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The old gun shot again after many years of silence. I feel strange!  
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Why, did you miss the target? Just kidding!
Nice looking R. Did you whitle a new stock?
Best,
Ted
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Ted,
She did well for the first time out. We shot 25 rounds of WR #7 and got most of them...It will take awhile to get her used to the new times...
She is wearing her old skirt, just cleaned and ironed a bit.
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Nice job!! How did you get the stock cleaned up like that??? Shooting her, was she as 'tight' as everyone says French women, no, excuse me, I mean guns, are???  All the best
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Acetone did not do much, I had to use sandpaper...Recut the checkering, a tricky job because I tried to follow the old one...Her wrist was broken in a few pieces.
She is still tight and positive.
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Excellent job. Is that the gun that was on gunbroker.com...the Vietnam war bring back?? If so, wow. I never thought it could be done, I mean that thing looked like it had been at the bottom of a rice paddy for the last 50 years. Kudos to you to try and bring the svelte Frenchy back in to good working order. If you dont mind my asking....what shape are the barrels in?
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Please.......if you can, show a close up of the repaired wood.
Nice job and thanks for posting the pics!
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Great job Sliver. Nice to know she is back in action and has someone who cares
for her. :-)
JC
"...it is always advisable to perceive clearly our ignorance."ť Charles Darwin
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Sliver, I am sure she is very grateful!
Wow, what a change. Congratulations.
JC
"...it is always advisable to perceive clearly our ignorance."ť Charles Darwin
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