 1890. It is not uncommon to reline a shot out 22 barrel. It all depends on overall condition as to weather one would really want to make the effort.
@@Backyard.Ballistics I agree with this guy that stock looks nice. The contrast gives it a unique feel and you get to tell a story if someone asks about it.
I am 59 and I have one of these. It was my great Uncle Bob Cook's from when he was a kid. He used to hunt a lot of squirrel with it, usually besting his buddies who were using shot guns. Thank you for your work on this one...I think it looks great.
I actually like the stock extension being different. It allows the gun to function as intended, but doesn't hide the story it had. Excellent work on the gun overall.
I just want to say you’re doing great work. I love how you use the original parts as much as possible. Instead of just getting a new stock, you extend the one it had with it first.
My grandpa taught me how to shoot on a rifle exactly like it that he got from his father, so seeing you restore one exactly like it brings back many great memories of my childhood. Thank you for the wonderful video and explanation of the different processes
I quite like that the stock repair was visible. It is proof that the firearm has lived and attained its scars through the passage of time and and has been held in many hands. Now it is whole again, in working order. A beautiful thought, when you think about it.
I agree, but never throw a firearm away, someone want's it regardless of condition. Just incase you come across an old firearm wouldn't want you to miss out, cheers.
It would be very hard to match the stocks. You have to identify the wood, find or make a stock using the same wood, and match or hide the wood patterns, it's easy to go to further than necessary The mis-match colours look like a practical & resourceful repair made to save as much of the original as possible, that's the flair of your restoration here and I like it
I have a feeling this is going to be regular occurrence for me when watching your videos as once again, I find myself learning about something I never knew existed - a pump actin rifle. With regards to the stock not being perfect, for me it’s a bit like a vintage guitar where it’s really nice to see marks from wear, use and/or repairs over the years. Also, I can now confirm that you have invented the world’s first time machine (of sorts), as I would swear that far less time has passed than what it actually took to watch this video!
Wow!! I'm impressed....that's incredible work you've done there. Who ever passed on this craft to you or if you learned this on your own, you should be quite proud of yourself, well done.
I have a hatchet head that I restored from my grandfather's barn that was completely covered in rust. When you mentioned the corrosion damage, it was nothing compared to the hatchet head. For me, that damage just means that it is one of a kind and unique. That hatchet head is a memory of my grandfather that I will cherish for all my life.
@15:50 I kind of like it. It's nice to see where the repairs were made, even professional restorers do things in such a way that their work can be identified from the original piece. It also adds to the history of the piece. I wouldn't order a new rifle with that stock lol, but on a old piece it adds an interesting story!
Many years ago, like back in the 50's my old German godfather had a .22 just like this in his pump house. It looked great. I was pretty young at this point. I asked him if I could have it. He danced around an answer of no. I really would have loved to have had it. Anyway years later while visiting the godparents, I went out to the pump house to discover the rifle was exactly where he had left it years earlier. It looked worse than the rifle you just worked on. I was heart broken to see this Winchester shooting gallery pump go to ruin.
I used to own a model 1906. It was a family heirloom used to slaughter pigs in the 1920s. Sadly, they had only used shorts and apparently never cleaned the barrel. The casing on a 22 long would then expand and be difficult to extract. Still a beautiful little gun and I enjoyed watching the video - a bit of a walk down memory lane.
As a woodworker, I'd say you did a great job! It's the sign of a true craftsman to be able to improvise when you don't have the exact tools. Well done!
When an art restorer repairs a damaged painting, they will never try to blend their work seamlessly with the original. They always show the piece has been restored as part of its history. Your work is incredible and I’m so glad I found your channel!
Those were such nice little rifles. The pump action 22’s have fallen into history. Totally a worthwhile project to bring one back from the dead. Well done…..
I like the fact that the stock extension is an obvious different color. Makes the fire arm more honest! Anyway, really interesting video! It has inspired me to possibly do a similar restoration on a "Khyber Pass" rifle I bought in Afghanistan for $200... it's an old Schneider Enfield in rough condition... some of it is original, but I believe all the brass parts were re-manufactured... probably the stock as well.
Don't care about the video game stuff...but dude...that stock came out beautiful even with the mismatched color. You did a wonderful job and I would not hesitate to buy that rifle at all. Your repair is way better than many hack job home brewed jobs I've seen.
This is the first ever rifle I ever saw that looks like a pistol with attachments on either end, it’s SO small. It’s also the first ever gun I’ve ever seen with so little recoil.
My dad bought one of those pump action .22s in the late '80s, I think. I never knew why, but at some point, he got rid of it without my knowledge. I would have bought it from him. I guess he didn't realize I wanted it until well after he had gotten rid of it. Until then, I always looked forward to getting it when he was through with it. Unfortunately, I never shot it when he did have it.
I love your ethos with the restoration, and the effort you took to maintain its originality. I think you understand that each piece is one of a kind and that the defining details should be preserved. You did everything how I imagine I would have and I love it.
