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So a few weeks ago my dad dug out a couple of my grandpa's guns and we kind of cleaned up a few and even took a couple out to shoot.
There was this Ruger Standard.22 and it was in pretty bad shape. It was holster worn real bad and had some pretty significant rust.
I convinced my dad to let me try and bring it back, mostly because it was rough enough I don't think he cared.
So I stripped, sanded polished and re blued the thing. First time I have ever attempted anything close to a full overall.
I had this idea of my grandfather packing this thing around on his many fishing or rock hunting trips and just figured I wanted it to be better than new.
So I got it all done and I was doing some reading on the Ruger Standard. All this time working on it I assumed this was a old example, mostly because it was so rough. I figured my Grandfather bought this thing in the 50's and he had a long history with it.
Imagine my disappointment when I check the serial number against the list and find out it was manufactured in 1981.
In any case I am happy with how it turned out. I feel a lot more confident about firearm refinishing and with this experience am sure I will tackle a few others that need it.
There was this Ruger Standard.22 and it was in pretty bad shape. It was holster worn real bad and had some pretty significant rust.
I convinced my dad to let me try and bring it back, mostly because it was rough enough I don't think he cared.
So I stripped, sanded polished and re blued the thing. First time I have ever attempted anything close to a full overall.
I had this idea of my grandfather packing this thing around on his many fishing or rock hunting trips and just figured I wanted it to be better than new.
So I got it all done and I was doing some reading on the Ruger Standard. All this time working on it I assumed this was a old example, mostly because it was so rough. I figured my Grandfather bought this thing in the 50's and he had a long history with it.
Imagine my disappointment when I check the serial number against the list and find out it was manufactured in 1981.
In any case I am happy with how it turned out. I feel a lot more confident about firearm refinishing and with this experience am sure I will tackle a few others that need it.