Outstanding job, it came out better than expected. You are doing great work keep it up. Just some tips to help you out: I use brake cleaner to clear out all the old oil, cosmoline, dirt, and grime. I also use 91% alcohol with an old toothbrush and use it like your goo gone alcohol is a lot cheaper. Try chucking the screws in a drill when your gonna sand them save lots of time. Plus, if they are beat up you can file them using the drill and recut the slot. As for the bore I use a piece of a copper pot scrubber wrapped around an old bore brush, works great. For the rust on the parts you are going to reblue. I use a gel from Rustoleum it's called Rust Dissolver. I just spray them, leave it on for 30 minutes to an hour and poof the rust is all gone. Just some helpful tips from one restorer to another. Have fun and keep up the good work.
Astonishing you dont have more subs. Well, one gun channel to another, solid sub from me! This turned out way better than I was expecting. Wood has issues but looks good, way better than I could do. Bluing it was definitely a good call! Looks great.
Nice job. Have you considered reinforcing the break in the stock? One way to do that would be to drill 1/4 inch holes from the receiver side of the stock across the break. Epoxy 1/4 inch threaded steel rod into the holes. After it is dry trim the rod flush. This repair would not be visable when the rifle is assembled.
Great work on the rifle I hope you get some more subs! I picked up one of their $99 C-Grades and it was in really good shape minus missing the safety, and the bore could be better. Was able to source a safety from numrich for like $15 and got the bore cleaned up. Strong rifling but also corrosion that looks to be a bit worse than typical frosting so who knows how it'll shoot. Just got it put back together yesterday and my buddy at my local shop has some 8x50r I'm going to pick up. Wish me luck lol
Nice job, I bought one 15 years ago for 50$ that came from an old stock in Chili, I found out that there were two different sights. One in Austrian steps (about 74 cm) and an 100 meter step sight. The Austrian steps sight goes up to 25 and I believe the 100 meter sight to step 16. For most European countries this is important as the 25 step sight is free permit black powder only and the meter sight not as that one was proved for a nitro mixture. The bore was pretty good, but it is still not an accurate rifle.
Great presentation and love the grading system....not something I've seen anyone do in a video. Given the attention to detail put into this, you've got to be an engineer, right?
The problem with RTI guns is they ship worn out rifles with terrible or non existent rifling, what is their to restore at that point? Or is that just a rumor?
So having restored over 30 of their guns yes you can def get some with worn out bores, however, a lot of their bigger supply stuff you can select overall condition which pretty much guarantees a good bore. I think I’ve only received 2 guns that have had terrible rifling but that was because I chose a C grade or didn’t choose the overall condition, one was a P14 which I just bought a new barrel for and still was overall cheaper than what other sites would ask for. RTI has been amazing for me
I used tightbond professional strength, and really really good, took quite a while to clean out and a lot of polishing, but it came out great, maybe just some very mild frosting but superb for it’s age
No worries. I also bought myself a Mannlicher 1888/90. I hope I get a good one. I also bought a Gras, C Grade Enfield mk3, and Swiss K11 from them. @@Surplus_Restoration
@@tomc6255 let me know how your Gras comes out, been debating snagging one from them, if you can dm me some pics on IG whenever it comes in, would love to do a resto on one
Outstanding job, it came out better than expected. You are doing great work keep it up. Just some tips to help you out: I use brake cleaner to clear out all the old oil, cosmoline, dirt, and grime. I also use 91% alcohol with an old toothbrush and use it like your goo gone alcohol is a lot cheaper. Try chucking the screws in a drill when your gonna sand them save lots of time. Plus, if they are beat up you can file them using the drill and recut the slot. As for the bore I use a piece of a copper pot scrubber wrapped around an old bore brush, works great. For the rust on the parts you are going to reblue. I use a gel from Rustoleum it's called Rust Dissolver. I just spray them, leave it on for 30 minutes to an hour and poof the rust is all gone. Just some helpful tips from one restorer to another. Have fun and keep up the good work.
