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Rifle refinishing question?

GRIZZLY17
I have a Winchester model 67 in fairly good shape. I want to try my hand at polishing and jeweling a bolt. Also barrel bluing and stock refinishing. This is the only rifle in my collection I would think about trying this on so what I'm wondering is should I give it a shot to get some experience on or not mess with a perfectly good gun?
Its not like I would be ruining a great piece. What do you guys think? Should I not mess with a nice old Winchester or gain some knowledge?

Thanks for your opinion's
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  • dcs shooters
    67's are collectable. If it were mine, I wouldn't mess with it. I would pick up a older Marlin or such one that wasn't a collectors item and try my hand with it.
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  • Fatstrat
    quote:Originally posted by dcs shooters
    67's are collectable. If it were mine, I wouldn't mess with it. I would pick up a older Marlin or such one that wasn't a collectors item and try my hand with it.

    +1. Lots of low value/non collectible guns to be had for projecting.
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  • 260
    to do it right lets look at this;
    first,you will need polishing wheels with the proper grit( experience) second, hot bluing tanks with the set up(experience)
    third, a drill press with cross slide vise, a jig to hold the bolt, compound, (experience). fourth, knowledge(experience) to take the rifle apart... wow, better just leave it alone
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  • anderson1773
    go for it, just take your time, just did an old springfield and it turned out good, read learn have fun got to learn some how sometimes the enjoyment of a rifle the you worked on is worth more then "collector value"
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  • hk-91
    If its something you never plan on selling and are confident you can do a good job go for it. IF not practice on something else and go about it later ( if not planning on selling later)
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  • Bill DeShivs
    Buy a cheap gun and screw with that. Leave the classic alone. It will outlast you, and when you screw it up (and you WILL screw it up!) that will outlast you, too.
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  • GRIZZLY17
    Man most of you guys sure are harsh! None of you know me and my skill level or abilities so for all you guys telling me I would mess it up thanks for the vote of confidence. And for all you know I already have the equipment to do the job and I'm just starting to learn? I'll just make my own decision, but thanks to the positive and supporting comments.
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  • lcdrdanr
    Geez, I don't know. The fact that you said you want to "try" and to "Get some experience" and the fact that you are asking people you have never met before for advice would lead one to think that maybe you are a novice at refinishing a gun. And maybe don't have all the professional equipment to get first class professional results.

    You asked "What do you guys think?" and the posters gave you an honest assessment based on the skill level you implied in the original question. That's not being harsh, that's being realistic with the information at hand. Being sarcastic and complaining about the responses is somewhat uncalled for in my opinion.

    Maybe you should have just made your own decision instead of asking others.

    For what it's worth, I would recommend going to a pawn shop and buying a couple of single shot shotguns, probably under fifty bucks, and try restoring them before working on a Model 67 but your milage may vary.

    Dan R
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  • mrbruce
    If you don't want to know--Don't ask ..........
    With a lot of time and a lot of hand work it should come out just fine...
    Steer away from power equipment until you know the in's and out's of polishing on a buffer.
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  • Bill DeShivs
    I have seen a thousand like you. Please take the advice of people who know. Buy a junker gun and work on it. What YOU think looks good for your first try, will be painfully obvious to people who know guns.
    You asked.
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  • GRIZZLY17
    Thanks guys for the replies. I think I'll leave my 67 alone and find something else.
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