35 Remington Pump Completed

[loadnplenty]

So a couple weeks back I got my hands on a vintage Remington 760 Gamemaster in 35 Remington made in 1958. It was spray painted camoflauge and had an older Redfield scope, reportedly time period correct.

So I decided I wanted to customize this rifle to my liking since any real collecter value was spraypainted away.

Pics are of the gun as it was when I traded into it. My plan is to cut down the barrel and put a synthetic stock on it and make it a lightweight stalking rifle for hunting season.

 

[loadnplenty]

So my buddy has a sandblaster filled with plastic beads that strips paint and polishes. So this is the wood and metal after polishing. I used it on the wood also. I did some sanding before and found that whoever painted it sanded off the original finish on the wood. It looked more like they used a wire brush judging by the paint being so deep in the pores and at different angles.

I also went ahead and cut down the barrel to a 16 1/2 inch measured from the reciever giving me around 17 1/2 OAL. When I measured I just measured from the reciever. There is actually about an inch inside the receiver of the rifle. The barrel started out at 22 inches and the cut portion was only 4 1/2 inches long from the muzzle . The metal was actually in really good shape under the paint.

 

[drjterrell]

I LOVE this! Can't wait to find an old rifle I can refinish. I'm thinking it'd be a great project to do with my dad when he's in town. Nice work!

 

[loadnplenty]

The wood had a few places where oil soaked into it over the years. So I decide to give the old dishwasher method a try. I put it in and used the long cycle for pots and pans. Help clean the wood and also raise the grain.

 

[loadnplenty]

So the spots didn't go away but the grain did raise which was good. Now you can really tell where the oil is and where the rear sling stud was, and mounted off center I might add. After the dishwasher did remove alot of the oil but rather brought it to the top I used a paper towel soaking wet with water and steamed the dark areas. when i would lift the paper towel I could see where this method was working, slowly.

 

[atljetmech]

Looking great! Subscribed!

 

[GreenPanther]

Cool project, I can't wait to see how it turns out.

 

[loadnplenty]

So I sanded and sanded some more. Starting with 100 grit going down to 400. I just could not get rid off all the original marks from the original owners finish removing and where I had to hit the wood with the blaster to get the deep stuff. . I removed alot of wood today and decided t stop while I still had a stock to hold onto. I also took some elmers glue and mixed it with saw dust from the stock the was collecting in the bin I was sanding over. I then used this mixture to place in the hole for the rear sling stud. Not perfect, but I plan on using the same rear hole for the new stud. I will probably place a black small washer under the stud to help aid covering up this area.

 

[loadnplenty]

So I had to heavy on the first coat so I could get the areas that I was unable to sand imperfections out. But the way I look at it is this rifle is 54 years old and judging by the wear on the inside of the reciver has saan it share of hunting, perfect it will not be, but an improvement. Here it is hanging. And I did as SHARPS40 said "rub untill it is dry and your fingers feel like they are on fire". For the forearm I used a pipe cleaner to get in between the grooves.

 

[Jerandjen07]

Cool.. are you going to crown the barrel and drill and tap the site?