💩 polishing

[Montana Muzzleloader]

A hobby of mine is picking up abused, neglected, or otherwise overlooked Muzzleloaders & investing way more time, labor, & money into them than they’ll ever be worth. Anyone else do this? I just thought I’d share some images of one of my projects; it’s a Traditions Tracker 209 that I picked up at a local pawn shop for basically nothing. It was a fun & fulfilling project considering the rifle’s extremely humble beginnings

 

[michiganmuzzy]

I have done that in the past. I am ‘kind of’ looking out for a Traditions Thunderbolt in .45 to restore.
The wood on that one looks pretty cool. Is that grey spot water marking? Gives it nice character, imho.

 

[brownisdown]

I have done a few friends of mine muzzleloaders and sometimes I do for free and other times depending on the gun I ask for a little pay for them.

 

[phalanx]

To my wife's dismay I do the same thing. Ran out of safe space and all my gun cases are full!. Yep, I have a problem.

 

[Montana Muzzleloader]

I have done that in the past. I am ‘kind of’ looking out for a Traditions Thunderbolt in .45 to restore.
The wood on that one looks pretty cool. Is that grey spot water marking? Gives it nice character, imho.

I’m not sure what caused the discoloration. It was present in the stock blank & went through it. I was hoping it was just on the surface but it ran deep.

 

[rugerbh103]

I have been wanting to. When the Knight Wolverines were going super cheap, I enjoyed cleaning a few up. Nothing major, just elbow grease. I gave them to youth I knew at church.

 

[iablackpowder]

I do it with old beat up knights I find at gun shows

 

[deermanok]

Y'all got that old gun lookin good

 

[Montana Muzzleloader]

Y'all got that old gun lookin good

Thank you

 

[D55]

Nice work, way to put the love on it

 

[GUN NUT]

Just finished a 9mm rifle I picked up at a gun shop the tag said Wall Hanger all it needed was to clear up the lock and tighten some screws and it was ready to shoot .So I took it out and did just that and it shot great now I may sell it to someone that will use it more than me.

 

[Montana Muzzleloader]

Nice work, way to put the love on it

Thank you

 

[guncrank1]

I only do it for pay as I have a gunsmith /gun maker shop

Nice work so far

 

[user 20307]

A hobby of mine is picking up abused, neglected, or otherwise overlooked Muzzleloaders & investing way more time, labor, & money into them than they’ll ever be worth. Anyone else do this? I just thought I’d share some images of one of my projects; it’s a Traditions Tracker 209 that I picked up at a local pawn shop for basically nothing. It was a fun & fulfilling project considering the rifle’s extremely humble beginnings

I know exactly where you’re coming from. This is what I tend to do, pretty wood or not. Guns need to look good and shoot good.

 

[user 20307]

A hobby of mine is picking up abused, neglected, or otherwise overlooked Muzzleloaders & investing way more time, labor, & money into them than they’ll ever be worth. Anyone else do this? I just thought I’d share some images of one of my projects; it’s a Traditions Tracker 209 that I picked up at a local pawn shop for basically nothing. It was a fun & fulfilling project considering the rifle’s extremely humble beginnings

That is a great looking gun! You do some fine work!

 

[Montana Muzzleloader]

That is a great looking gun! You do some fine work!

Thank you

 

[Smyrnagc]

I know exactly where you’re coming from. This is what I tend to do, pretty wood or not. Guns need to look good and shoot good.View attachment 23622

Pretty neat work! You do this by hand?

 

[user 20307]

Pretty neat work! You do this by hand?

Thank you!
It’s a high speed drill. Just as difficult, if not more so, in some circumstances than the old by hand method. This image is a work in progress.

 

[Smyrnagc]

That amazing! You sir are very talented!

 

[Confederate rifleman]

X2 AND the Traditions Tracker ain't a half bad rifle! Got mine in '03.
Baby Girl confiscated it in '05...