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sasquatch

Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Jun 15, 2008
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No idea where this belongs, feel free to move it mods.

I've tarted up(appearance wise, not performance yet) an old Birmingham made Webley & Scott Excel .22. It was going to be a winter project but once I start things I have a hard time stopping.

Stock rifle with the horrible factory finish;

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I took a knife and scraped off the horrible finish;

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It was then sanded back to bare beech and Danish oiled. Next up was adding a torch with a pressure switch, a silencer, sling mounts and swivels. I made a sling out of what I had at hand over a couple lunch breaks at work;

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Job's a good un!

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The whole thing cost around £50. It was £20 for a new silencer, £13 for the torch from Hong Kong, £5 for the Danish oil and £10 for the sling mounts and swivels. The rifle was a gift for some building work I'd done for a friend, it belonged to her dad who passed away. I figured I'd do it justice and reckon he'd be happy with it. Looking forward to years of shooting and passing it on to my son in future.

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Yarr!
 

dwardo

Bushcrafter through and through
Aug 30, 2006
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Nr Chester
Looks worlds apart from the original state. Finish is much better. Have a go at tru-oil next time for a finish I find it a bit more hard wearing.
Will you be doing anything to the spring or is it still strong?
 

sasquatch

Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Jun 15, 2008
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The spring is still going strong but I'd like to mod the trigger next. It was one owner from new and rarely fired until I got my grubby mitts on it. I looked at tru-oil but wanted a light finish on this one. Might have a go with it on the next. I'm not bothered if it starts to darken and patina a bit from handling it, it'll give it that worn in rusticated look I rate so highly.
 

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