06-10-2006, 12:07 AM
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| Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 1
|  rough m48 i recently got my hands on an m48 that has seen better days. it needs a rear leaf sight installed-that band spring is a real bear-also it needs a sling and a buckle-or whatever the term is, for the rear sling holder. my real question is, what do ya'll recommend about refinishing the stock in a manner that won't butcher it but maybe restore it to a semblance of its original appearance. any suggestion? |
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06-10-2006, 01:45 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn
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| since its not a mint collectable, i'd give it a light sanding and rub in 5 or 6 coats of tru oil. |
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06-10-2006, 04:56 AM
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| Moderator   Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida
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|  Mine looked like it had been roughed out and then assembled. I sanded it to a medium finish, then stained and oiled. Still rough enough to look properly 'surplus' but a whole lot better than it was. A mirror-fine finish just doesn't look right on a milsurp.
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