Another successful restoration! That's exceptional accuracy for a 107 year old rifle, too. I'd say you did a good job with the stock repair, considering. I've heard of people taking shortened stocks like that and making them into adjustable ones, but frankly that would be difficult to make it look right with modern hardware on such a old rifle. Your solution looks to be a very solid option that'll hold up for years, though. The "donor" stock appears to be a completely different type of wood, so it wasn't going to perfectly match no matter what you tried.
One of the coolest things about my M44 Mosin is the visible and very professional repair work that has been done on the stock. Whoever did the repair didn't try to hide the large crack, they instead highlighted it as if to say "look here. This was broken and I fixed it, it works as it should now."
Excellent restoration; thank you for the video and the work. It is great to see a vintage treasure restored to its original state, function and beauty. Please, keep up the superb work!
Invisible restoration, I believe, should be left for pieces with significant historical signifiance. For all the forgotten items that would have otherwise been left to rot, the marks of a well done, and functional repair, is something that should be taken pride in.
I like how you use a screw to pull the butt stock repair together! Next time, consider 2mm (1/16") layer of very black wood or phenolic sandwiched between the to pieces of lighter wood. Since you can't match the grain, this neat black line makes the repair look intentional. The same thickness of material is added between the end of the stock and a recoil pad. You could also have gone back and added darker stain to your lighter piece once you found your mistake, it's very forgiving stuff. Thank you for saving that old rifle, my father had one as a boy and he never tired of telling me all about it, and how he would save up his money to buy ammuntion at the hardware store.
Maurice is a hell of a shot!! I genuinely laughed out loud when you said "we werent really going for accuracy, hes just having some fun" then cut to the target to show hed hit every shot in such a tight group. Restoration was amazingly done as always as well. Keep up the good working!
Best channel on YT. Love watching your videos man, this was one of my favs. I’ve been after one of these gallery guns for a while and it was so cool seeing one get restored
The only type of restoration videos I have the patience to watch are gun restorations due to my passion for firearms. Finding your channel was like striking a gold vein.
@@derekhenschel3191 Sorry, you're wrong. Bright scaly rust like that is a pretty good indication it's been soaked in salt water or otherwise screwed with for dramatic effect. I've salvaged more than one old gun, and none of them looked like that - not even one that had been buried in sand.
@@troystallard6895 yea I'm calling bullshit specifically because of the sand comment, I'm a chemist I don't really care what you claim you've done but bright orange rust can be formed by almost anything, and you can't prove that the gun wasn't found soaked in salt water in the first place, orange rust just means there's more oxygen present in the environment, rust dulls due to the lack of oxygen and the slow decay of iron3 oxide like for instance if something is submerged for a long time in a damp environment and then left in a dry one for years, water carries the oxygen that is used to create rust As for sand it's a lot harder for something to rust in an environment full of an abrasive substance, so the idiotic comment suggesting anyone would thing something buried in sand would look worse is just nonsensical
I love the distinct colorations, though I also believe it might actually *accentuate* the story the gun tells by putting a thin brass plate between the two parts, dipping a tiny bit into the idea that damage, even repaired, makes an item more beautiful.
I actually love the stock repair job you've done. It's an extremely strong and well done fit, and the colour change acts as an accent to the original stock. Great job!
Grandchild of a woodworker here. It's perfectly acceptable to use whatever tools you have to achieve your goal. My late Grampy used to adapt tools to do all sorts of things. He even had a belt sander that had been modified to stand upright that he used to sharpen his wood turning tools. Using tools designed for metal on wood is hardly a sin. They were designed for things much tougher than wood, so it won't harm them in the slightest.
Also, like everyone else has been saying, the two-toned stock is actually pretty neat. It allows you to say "I did this. I made this repair, and I added to the story of this gun." That repair will probably outlive you, and as the gun changes hands it'll let people know that someone took the time and effort to restore the gun to a usable state. You just as easily could have replaced the whole stock, but instead you went through the trouble of restoring the original, which just adds to the value and history of it.
Really good job of saving a classic .22 cal. Thanks for the video. Whenever I don't have woods that match I'll put a thin transition strip bewteen the two. It can be a darker wood or even a strip of brass or silver.
When I was a young boy I would stay at my uncles house and he had two of those rifles hanging on his wall. I often wondered what happen to them. Seeing this video brought back some memories and to see this rifle get restored was amazing.
My dad said that my great-grandfather used to own one of these pump action .22 caliber rifles, which he used to shoot on the farm all of the time as a kid. I'm not sure what ever happened to it though.
Regarding the serial number, the factory serial was on the metal frame behind the trigger guard, between the pin and the 2 screws. Looks like yours has that part ground out. It's common practice to assign and stamp/engrave a serial when imported to a country that requires one. (Even the US didn't require serials until 1968).
I kinda like that you can clearly see the extension, that keeps the gun into the middle ground of the "made for kids" stock and "usable by adults" stock
