vampire Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 (edited) Ok so some of you may know that i bought a sight unseen,apart from pics and a verbal description .410 hushpower off here,which turned out to be a bit of a project,so here is how its going; thur 27th jan 2011,picked up from rfd,no cartridges,bluing thin,revarnished stock,eaten but pad,paint worn off trigger guard,hard to open and close,moderator sprayed,stock split,moderator sounds like a babies rattle due to all the carbon,filthy sticky tape on mod,all this from a gun described as top class good gun.Total paid,£150 for gun,£25 senders rfd,£25 local rfd,total purchase price £200. Sat 29th,put a box of 14g rio 2 1/2 carts through it,the more you increase the angle of fire the quieter it gets from something like the crack of a .17hmr to little over a whisper. sun 30th,remove moderator to find empty tube other than green washing scourer and half a cup of carbon,revove sticky camo tape off mod to find its been sprayed.clean and debur action to ease opening and closing.time= 2 hours mon,31st,strip gun completley,rub down action till like chrome,rub down trigger guard and polish aluminium,file breach screw,strip varnish off stock.time= 4 hours Wed 2nd feb,sand down stock,first with 60 grit across grain in both directions and then with grain,repeat but with 120 grit.time=1 1/2 hours Thur 3rd,rub down moderator and i may spray this but not sure on type of finish yet,fine sand stock till it shines,waiting for chequering tools to come.time 1/2 hour Fri 11th,the casey kit turned up today,so stripped bluing and refinished the action,will buff it and oil on sunday,strip trigger clean out and grease up and reassemble(exactly same as a breda .410).time2 1/2 hours Sun 13th,buffed and oiled action,looking good Mon 14th,primed moderator tue 15th,sprayed moderator with black silk,still waiting for dembart tools ,nearly done ,time 1/2 hour for all spraying. Sat 26th,chequering tools arrived today 'e j brackley and son'now done both sides and stained with walnut stain from caseys.time 2 1/2 hours sun 27th,apply tru oil,leave to dry and then wet sand slurry and coat again.time 2 hrs mon 28th,rub down and apply 3rd coat of tru oil,leave to dry,reassemble gun.time 1 1/2 hrs TOTAL TIME ABOUT 18 HOURS Edited February 28, 2011 by vampire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboy1403 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 did you pick it up in a time machine :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted January 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 did you pick it up in a time machine :lol: Deliberate mistake.......cough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboy1403 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Deliberate mistake.......cough no probs i believe you....got any pics to show project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted February 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Forgot to take any pics before i started but will take a pic of all the bits and put that up on here,there are some small pics in the sale add on here where i bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted February 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Some pics to show where i am at so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STOCKY A391 Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 Gave mine a simple strip down when i first had it, stripped the stock and sprayed it a matt black just to make it low maintainance. May have a go dipping the stock and mod if i can get the materials.Purchased a camo neoprene cover for the mod and that makes a more comfortable hold. They are a fantastic bit of kit.I may entertain the 20 o/u version at some stage . Anyway, best of luck with the project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted February 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Thanks mate,just waiting for the dembart tools to arrive then i can get on with it,got an appointment with some squirrals coming up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted February 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Just put the mod and action together after bluing and spraying Still waiting for dembart tools before i can do anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurchers1 Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 thats looking good mate ill send you mine when you finished yours lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted February 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 thats looking good mate ill send you mine when you finished yours lol Ha Ha Thanks,the spraying of the mod is easy to do,the bluing takes a bit longer and the wood work longer than that probaly end up about two days work,but it will be worth it to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Dembart tools arrived and i have done the chequering,took me over 2 hours to do it,talk about eye strain from following the tram lines looking good though,pics up soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage 100 Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Can you send me some of the white powder you must use to checker a stock in two hours Regards Sage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted February 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 (edited) Can you send me some of the white powder you must use to checker a stock in two hours Regards Sage. Used to it,would sand wood for example everyday for a week when i was a cabinet maker,ended up with no finger prints and bloody fingers. Plus i only had to re-do it as it was worn so bad you could only just see it on one side,so i never had to set it up with lay lines etc,still hard work though. Why white powder,how long does it take you then ! Edited February 27, 2011 by vampire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 You're better off stripping the tube to bare metal and taking it to a powder coater. Only costs a tenner and is durable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted February 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 AT LAST I HAVE A FINISHED .410 PEDRETTI HUSHPOWER, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRamsay Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 I hope its worth all the hard work mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted February 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Just got to leave the woodwork to dry/harden then i can polish it up or give it more coats of tru oil,not sure which to do yet Things i have learnt; preperation is everything,wet & dry barrells till they shine and woodwork till it is as smooth as silk. cold bluing works,if you follow instructions. tru oil is brilliant product and everything anyone has said praising it up,all i can say is its a LOT better than that and then some and then some more. Anyway,i have a gun i can now use with just a but pad to fit,so squirrals here i come Thanks for looking and comments Oh,anyone looking for a single barrell baikal .410,i have one for sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurchers1 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 thats a real nice job mate well done happy hunting with it,i love mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codling99 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 ill give you 30 quid for the hushpower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted February 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Another pic i forgot to upload Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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