Astonishing you dont have more subs. Well, one gun channel to another, solid sub from me!
This turned out way better than I was expecting. Wood has issues but looks good, way better than I could do. Bluing it was definitely a good call! Looks great.
Because most people break shit, never interested in fixing things. Even many of the most popular channels couldn't put the effort in to build or fix.
What a beauty ! A fab job and well worth the effort.
Thats a very good job you did with that rifle. You can buy stocks that are not broke on line.
That looks amazing!
I'd be divorced if I tried to do this from my living room couch.
Yeah the future wife made me change that up real quick lol
amazing!
Nice job. Have you considered reinforcing the break in the stock? One way to do that would be to drill 1/4 inch holes from the receiver side of the stock across the break. Epoxy 1/4 inch threaded steel rod into the holes. After it is dry trim the rod flush. This repair would not be visable when the rifle is assembled.
I considered that, well I thought about it at least but don't have any experience doing so. Would of been a good idea to go ahead and do though,
Great work on the rifle I hope you get some more subs! I picked up one of their $99 C-Grades and it was in really good shape minus missing the safety, and the bore could be better. Was able to source a safety from numrich for like $15 and got the bore cleaned up. Strong rifling but also corrosion that looks to be a bit worse than typical frosting so who knows how it'll shoot. Just got it put back together yesterday and my buddy at my local shop has some 8x50r I'm going to pick up. Wish me luck lol
Nice job, I bought one 15 years ago for 50$ that came from an old stock in Chili, I found out that there were two different sights. One in Austrian steps (about 74 cm) and an 100 meter step sight.
The Austrian steps sight goes up to 25 and I believe the 100 meter sight to step 16.
For most European countries this is important as the 25 step sight is free permit black powder only and the meter sight not as that one was proved for a nitro mixture.
The bore was pretty good, but it is still not an accurate rifle.
Great presentation and love the grading system....not something I've seen anyone do in a video. Given the attention to detail put into this, you've got to be an engineer, right?
Haha nope, I’m in real estate and am an excel nerd, but always wished I could of gone back and went the engineering route
@@Surplus_Restoration ahh...that explains the mad Excel skills. Cheers!
@@usna98 yes sir, thanks man!
The problem with RTI guns is they ship worn out rifles with terrible or non existent rifling, what is their to restore at that point? Or is that just a rumor?
So having restored over 30 of their guns yes you can def get some with worn out bores, however, a lot of their bigger supply stuff you can select overall condition which pretty much guarantees a good bore. I think I’ve only received 2 guns that have had terrible rifling but that was because I chose a C grade or didn’t choose the overall condition, one was a P14 which I just bought a new barrel for and still was overall cheaper than what other sites would ask for. RTI has been amazing for me
What kind of wood glue you used for the stock? And how is the bore/rifling in it?
I used tightbond professional strength, and really really good, took quite a while to clean out and a lot of polishing, but it came out great, maybe just some very mild frosting but superb for it’s age
You mean Titebond? @@Surplus_Restoration
@@tomc6255 yes sorry, typo
No worries. I also bought myself a Mannlicher 1888/90. I hope I get a good one. I also bought a Gras, C Grade Enfield mk3, and Swiss K11 from them. @@Surplus_Restoration
@@tomc6255 let me know how your Gras comes out, been debating snagging one from them, if you can dm me some pics on IG whenever it comes in, would love to do a resto on one
If your going to shoot that make sure to use a reduced charge 8x50 those were never meant for smokeless powder.
Switch to Brownell’s Acraglass for your wood repairs. Use files and not sandpaper on wood. Otherwise I really enjoyed your video
Bruh I’d pay 500 for you to restore mine like that 😭😭
@@DDR-Soldaten send it my way!
@@Surplus_Restoration I pmd you 🗿
On insta lol
@@DDR-Soldaten email or on IG I don’t see anything
@@DDR-Soldaten I’m not seeing it🧐
yeah this whole process would take about a month to three if married w/kids