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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => The Shop => : redroush00 March 15, 2010, 12:12:20 AM
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Or just the cheaper ones? Whenever i lean my guns against the wall or table I can see the guts of the cocking mechanism and the unfinished wood inside.
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All the one's that I have handled seem to be on the rough side on the inside. I don't worry to much about it since finishing them up and smoothing them out in there might change how the action sits in the stock. I wouldn't think that finishing it up around the cocking arm slot would hurt or change anything though. Ed
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Quick suggestion.... turn the guns around...lol...
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:0 :) Ed
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ALL of my custom stocks are finished with equal coats of finish both inside & out. This encapsulates (Seals) the stock from moisture changes resulting in a much more demensionally stable stock. Ya never know when Ma Nature is gonna catch Ya in a rain storm & drench you & Yer shooter!!(http://../jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-surprised.gif)To me,, its a nice piece of mind knowing the stock will not absorb moisture inside the inletting & warp.(http://../jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-cool.gif)Timbo.
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Brother Timmy's custom stock's are a fine exception to the norm.:) Ed
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I was actually thinking about this the other day when considering the refinish I have to do on an old stock. I have air guns going back to the late 1920's and NONE are finished on the inside of the stock. However, I have had a bunch of rimfire and centerfires that were. And, when you are looking at directions for building stocks for firearms, they usually tell you to seal the barrel channel. As Tim pointed out, any bare wood invites moisture and causes the wood to move. Everyone thinks that vibrations, alone, cause the forearm screws to loosen in springers, but I wonder if it isn't also caused by changes in the wood's moisture content? Think furniture drying out in low humidity.