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RetVet
08-05-2002, 11:37 AM
Here's the ufixem 91/24 Carano I'm working on. Built on an 1891 Carano in 1900. The conversion to a 91/24 was done at Terni in 1926.

The stock started getting its first of many coats of BLO/tung oil over the weekend. You can see from the mismatched coloring the part of the forend I had to repair. I cut a piece of similar type wood from an M44 and glued it into position. Then drilled 3 small holes and epoxied 3 small metal pins in for added strength. A bit overkill for a non stressed part, but I don't like fixing the same part twice. I'll stain the mismatched area to match the existing wood which I'm unable to lighten up any more. Hey, you'd be a little dark too if you were a tad over a hundred years old! The barrel/receiver are a nice brownish/plum color. The shiny disk on the site is the replacement button I made. I still need to color it to match the sites original finish. I should have this one together in a few more days.

http://album.gunsnet.net/data/retvet/293_p2384.jpg
http://album.gunsnet.net/data/retvet/293_p2383.jpg
zouavexx
08-05-2002, 12:54 PM
Looks like you are doing a fine job! I can't wait to see the finished product.
RetVet
08-08-2002, 09:29 AM
As of last night, the Carano is done. I'll take pics and post when I bum a camera again (after restoring this last batch of mosins/enfields). I like the looks of the rifle, but as far as working the action, it sucks. Far from smooth and down right difficult at times. I may shoot it a few times, but I got it mostly because I lived in Italy for 3 years and wanted a few military rifles from them for my WWII collection.
RetVet
08-19-2002, 09:10 AM
Here it is finished.

http://album.gunsnet.net/data/retvet/293_p2819.jpg

http://album.gunsnet.net/data/retvet/293_p2820.jpg
smittylite
08-19-2002, 05:56 PM
Awesome job, looks great. How did the finsihed forearm come out? From the pics, it looks pretty close.
RetVet
08-20-2002, 09:44 AM
I tried a number of different stains to get the repaired piece of the forearm to match, but it's still noticeably lighter then the rest of the wood. I even rubbed black paint into it, but it still lightened up after rubbing tung oil into it later. I can live with the mismatch as it's only slight.
Schuetzenman
08-20-2002, 02:04 PM
It looks like you did a very good job on it RetVet. Well done!:bye:
zouavexx
08-20-2002, 10:49 PM
Wow! You did a great job on that rifle RetVet.
neilwest
09-14-2002, 11:38 PM
1. excellent restoration job. It looks beautiful.
MrSkelington
09-15-2002, 02:57 AM
Awesome. What brand/type/name stain did you use to colour the wood? I need some.