Intro and a No5 Resto ... **pics**

Tikirocker · 03-10-2008, 11:26 AM

G'day all,

New member here old member everywhere else - I'm a member and shooter at the Lithgow Small Arms Rifle club in NSW ( New South Wales); The Lithgow club is the original Lithgow Small Arms Factory rifle range ( 900 yards ) where all Lithgow built rifles were test fired and later became the club for the Factory workers who built them. The Range is today owned by ADI who makes Aussie gun powder and where they still manufacture and test fire all the Aussie Military rifles today.

By way of introduction I figured I'd show the results of my most recent restoration. I found this little No5 out west minus it's butt stock and bought it as a project - after tracking down a butt stock and a few other hard to find bits like the butt plate long screws ( donated by a mate ) I got down to some serious wood matching.

Before I could do that I stripped the horrible varnish off it and then set to with nothing harder than #0000 steel wool and finished up with about 8 coats of BLO. And here are the results.

ArkansasHunter · 03-10-2008, 12:39 PM

Tottaly breath takeing feller and WELCOME to GUN and GAME your rifle is way beyond good looking...A.H

timberlord · 03-10-2008, 01:00 PM

Hey Tikirocker
Fine job !!

Windwalker · 03-10-2008, 01:45 PM

Welcome to G&G Tikirocker. You do great work, thats a beautiful rifle. Hope you enjoy the site.

03-10-2008, 11:26 AM	#1
Tikirocker Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Blue Mtns - Australia Posts: 3	Intro and a No5 Resto ... pics G'day all, New member here old member everywhere else - I'm a member and shooter at the Lithgow Small Arms Rifle club in NSW ( New South Wales); The Lithgow club is the original Lithgow Small Arms Factory rifle range ( 900 yards ) where all Lithgow built rifles were test fired and later became the club for the Factory workers who built them. The Range is today owned by ADI who makes Aussie gun powder and where they still manufacture and test fire all the Aussie Military rifles today. By way of introduction I figured I'd show the results of my most recent restoration. I found this little No5 out west minus it's butt stock and bought it as a project - after tracking down a butt stock and a few other hard to find bits like the butt plate long screws ( donated by a mate ) I got down to some serious wood matching. Before I could do that I stripped the horrible varnish off it and then set to with nothing harder than #0000 steel wool and finished up with about 8 coats of BLO. And here are the results. Last edited by Tikirocker; 03-10-2008 at 11:29 AM.

03-10-2008, 01:00 PM	#3
timberlord Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 315	Hey Tikirocker Fine job !! __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...LongStamp1.jpg

03-10-2008, 01:45 PM	#4
Windwalker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,937	Welcome to G&G Tikirocker. You do great work, thats a beautiful rifle. Hope you enjoy the site. __________________ America: Love it and protect it or leave it

03-10-2008, 12:39 PM	#2
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,912	Tottaly breath takeing feller and WELCOME to GUN and GAME your rifle is way beyond good looking...A.H