I picked up a M-94 that was pretty rough. Stripped and polished out all the pits, pitched the broken stock and restocked it. Inlayed some gold and reblued.
I knew someone would ask that!š®āšØ Yes, I only have one or two and will post them shortly.Wow that looks awesome! Do you have pictures of it before you restored it?
The before pictures (I'm always guilty of that request) make the restoration all that much better. Great return on your money.These are all I have. I should have taken more pics to show the wood. I actually bought two together that were both pretty rough. The other was made the first yr of production and I sold it to a collector. I paid $1400 for the pair and sold the older one for $1000. I cut my own walnut and milled it, then paid a guy with a duplicator $150 to turn the wood. Rear sight was around $100 and reblue was another $150 so I have around $800 in it plus my time. View attachment 2111540 View attachment 2111541
Barrel was okay with few pits. I shot it before I disassembled it and I was kind of disappointed. Iād never fired a 38-55 and it was a pop gun. Iām more used to a 30-06. The 38-55 was originally a black powder cartridge. I think the ammo companies keep them loaded light in case someone uses them in an older black powder gun. A liability deal. I havenāt fired it since restoration. Itās a safe queen until I get tired of it and sell it and do another one. Iām working on a Remington 22, restocking a Win M-70, and want to start on a stock for my Ruger 77-22. No shortage of things to keep me busy all winter. Thanks for looking.