Remington Mod 11 12Ga Stock refinish
Remington Mod 11 12Ga Stock refinish
I have had this Remington Model 11, 12Ga for a couple years. It was made in 1911. It is not really collectable grade, so I decided to refinish the stock. Just wanted to share the outcome. Thanks for looking.
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Re: Remington Mod 11 12Ga Stock refinish
“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” George Orwell, English novelist, essayist, and critic, 1903-1950
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C. S. Lewis
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C. S. Lewis
Re: Remington Mod 11 12Ga Stock refinish
I've been wanting an Auto-5 derivative for some time... but most I see either have cracked wood or those adjustable choke eye sores on the end.
Looks nice.
Looks nice.
Re: Remington Mod 11 12Ga Stock refinish
Those PolyChokes truly are awful looking. They work though, and the guys in the 50s and 60s really liked them.Screwball wrote:I've been wanting an Auto-5 derivative for some time... but most I see either have cracked wood or those adjustable choke eye sores on the end.
Looks nice.
“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” George Orwell, English novelist, essayist, and critic, 1903-1950
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C. S. Lewis
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C. S. Lewis
Re: Remington Mod 11 12Ga Stock refinish
Understood, and had a friend that hunted with one... but definitely ugly as sin. [emoji23]millman wrote:Those PolyChokes truly are awful looking. They work though, and the guys in the 50s and 60s really liked them.
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Agreed.
“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” George Orwell, English novelist, essayist, and critic, 1903-1950
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C. S. Lewis
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C. S. Lewis
Re: Remington Mod 11 12Ga Stock refinish
Nice work, it really shows off the grain of the wood!
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invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, conn a ship, write a
sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the
dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve an
equation, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a
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Re: Remington Mod 11 12Ga Stock refinish
Looks good! I might be re-finishing the stock on my Dads old Ithaca model 49 saddle gun... Previous owner started to sand the stock & left it half @$$.
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Re: Remington Mod 11 12Ga Stock refinish
That looks good. Is that a Tru Oil finish or a hand rubbed oil of some type?
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It is a Minwax wood stain with satin polyurethane coating.bunkysdad wrote:That looks good. Is that a Tru Oil finish or a hand rubbed oil of some type?
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Glad you didn't give it the 80's thick poly gloss finish. Never really liked that, except on Trap guns.
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Murphy was an optimist.
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an
invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, conn a ship, write a
sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the
dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve an
equation, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a
computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
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Murphy was an optimist.
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an
invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, conn a ship, write a
sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the
dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve an
equation, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a
computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
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Re: Remington Mod 11 12Ga Stock refinish
I don't refinish guns often, but when I do, Homer Formby's Tung oil never fails. Stay thirsty my friends.bunkysdad wrote:That looks good. Is that a Tru Oil finish or a hand rubbed oil of some type?
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Re: Remington Mod 11 12Ga Stock refinish
Nice looking job. Just right.
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Re: Remington Mod 11 12Ga Stock refinish
Did you by chance replace any springs or action parts? Do the Remington 11 actions hold up over time?
Re: Remington Mod 11 12Ga Stock refinish
That's an excellent refinish! Damn nice job!!!
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Too bad, RazorBurn, I resurrected the thread despite your thread killing skills......
I picked up a Savage A-5 clone, (mechanically, it has a 'hump' instead of squareback) a Stevens 755A, for very little. It has some cracks in the stock (buttstock) behind the hump, so I will address that, then refinish.
I picked up a Savage A-5 clone, (mechanically, it has a 'hump' instead of squareback) a Stevens 755A, for very little. It has some cracks in the stock (buttstock) behind the hump, so I will address that, then refinish.
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"Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum." -Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus
Murphy was an optimist.
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an
invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, conn a ship, write a
sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the
dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve an
equation, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a
computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
Specialization is for insects - Robert A. Heinlien
Murphy was an optimist.
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an
invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, conn a ship, write a
sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the
dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve an
equation, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a
computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
Specialization is for insects - Robert A. Heinlien