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KyleKap19

Winchester M37 refinish project

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Hey all --

 

So I'm addicted to refinishing old shotguns. I love to work on stocks and decided to give an entire gun a try. 

 

Heritage Guild had a really beat up Winchester Model 37 shotgun (from my research it was a red letter M37 and probably from the late 30's or early 40's) -- picked it up for a cool $120.

 

Started with refinishing the wood -- several weeks to sand it down and apply multiple thin layers of Tru Oil.

 

Spent a lot of time getting the rust off too, from the barrel and the receiver. 

 

I had tried to do a cold blue on the barrel and receiver, but it didnt come out good at all. The barrel was ok, but the receiver looked like crap, so I researched and found that Duracoat has something out called DuraBlue. I picked up the gloss blue/black color. 

 

Worked great -- just like a standard Duracoat job but the finish really looks like a traditional bluing. 

 

Anyway, I'm QUITE pleased with the results. As you'll see, I did sand too much at the end of the stock but that wood needed a lot of elbow grease.

 

If you have wood that you'd like me to work on, please dont hesitate to reach out -- I work for $$ or ammo.

 

- Kyle

 

BEFORE:

 

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AFTER:

 

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