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<blockquote data-quote="FrontierGander" data-source="post: 1051076" data-attributes="member: 26439"><p>Before,</p><p><img src="http://i38.servimg.com/u/f38/19/04/51/92/p1260510.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>After!</p><p><img src="http://i38.servimg.com/u/f38/19/04/51/92/img_4517.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://i38.servimg.com/u/f38/19/04/51/92/img_4518.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>She got a LOT of work into it with me polishing the lock plate/jeweling "I am still learning" it and polishing all internal parts and polishing the trigger.</p><p><img src="http://i38.servimg.com/u/f38/19/04/51/92/img_4431.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>She's a 54cal CVA Hawken with a really darn hard to find, 1:66 patched round ball twist. I about passed out when I was reading over the original box that was in a bit of a messy stage in its life. I used Laurel mountain forge barrel brown which took 4 days to rust brown, dixie gun works stock stain, permalyn stock finish. Buffed the high gloss down with a green scotch brite pad soaks in boiled linseed oil to prevent from cutting into the finish. I am just waiting for the rear sight to come in ( tomorrow it looks like) and then she'll be off to her new owner. First rifle I ever sold when I was halfway through the project LOL.</p><p></p><p>Next up, CVA Hawken that came with a 1:48 twist barrel. I am actually keeping that barrel for myself and installing a brand new .50cal 1:66 twist barrel onto her after I refinish the stock. Not into that SKS Orange finish at all! </p><p><img src="http://pics.gunbroker.com/GB/464310000/464310460/pix594551351.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FrontierGander, post: 1051076, member: 26439"] Before, [IMG]http://i38.servimg.com/u/f38/19/04/51/92/p1260510.jpg[/IMG] After! [IMG]http://i38.servimg.com/u/f38/19/04/51/92/img_4517.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i38.servimg.com/u/f38/19/04/51/92/img_4518.jpg[/IMG] She got a LOT of work into it with me polishing the lock plate/jeweling "I am still learning" it and polishing all internal parts and polishing the trigger. [IMG]http://i38.servimg.com/u/f38/19/04/51/92/img_4431.jpg[/IMG] She's a 54cal CVA Hawken with a really darn hard to find, 1:66 patched round ball twist. I about passed out when I was reading over the original box that was in a bit of a messy stage in its life. I used Laurel mountain forge barrel brown which took 4 days to rust brown, dixie gun works stock stain, permalyn stock finish. Buffed the high gloss down with a green scotch brite pad soaks in boiled linseed oil to prevent from cutting into the finish. I am just waiting for the rear sight to come in ( tomorrow it looks like) and then she'll be off to her new owner. First rifle I ever sold when I was halfway through the project LOL. Next up, CVA Hawken that came with a 1:48 twist barrel. I am actually keeping that barrel for myself and installing a brand new .50cal 1:66 twist barrel onto her after I refinish the stock. Not into that SKS Orange finish at all! [IMG]http://pics.gunbroker.com/GB/464310000/464310460/pix594551351.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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