Winchester 1890?
My Dad left me a Winchester 1890 in 22LR.
My Dad worked for a propane company for over 50 years and the owner died and his daughters husband took over the company. He would not give elderly black people credit to pay for their gas.
However farmers could get behind 30,000 dollars and it was not a problem. They used a lot of propane to cure their tobacco barns and cotton factories spent a lot on propane.
What the older black people would do with the old owner is pay all year long and it would even out.
After the old owner told my dad that he could not give credit my dad paid there gas bill and they paid him back during the summer.
One old man gave my dad a winchester 1890 22lr. My dad tried to not take it but he was adament and dad did not want to hurt his feelings.
Anyway the stock has a crack where the stock meets the metal. It has a radiator hose clamp to keep it together. The gun is only about 60 to 75% shape.
The s/n is 632116 which i think was made in 1919.
I was thinking about either putting a dowel pin and gluing it together or just getting a new stock.
The gun shoots great with no problems.
What do you think would be the best option for this old gun.
This winter i am going through all my guns and find everything wrong with any of them and fixing them.
I have some semi automatic shotguns that the outside is clean but the inside needs oiling and they do not run right especially when its cold outside.
So i am going to clean everything inside and out and run them and then clean them back up.
Whats best for the old Winchester?
My Dad worked for a propane company for over 50 years and the owner died and his daughters husband took over the company. He would not give elderly black people credit to pay for their gas.
However farmers could get behind 30,000 dollars and it was not a problem. They used a lot of propane to cure their tobacco barns and cotton factories spent a lot on propane.
What the older black people would do with the old owner is pay all year long and it would even out.
After the old owner told my dad that he could not give credit my dad paid there gas bill and they paid him back during the summer.
One old man gave my dad a winchester 1890 22lr. My dad tried to not take it but he was adament and dad did not want to hurt his feelings.
Anyway the stock has a crack where the stock meets the metal. It has a radiator hose clamp to keep it together. The gun is only about 60 to 75% shape.
The s/n is 632116 which i think was made in 1919.
I was thinking about either putting a dowel pin and gluing it together or just getting a new stock.
The gun shoots great with no problems.
What do you think would be the best option for this old gun.
This winter i am going through all my guns and find everything wrong with any of them and fixing them.
I have some semi automatic shotguns that the outside is clean but the inside needs oiling and they do not run right especially when its cold outside.
So i am going to clean everything inside and out and run them and then clean them back up.
Whats best for the old Winchester?
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If the crack is not drastic, and you can open it up just a little, see if you can get some thin super glue on a length of dental floss and back and forth it into the crack. then wrap a piece of plastip wrap around it incase the glue squeezes out then an old sock then that clamp overnight. Hows' that sound. Does it sound like I've screwed up a few things before. 0 -
not a common 1890 in 22lr hope bore ok 0 -
+1 on saving the stock. 0 -
Did they offer a .22 extra long rimfire chambering???
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The hose clamp tells me the crack is pretty severe and even a visible repair won't harm value by much. If you can spread it without doing further damage wedge it open with a toothpick and work some Loctite Gel super glue in there with a length of mig wire and then secure with a heavy rubber band. I like the Loctite because it doesn't set as fast as most others and gives time to wipe off excess that will squeeze out.
If the stock finish is still presentable mask right up against both sides of the crack with masking tape so the glue doesn't get smeared all over.0 -
brownells accuraglas with brown dye ...open crack a little fill it then squeeze it together tite & clamp till dry wiping off all excess smooth 0 -
Did they offer a .22 extra long rimfire chambering???
No - .22 Short, .22 Long. .22 WRF, and .22 Long Rifle0
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