I was at the Billings MT gun show last week and spotted a pile of mildly interesting 91/30's on one fellows table. I saw that one of them had the stock "painted" with what looked like a latex stain. Closer inspection revealed it to be not a 91/30 but a M-91, 1941 Tikka rework. Matching where it should be and with a perfect bore. The stock had been hit with 60 grit: Just enough to leave deep scratches before getting hit with the Milky brown paint. A yellow sticky on the butt said "Broken Extractor. $50" so I took it home. The receiver had the imperial crest on the top flat and the date on the belly of the tang was 1894.
I now have the daunting challenge of getting the goo off and the correct finish on, but, darn! It was nice to see a fifty-dollar Finn again! (Painted or not!) Any suggestions as to good stain for replicating the Finn "Brown"?? ~Andy
I now have the daunting challenge of getting the goo off and the correct finish on, but, darn! It was nice to see a fifty-dollar Finn again! (Painted or not!) Any suggestions as to good stain for replicating the Finn "Brown"?? ~Andy