Yeah the effect turned out how I wanted with the depth however this a low end Remington with straight grain with a few imperfections. That said I didn't want to take away the fact that it is a utilitarian rifle with a past. I left these "flaws" in the wood because it earned them and by it...
I just refinished this little single shot Remington .22 with 7 coats of Minwax Tung oil and two coats auto wax. The grain depth is pretty good as it brought out each fiber and gave it a hologram/3D type effect which was what I was going for.
Sorry for poor cell phone pics,but you get the idea.
My buddy had both, the 41 is the one that stayed around.
Accuracy being equal(if in fact they even are) I hands down shot and still shoot the 41(vintage production not current production) much more accurately.
Revolvers are cool and if you can shoot them well then more power to you.
I like...
I didn't know round count and price was a factor as far as the only Sig worth owning. If fact the 210 is most likely the BEST firearm Sig has ever designed and manufactured. People pay tens of thousands for two shot dangerous game rifles and hand built six shot single action revolvers. They are...
True but I'm thinking they(Star) probably had issues with the safety going past it's pin and designed the grip to prevent it instead of actually fixing it mechanically. I think that was their quick fix. Why design a trigger safety knowing it won't function correctly and knowing they would have...
The Star is back in the shop to get some of the slide relieved so the the rear sight will adjust farther down due to the pistol shooting high. A minor issue and easy fix although it did look nice with no gap at the rear. Also a issue with the safety going down too far digging into my sweet a$$...