[lowcountrytj]

I purchased this 788 from a good friend.It has been painted and the stock had been redone several years ago.It was born in '74 and is in pretty good shape.I wanted to do a camo job on it and figured I would post my work as I went along.
I used 240 on the stock to knock the clear off and open the wood back up.I used different grades of steel wool on the barrel to knock the old paint off.I am actually glad it had been painted because the barrel finish looked great once I got down to it.I taped her up ,I used Qtips in all the threaded holes.I warmed the barrel up with a blow dryer to help the paint adhear a little better.Anyways heres the start...

What are these tool marks?

Nevermind the junk lol

I did use a primer

All the hardware and rear of bolt are done also.
I will re-assemble and go from there in a day or so...

 

[big dan]

why??.....

 

[Jakeway]

Hey, I like! Looking forward to the next pics.

 

[lowcountrytj]

Thanks Jakeway!
big dan...good question...well,I like camo.
Song dog hunting around here is close and personal,the less I stick out the better.

 

[big dan]

makes sense then...

 

[Sandman1]

It looks great, but I couldn't have done that to that nice wood stock!

 

[lowcountrytj]

I questioned myself many times on whether to do it or not but the barrel had been painted a long time ago and had alot of scratches and paint knocked off. I was going to strip it and just put it back to original ...but my inner child said nooo ,camo it. The stock had been redone but not very well.....its hard to see it in my pics. I know y'all are shaking your heads...lol thanks for the input though... Phillip

 

[tjrahl]

Painting a wood stock makes you a bad person! painting a wood stock that looked that good, well we just wont talk about that!

Anyway it is your gun and it does look good but I wouldn't have done that.

Oh one thing in the future when you paint a stock tape of the inleted areas, If you ever want to put it back into original configuration getting all the paint out of those areas is a real pain, yeah no one can see them but YOU will know they are painted, I'm ocd about that kinda thing. If you take two inch masking tape and center it in the barrel channel it will protect it from paint and give you a good idea how to do the rest.

 

[evalu8r]

Looks good. I was at a shop the other day that painted the air brushed patterns on and looked really good. Wander how long it will last.

 

[lowcountrytj]

Dang just tell me what you really think!! J/k lol....I like honesty....I was in the shop this afternoon working on some small engine stuff after work and I swung the trimmer around and smacked the barrel,that I hung from the rafters...I thought to myself as I said a few choice words...Karma is a beast
Thanks Eval

 

[broom_jm]

I am reserving judgment until I see the final product, fully assembled, but there is a reason they make synthetic stocks; preserving fine wood stocks is just one of them.

I have a Model 70 Ranger, which came with a cheap stock made of birch, I believe. I couldn't even bring myself to deface that and ordered a Ramline synthetic, instead. To each his own.

 

[lowcountrytj]

Heres some more of my progress.I strapped my 4-16x50 on top.I am getting a one piece rail and better rings soon.
I still have to finish some spots on the scope which I taped off too far back.
New rail,rings and bi-pod are next.
The colors and pattern are similar to my surroundings at the time of year I will hunt.Alot of the underbrush in these parts stay green longer....still in progress

The tan is a little loud but it works

 

[Sandman1]

It really does look good.

 

[lowcountrytj]

Thankyou sir!!

 

[broom_jm]

I have to say, you're doing a very good job at applying a serviceable camo finish to that old gun. The 'yotes will never see ya coming, now!

 

[lowcountrytj]

I thank you broom!