renegade project is a go

[corey012778]

have the stock, going to sand and refinish it soon. an fast twist GMB 45cal barrel in wait for a new home. went with a second hand lock, hope it holds up better then the second hand cva lock did. (reminds me, I still need to trim the sear to work better with the trigger). tang, and some small parts on order from thegunworks.com, TOW and Dixie did not have what I was looking for. bid on a trigger guard on fleebay, plz let my recent luck on there hold out. (if not , going to call a place about 2hours from me that has the best prices on cast trigger guards and just shape one to fit).

going to put a cut to fit recoil pad on it. I can find the wadge pins local for pretty cheap.

it is going to be a fun project.

 

[bloodhound]

Take lots of before, during and after pics...I did a custom rifle several years ago and I still enjoy going back over the project thru the pictiures...I took lots...

Sounds like a great project

 

[corey012778]

jan 31
started out the night casting up some 9mm and 40s&w bullets.
pictured two night worth of casting. 88 keepers tonight of 9mm bullets. did not count what was in the bag before that.

then the rest of the night was 2 hours of hand sanding the stock to remove most of the old finish. started with 100grit, when to 150grit then to 220 grit. almost think I should just put 10 coats of polyurethane on it and call it done. lol

good start, I am not going to do anything to the channel until I fit the barrel to it.

does anyone know what size screws I need to mount the tang, trigger guard and other small parts?

little water to show the grain that I found. not alot there from what I can see.

feb 2
the mock up of my 45cal renegade

 

[cayuga]

I never knew the wood was so blonde looking when sanded down. Very nice job. Are you going to stain it or just seal it?

 

[corey012778]

thinking about a dark cherry stain, I have to get some any for an another refinishing project. did think about just sealing it. but thinking the dark cherry with the SS barrel will look real nice

 

[Twowithone]

What you gonna do with the barrel blue ,brown white.

 

[corey012778]

it is a stainless steel barrel. so no finish work needed on it. if I did not have the barrel right now would be with my barrel finisher. lol

I went with a ebony stain. I may do one more coat.
ugh, bad picture.

take a better one tomorrow.

 

[corey012778]

much better pics.
only went with the one coat of ebony. I am starting the urathan process now.

 

[bloodhound]

That first pic of the stained stock looks almost black...the next pics are great...there is some graine and it will finish off nicely...congrats...keep the pics comming

 

[corey012778]

it was in the shadows of my workshop and my iphones flash did not work to well.

should have it the gun all together tonight. have one more detail job to do and a barrel cleaning, I hope I have remember where I put my 45cal jig

 

[corey012778]

I will take a better full length shot tomorrow.

close up of the barrel and stock.

may just get a slip on recoil pad until I decide what to do. may end up order a lace up leather.

 

[StarGazer]

Mighty nice build'n if I do say so myself! 8)

 

[corey012778]

done, kinda

better pics. I very pleased how it came up. still need to get a recoil pad and find one screw lol.

 

[bloodhound]

That is a great looking rifle...man it finished out nice! Great work and congrats....let us know how it shoots.

 

[StarGazer]

Is that a stainless barrel or are you going to blue/brown it? If so I have some tips on how to give it a patina look.

 

[corey012778]

stainless,