the last engineer Posted April 23, 2005 Report Share Posted April 23, 2005 I know ive mentioned them before ,so i thought id post them this time. saturday in work ,nothing better than a full strip down and clean for the season's target shooting . My two Browning Ultra XS , i have stripped and cleaned down to the extractor plates and srews as you can see ,everything is degreased and dry cleaned before moly coating . all burnt plastic and powder from tubes comes off easily with the dry film coating ,threads are brass brushed polished and coated,as are the mating threads in the barrels (and coated) ,chambers , again brass brushed with solvent ,dry cleaned and molly coated extractors plates removed cleaned and molly'd, fore-end stock action removed e.g. extractor springs and pins,fore-end latch , all screws are replaced with loctite 680 (slip fit) everything cleaned and coated for the season ,stock was removed prior and complete action cleaned and blown free of all debbris moly again used around all moving parts and springs ,hammers and pin springs ,coating the sear's actualy improoved the feel of the triggers on both guns , the molly reduces friction on the two metal surfaces for a nice crisp release . below are a few pics of two the guns in stages of servicing ,the top gun has Browning ext tubes running to 32" with 2 x modified the second runs either full or imp cyl ,i try not to change too many times in a tourney . hope you enjoy them Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted April 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2005 the back ends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted April 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2005 the full monty so to speak . to add ,both stocks have been stripped of varnish ,sanded, oiled and oiled and oiled ,polished by hand and look pretty good i think ,took me around 3 weeks to complete the first one ,1-1/2 the second Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted April 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2005 if you look at the bottom receiver you can see the shine of the dry lube setting in on the block . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted April 24, 2005 Report Share Posted April 24, 2005 Impressive pictures and a job well done. You also have some nice wood on your guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMMY Posted April 24, 2005 Report Share Posted April 24, 2005 T.L.E., You put me to shame, all mine get, is dried and a quick rub of oil, and back in to the cabinet, after each use. I've never stripped the O/U's or had them serviced in the last 10 years. I do strip the Auto's but that's through neccesity. Well Done, nice job. Embaressed, :*) Hammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted April 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2005 Thanks Cranfield, grade of stock is 1AA top, 1AB bottom ,they came up well ,took a lot of elbow grease but worth it. HAMMY , do it once a year at least ,the process posted i do twice a year regardless, begining of April (late this year) and end of October . I do shoot a lot of shells and feel it nessasary for reliability ,i have replaced the pins in the top gun twice (once every 2 years ) pitting and wear has promoted this action ,when given a few "missfires" it dosent help your nerves in a competition. You will enjoy the end result , as to the stocks ,i refinish myself , unfourtunatly this has led to other stocks coming my way ,time and patience are the keys . Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted April 24, 2005 Report Share Posted April 24, 2005 Why do you clean your guns in a dark room? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted April 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 Why do you clean your guns in a dark room? Red I always did question your earsight :o sodium lighting in the shop tends to affect the lens , plus i aint smart enough to figure out the conffiguration to cure it Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 (edited) not perfect, and a bit fuzzy, but easier on the eyes (picture tht is) Edited February 11, 2006 by dunganick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 Are you supposed to clean guns every year then? No one told me :*) LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno 357 Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 The futures bright the futures ORANGE Jonno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted February 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 Are you supposed to clean guns every year then? No one told me :*) LB didnt know this thread was still going only the ones you want to work LB Not PERFIK :< Nick, i worked hard on these stocks, come on a little praise please B) , by the way you should see the 525 stock mmmmmmm tasty one thing to mention LB , i did run 8500 rounds ( over 6 weeks) through my 391 before she jammed the winchester X2 took less than a thousand to cratter (inside 2 hours) went hard on that one, killed it dead she got so hot the brass expanded in the chamber and would not eject , had to dig it out in the end, so endeth the destruction test Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 Are you supposed to clean guns every year then? No one told me :*) LB didnt know this thread was still going only the ones you want to work LB Not PERFIK :< Nick, i worked hard on these stocks, come on a little praise please , by the way you should see the 525 stock mmmmmmm tasty one thing to mention LB , i did run 8500 rounds ( over 6 weeks) through my 391 before she jammed the winchester X2 took less than a thousand to cratter (inside 2 hours) went hard on that one, killed it dead she got so hot the brass expanded in the chamber and would not eject , had to dig it out in the end, so endeth the destruction test Martin B) no you fool, the image not the guns the guns are great (see the other thread) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 TLE your a nutter LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted February 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 TLE your a nutter :thumbs: LB took you this long to figure out so whats your point :yp: never professed to be anythink else realy ask the EX ,,,,,,,, shes still breathing ................. Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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