Sirocco Stock refinish and recoil pad

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KWK

KWK

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I refinished a Theoben Sirocco stock and fitted a Pachmayr recoil pad. Original finish was red and mucky. Early Theoben stock. I fitted the recoil pad before the refinish so I know I can do it without damaging to the stock. Came out pretty good. I have trouble getting good light for the refinished stock but here it is.
Original finish with pad nearly fitted
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Refinished color

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Color is off on these due to poor lighting. But you get the idea. Definitely reveals more grain

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KWK said:
I refinished a Theoben Sirocco stock and fitted a Pachmayr recoil pad. Original finish was red and mucky. Early Theoben stock. I fitted the recoil pad before the refinish so I know I can do it without damaging to the stock. Came out pretty good. I have trouble getting good light for the refinished stock but here it is.
Original finish with pad nearly fitted
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Refinished color

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Color is off on these due to poor lighting. But you get the idea. Definitely reveals more grain

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You absolutely hit a home run. Great job
 
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Thank you, Lewis. This would kill some of you guys. When I bought it from Davis S. at a show in 1988 it had a .20 barrel. I had him swap it out for a .177. And he sent it to me UPS. Do I regret it? Not a bit. $495 in1988.
I have a .177 and a .22 . Now that I have the stock fixed up I can get acquainted with the .22. I'll see how I like it at 17 ft lb. My 177 runs 16. Weighs the same as an HW95. I like how the palm swell fits my big ape size hands and the cast in the stock
 
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Thank you for the compliments, gentlemen. I've done stocks a few different ways and I believe most would consider them more than satisfactory. I'm not selling $2000 custom stocks. I got the idea for this one here. In my opinion, for my purpose, he over complicates the process. I don't require every single pore to be filled. And I'm ok with a few wiskers obliterating some of them. But what do I know? My 2 cents ain't worth a dime.

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rodrigo571 said:
Good job Sir!
I love wood working too.
I assume that, having kept this guns for so many years, you must really love them. How do they shoot?
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Ha! I keep all my guns and rarely part with any. I can't even tell you off hand how many springers I have. I think I have 32 prewar BSA.....about? BSA, Webley, Weihrauch, Theoben and some others.
Shoots like a magnum. If you tune all your rifles to sub 12 ft lb you don't want one. Very well finished metal work. Super smooth cocking if not a little hard. Of course absolutely no vibration. Definitely a top quality feel. These early long stroke actions are considered better by some. This model weighs the same as an HW95 so it's not a pig and carries nicely. It's a sporter, not just a bench gun. The 177 is running 16 ft lb. I got the .22 last year and wanted to do a few things to it so only shot it a few times to find it is 14 ft lb. I'll pump it up to 17 and try it. Soon. Work and family commitments, etc. come first.
 
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