FrankenMauser
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So, my (big game) hunting season officially ended last night.
Now it's time to recondition the gear, get everything back in working order, plan for next year, and get back to work on winter (firearms) projects.
What all do you fellows have to keep you busy this winter?
(Whether or not your season has actually ended, or even opened, yet -- I know our seasons are some of the first to close and, in other parts of the country, many don't even open until at least Thanksgiving.)
For me, the "casualty list" is a bit worse than usual. I can't think of any tools or equipment that need help, other than firearms:
6 sling swivels need to be repaired in some manner. I don't know why they all decided to have issues this year, but they did.
Two rifles and a shotgun have an ongoing rust issue that I am determined to take care of this winter.
3 rifles need to have their zeroes verified due to maintenance or repairs.
One rifle needs to be refinished (due to many factors - including a bedding job that I didn't seal the wood afterward).
One rifle may need to be re-stocked. I'm tired of fighting the poorly fitting bottom metal, and being afraid to take the action out of the stock, because it takes 3 hours to get it back in and adjusted just-so.
And, I'm sure I forgot a few... It was a rough year for my rifles, even though they barely saw any use - some "broke" without even leaving the house
- and there are a few things that need attention (like the re-stocking job), that have been on the back burner for up to 5 years.
Other projects include:
Finishing my 444 Marlin project.
Repairing two old Winchester shotguns (or determining that one is too far gone).
Firing the first shot from a basket-case AR upper that I've been working on since March. So many problems. So many headaches. I just want it to work....
And, trying to get serious about finding a proper load for a 6mm wildcat that I've been ignoring for ... 3(?) years. (Which happens to also be the rifle that may get re-stocked.)
So... What have you got?
Now it's time to recondition the gear, get everything back in working order, plan for next year, and get back to work on winter (firearms) projects.
What all do you fellows have to keep you busy this winter?
(Whether or not your season has actually ended, or even opened, yet -- I know our seasons are some of the first to close and, in other parts of the country, many don't even open until at least Thanksgiving.)
For me, the "casualty list" is a bit worse than usual. I can't think of any tools or equipment that need help, other than firearms:
6 sling swivels need to be repaired in some manner. I don't know why they all decided to have issues this year, but they did.
Two rifles and a shotgun have an ongoing rust issue that I am determined to take care of this winter.
3 rifles need to have their zeroes verified due to maintenance or repairs.
One rifle needs to be refinished (due to many factors - including a bedding job that I didn't seal the wood afterward).
One rifle may need to be re-stocked. I'm tired of fighting the poorly fitting bottom metal, and being afraid to take the action out of the stock, because it takes 3 hours to get it back in and adjusted just-so.
And, I'm sure I forgot a few... It was a rough year for my rifles, even though they barely saw any use - some "broke" without even leaving the house
- and there are a few things that need attention (like the re-stocking job), that have been on the back burner for up to 5 years.Other projects include:
Finishing my 444 Marlin project.
Repairing two old Winchester shotguns (or determining that one is too far gone).
Firing the first shot from a basket-case AR upper that I've been working on since March. So many problems. So many headaches. I just want it to work....
And, trying to get serious about finding a proper load for a 6mm wildcat that I've been ignoring for ... 3(?) years. (Which happens to also be the rifle that may get re-stocked.)
So... What have you got?