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A tragic mistake on my 1894 Octagon.
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<blockquote data-quote="Walks With Horses" data-source="post: 4187179" data-attributes="member: 55154"><p>Yesterday I decided to give my Marlin 1894 Octagon stocks the treatment; they were scratched, dented, beat up, so on. I bought all the gear for a refinish, acetone, scraper, 80, 180, 220 grit sandpaper, even a sanding block. After stripping the finish and sanding with all three and putting on a coat of oil, I managed to turn my beloved Octagon into a gun I completely hate. In all the videos and advice columns I watched and read, all you do is strip it, sand it, throw on the linseed oil and it turns into Michelangelo’s work. Instead I have this dull, mismatched modern art I wouldn’t look at twice at a gunshow. Can these be salvaged or do I toss them in the fire and hope a new set of stocks show up sometime?[ATTACH=full]439878[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]439879[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Walks With Horses, post: 4187179, member: 55154"] Yesterday I decided to give my Marlin 1894 Octagon stocks the treatment; they were scratched, dented, beat up, so on. I bought all the gear for a refinish, acetone, scraper, 80, 180, 220 grit sandpaper, even a sanding block. After stripping the finish and sanding with all three and putting on a coat of oil, I managed to turn my beloved Octagon into a gun I completely hate. In all the videos and advice columns I watched and read, all you do is strip it, sand it, throw on the linseed oil and it turns into Michelangelo’s work. Instead I have this dull, mismatched modern art I wouldn’t look at twice at a gunshow. Can these be salvaged or do I toss them in the fire and hope a new set of stocks show up sometime?[ATTACH type="full"]439878[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]439879[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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