FWB 300S restoration project - from trashcan material, to brand spanking new!

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Jonnes

Jonnes

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It's done, took me a couple of weeks to bring this almost 40 year vintage FWB 300S back from the dead, but it's become the best restoration project I've ever done. This rifle was bought by my gun club back in 1977, and has been used ever since to train many members over the years. It has been written off, it didn't shoot any longer, and should have ended up in the trash. But I couldn't allow that to happen. Too much history, memories and even though she wasn't much to look at, she still had some beauty left in her. And now, she's back from the dead, shooting and looking like she just rolled off the production line, back in March 1977.

Redoing the stippling on the grip was the hardest part, next to the blueing, but it came out extremely well. 



I'm extremely pleased with the end result. And it's a keeper, what an amazing rifle it is! :D 
 
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I used 5 layers of non-colored tung oil, and 3 layers of Scherell stock oil in "Classic Dark". First tung, then Scherell, tung, Scherell, tung, Scherell, tung and tung. In that order. Apply thin layers each time, let it dry for about an hour, get some 0 steel wool to rub the excess oil out (ever so slightly), and repeat the proces after each layer. But I must admit, it all depends on the wood. Experiment on a piece of walnut, if you've got some laying around. That Scherell oil somehow seems to work better on the woodgrain, than the rest. The Scherell oil comes in multiple colors, be sure not to use the "extra dark" but the "classic dark".

The matt finish is gorgeous! And the smell, man... my man cave smelled great during those days. And you can still smell it when you grab the rifle. I love the smell of tung oil!
 
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