The Remington Model 11 “The Sportsman” Refinishing Project
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- Whooo! This one took about 8 weeks on and off. It is from the 1940s. My business partner asked me to refinish this old firearm. The stock was...not presentable. The finish was passable, so we didn't go for a total rebluing. I gave this one a filled grain, sanded in finish. I first stripped the stock with CitriStrip. Soaked it for two days in acetone to get 80 years of oil out of the stock. I gave it an initial sand of 180 grit, and then used dark wood filler to fill in the grain. I thought this would make things go faster, but it still took seven coats of sanded in finish. I progressed from 220, 320, 400, and finished with 600 grit paper. My finish was TruOil cut with mineral spirits (1:5). After the finish cured for a week , I then finished the finish with two coats of hand rubbed boiled linseed oil. I let that cure for two weeks. Then the checkering. This took way longer than I thought it would, but it was worth it. I finished the checkering with one coat of the 1:5 finish mixture. I sealed it all up with Renaissance wax. I took the whole gun down and gave the barrel and receiver the rust removal treatment of degreasing and 20 minutes in the steam pipe, and then carded with a 0.003 carding wheel.
I had my Dads old humpback. Sent it to Arts. They did a restore on it. They do amazing work. Art himself worked for Browning and knows the A5 in and out. Such a great piece of history! Yours looks great too!
I picked up an old model 11 last week that has seen better days. The finish on wood and metal is horrible, and it was full of rust and crud. The good news is none of the wood is cracked, and after cleaning all of the garbage out of it, all of the parts are in sound mechanical order. I test fired it and it ran fine. Your video has inspired me to do a complete metal and wood refinish on that old gun.
Very nice indeed! Ready for another 75+ yrs. I have never re-checkered one but a soft bristle tooth brush works great for applying and spreading your oil ( just in case it puddles on you ). I have a 1928 Model 11 in 12ga. and a 1947 Sportsman like yours in 16ga. I also have several Auto-5 Brownings in 16ga. ranging from 1938 - 1988. They have certainly stood the test of time! No one could beat Remington on the fitting of the butt-plate to the stock in my opinion. John Moses Browning was truly a genious and way ahead of his time! Fantastic, Bobby.
VERY nicely done. I love shooting trap so I love nice shotguns. This a very good video,music is spot on. I just subscribed. Thank you for your hard work.
I got mine about 60 years ago bought it for 10 cents from my godfather and it has a poly choke and it still is good as new
Nice job,looks great.
Beautiful ❤️ I just picked up a model 11 in 16 gauge
Came here to see the full process with commentary but unfortunately was not the case. It would've been great content!
very nice!
Beautiful work my friend. Did you use Danish oil? Restoring old firearms is one of my favorite hobbies. I really need to learn the painstaking, dying art of checkering.
Awesome! I have a Model 11 16 gauge Sportsman in about the same condition, if not a little better, than this one. I'm sure the restoration is more than the value of the shotgun but I would love to know the cost.
Great video. I have a 12 Ga Model 11 that was my uncle's. Still take it to the range in Tabor City SC and it shoots very well. Very nice job! How did you do all that etching!
How did you build the wood back up on the butt stock where it was broken off?
Weak all surface restoration, what about the inside, did you polish and chamfer rails, make action smooth as a Weatherby???? I do give you a Nice Work, on the wood though.....
How do you remove the magazine screw from the forearm? Mine seems to be retained by something.
Trent Smith just unthreaded it’s like any normal screw my friend.
How is the model 11 gauge 20 now?
Renz Maata this one is a 12 ga.
I have been shooting skeet with an Model 11 for years and i do pretty well with it. Sometimes I wonder if I'd do better with a Browning 20 gauge, but I don't think do.
What did u use to refinish the stocks
Shane Boyle, I used TruOil thinned with mineral spirits.