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Today I swung by compmanio365's house and picked up an Ithaca shotty and a Hi Point .45 (yeah yeah, I know) he had for sale. The Hi Point was in great shape, but the Ithaca had some major rust issues all over the barrel.
Now, I've never owned anything bigger than a .22 and I've never even fired a shotgun before. But being who I am, I have to tear everything apart and put it back together; while in the process making it better, cleaner, faster, stronger, etc.
So, a quick stop by Stan Baker's shooting sports in Seattle for a 20 gauge cleaning kit, some skeet shot, and a generous amount of Hoppe's lubricating oil.
First off, here's the shotgun itself before I started. (I'm bad with pictures):
A closeup of the barrel rust. The entire barrel looked like this:
Here's a closeup of the barrel stamp:
Taking it apart was actually pretty easy. Only two screws and some twisting:
And seven hours later:
A little permanent pitting, but it looks 100% better already:
Barrel stamp comparison:
All in all, I'd say this was a pretty fun project for a first-timer. I only made it halfway through the stock before I called it quits, but I'm planning to sand it down and refinish it a nice dark mahogany. I'm also planning to buff up and polish the black trigger area (What's that part called?) along with the lever so I'll end up having that area polished silver with a dark mahogany stock.
Not only does it look purrrrdier but before it was a pain in the ass to open after pulling the lever. Now it's so smooth I can open the breach with one hand. If I can figure out how to open the trigger mechanism I'll see if I can get the hammer to pull a bit easier too.
And to stay on topic, here's what I'm OC'ing now (Buddy of mine wanted a picture while I was still in the process of cleaning the barrel)
Comments, questions, criticisms are all welcome. I'm a big-time firearm newbie but I'm good at fixing things. Suggestions for a new project?
Today I swung by compmanio365's house and picked up an Ithaca shotty and a Hi Point .45 (yeah yeah, I know) he had for sale. The Hi Point was in great shape, but the Ithaca had some major rust issues all over the barrel.
Now, I've never owned anything bigger than a .22 and I've never even fired a shotgun before. But being who I am, I have to tear everything apart and put it back together; while in the process making it better, cleaner, faster, stronger, etc.
So, a quick stop by Stan Baker's shooting sports in Seattle for a 20 gauge cleaning kit, some skeet shot, and a generous amount of Hoppe's lubricating oil.
First off, here's the shotgun itself before I started. (I'm bad with pictures):
A closeup of the barrel rust. The entire barrel looked like this:
Here's a closeup of the barrel stamp:
Taking it apart was actually pretty easy. Only two screws and some twisting:
And seven hours later:
A little permanent pitting, but it looks 100% better already:
Barrel stamp comparison:
All in all, I'd say this was a pretty fun project for a first-timer. I only made it halfway through the stock before I called it quits, but I'm planning to sand it down and refinish it a nice dark mahogany. I'm also planning to buff up and polish the black trigger area (What's that part called?) along with the lever so I'll end up having that area polished silver with a dark mahogany stock.
Not only does it look purrrrdier but before it was a pain in the ass to open after pulling the lever. Now it's so smooth I can open the breach with one hand. If I can figure out how to open the trigger mechanism I'll see if I can get the hammer to pull a bit easier too.
And to stay on topic, here's what I'm OC'ing now (Buddy of mine wanted a picture while I was still in the process of cleaning the barrel)
Comments, questions, criticisms are all welcome. I'm a big-time firearm newbie but I'm good at fixing things. Suggestions for a new project?