4 minutes ago, Displaced Texan said:

These two guys are 25’ from my house right now.

[sigh]  Yannoooo.  That's just plain mean.  The pix you posted,  it's like showing pix of S Korea to N Koreans, Taiwan to mainland Chinese. 

Lol. And those deer are at my house in the suburbs! 
 

I think the deer at the ranch should be about ready to rut. I need to get out there in the next couple of weeks. 

At our house in the suburbs our record was 32 does crossing our lawn, from the woodlot to the woodlot on the other side.   I took this photo on another day when 23 had assembled on the side lawn (not quite all made it into the photo)  These are maybe 40' from the house.  It's not a big side lawn.  We're in a no-hunting town, of course.   More typically we have 10 or 12 does that never leave the cul-de-sac.   

For the last month or so, we've also had one nice 4 pt (western count) buck and two spike bucks chasing them around.

 

We have about a dozen that pass through our backyard at various times of the day. 
That big buck beds down right behind our house, literally 25’ from my porch. Wife (and the community regulations) say I can’t shoot them. That’s frowned upon, I guess. 
 

Damn it. 

I'll bring the crock pot.

3 hours ago, CMJeepster said:

I'll bring the crock pot.

Good idea.  After completing all that work on the gun, he'll need to confirm the point of impact hasn't changed.

Back to the original topic….stock is coming along. It’s sanded smooth, and ready for stain. 
I’m thinking a dark walnut, and the linseed oil. 
 

 

 

The wood, after stain and linseed oil. 
 

I’ll put a couple of more coats of oil on it before re-assembly. 

1 hour ago, Displaced Texan said:

The wood, after stain and linseed oil. 
 

I’ll put a couple of more coats of oil on it before re-assembly. 

I like it.....Keep going!

 3 coats of linseed oil on the wood. Now we wait for the gunsmith to finish the barrel. 
 

 

Just notified my barrel is ready! I’ll pick it up Friday. Woohoo! 

Looking good!

Picked up the barrel today. Smith did a great job, and it was only $65 to cut, finish, and add a bead to the barrel. 
 

New life for an old gun, and a fun project! 

17 minutes ago, Displaced Texan said:

Picked up the barrel today. Smith did a great job, and it was only $65 to cut, finish, and add a bead to the barrel. 
 

New life for an old gun, and a fun project! 

Looks Great. 

Thanks. The old Glenfield with my CZ712 Utility. 
 

Sweet truck gun.

Looks great, Aren't you glad we all said do it.

1 hour ago, Bklynracer said:

Looks great, Aren't you glad we all said do it.

Lol. Yeah. Cost more than it is worth, but was fun to do. 

1 hour ago, Displaced Texan said:

Lol. Yeah. Cost more than it is worth, but was fun to do. 

Sometimes value isn't just about the dollars.  You will enjoy that scatter gun for a long time, fondly remembering how you were strong armed into giving it a makeover.  We are from the forum, and we're here to help