My re-born Turk.......

**idsubgun** · September 17, 2003, 18:19

Refurbished the old Turk Mauser. Glass beaded the metal and re-blued it. Stained the stock with Chestnut Ridge Walnut stain with a hint of red. The "hint" was a little stronger then usual with this stock, but it looks good. I then gave her a hand rubbed Tung Oil finish.
I wish I had a better overall photo, as this really doesn't do it justice.
I realize it isn't "restored", but a $39 rifle with another $35 in it for blueing, ain't bad.
The stock has some nice fiddle-back in it, but you can't really see it.

**idsubgun** · September 17, 2003, 18:20

A better look at the action.

skfullgun · September 17, 2003, 18:35

Nice.

masman · September 17, 2003, 18:39

very nice.

**idsubgun** · September 17, 2003, 18:45

Thanks guys, but I was going to delete this thread because the pics don't do it justice. I'm afraid I'm going to have to break it to the old woman that I need a new digital camera. Or learn to use this one better.
This will show some of the fiddle-back.

'TUDE · September 17, 2003, 18:45

Nice wood figure. Looks almost like curly maple near the receiver.

T2 · September 17, 2003, 21:42

that looks great! i makes mine look plain crappy in comparison.

Opie · September 17, 2003, 21:48

She's beautiful man...how did you get all of that junk off of the stock? I'd like to do something like that to mine, but there seems like there's bout 6 inches of gunk on it. I tried a chemical stripper but it didn't really work, any suggestions, what did you do to strip yours down? That is , if you did, how did you do it?

Rooster · September 17, 2003, 22:47

It's amazing what a little work can do for these old rifles. Superb work idsungun

7idl · September 17, 2003, 23:34

nice work on the stock, wish my turk looked half as nice

**idsubgun** · September 18, 2003, 05:56

Quote:

Originally posted by Opie
She's beautiful man...how did you get all of that junk off of the stock? I'd like to do something like that to mine, but there seems like there's bout 6 inches of gunk on it. I tried a chemical stripper but it didn't really work, any suggestions, what did you do to strip yours down? That is , if you did, how did you do it?

I scrubbed her down with Simple Green and ScotchBrite. Then gave her an 18/20 hour bath in acetone. This sucked most of the oil out of the wood. It looked as if the stock was just cut/made when it came out of the acetone bath. Brand new!

I may 0000 steel wool it to cut down on the gloss a bit, as the metal is all glass beaded and has a matte finish.

Swampy · September 18, 2003, 07:50

idsubgun,

Beautiful job, guy...... good work.

I only own one Turk 38 at present. Has a gorgeous unfinished walnut stock on it with lots of figure. Every time I see it I have dreams of what it would look like finished out like yours.... the only thing that holds me back is.... well, all those metal parts.

The whole rifle was re-blued in a re-build. Huge rust pits show around the receiver under the new blueing. The barrel.... unfortunately, is pure-D crap. Shotgun bore. Minute of barn door accuracy.

I either need a new rifle to go with the wood, or find a good barrel to twist onto the action and at least make it shootable before I do anything with it.

Best to all,
swampy

Cobra69 · September 18, 2003, 07:58

I lightened up the pics for you.

Cobra69 · September 18, 2003, 07:59

The action pic which came out really nice.

bouncer50 · September 18, 2003, 08:20

You did a nice job refinnishing that rifle. Idsubgun right about acetone taking the oil out of the stock. I been doing the same thing and acetone work great for those nasty oil soak stocks

Temp · September 18, 2003, 09:55

That's a fine lookin' turk, idsubgun. I also enjoy bringing old war horse rifles back to life. I'm scouting around for a winter project now.

One small suggestion. Someday when you're bored, you oughtta dust the rear sight off in a surface grinder. That'd look sharp,.. a shiny, ground surface with the bluing still on the lines and numbers.

What kind of blue did you use? Black oxide?

**idsubgun** · September 18, 2003, 10:09

Quote:

Originally posted by Temp

What kind of blue did you use? Black oxide?

Yep, black oxide over glass bead.

Opie · September 18, 2003, 11:54

Thanks for the info..will be getting to work as soon as money permits me to buy the acetone.

**idsubgun** · September 18, 2003, 12:03

opie,

I completely immersed the stock in acetone. Took about 3½ gallons to cover it, and only lost about ¾ gal to evaporation. I covered it with black visqueen to slow evaporation.
You need to find something long enough to get a complete Turk stock into. I have a couple of Doubleought's tanks and one is 48" long. He's making a lid for me as we speak.
As said before, it takes several hours to get the oil out. I did it in batches of 3-5 hours, not knowing what effect the acetone would have on the wood. I would then let it set for a day, or overnight, to see if anymore oil leeched out. Then re-dipped it until it could sit for a day without any sign of any major oil seepage.

BTW, I see you're in Fruitland and going to school. Are you going to Boise State? I'm in Boise, in case you didn't know.

Opie · September 19, 2003, 10:21

I'm pretty sure that I have something that'll work for that out at my parents.

Nope, I'm on my last quarter with Tragic Valley Community College in Ontario, well I have just the winter quarter to go. Advisor kinda screwed up and left one required class off my schedul last winter that is only offered in the winter, so I'm holding off on school to pput some money away, and looking for a job that'll put some money in the pocket and keep the bills paid up. I'm fortunate I suppose, my bills don't add up to all that much so a full-time job at like a gas station will both pay bill and put some money in the pocket. BTW, do you happen to know a guy by the name of Andy Turner?

**idsubgun** · September 19, 2003, 14:58

Quote:

Originally posted by Opie
BTW, do you happen to know a guy by the name of Andy Turner?

Andy and I are good friends. I headspaced a couple of rifles for him a while back.

**ar15junkie** · September 20, 2003, 01:50

Should one expect most mausers to turn out this nice? If I do my part that is?

That is one fine looking rifle.. Good job..

Batman · September 20, 2003, 07:10

The $39 Turk that I bought was a turd. Stock cracked and rust rot in the front end. The beauty is that I'm going to use it for one of those stupid liberal gun buy back programs where they'll give you $100 for each working gun you turn in - no questions asked.

**idsubgun** · September 21, 2003, 18:15

Quote:

Originally posted by Batman
The $39 Turk that I bought was a turd. Stock cracked and rust rot in the front end. The beauty is that I'm going to use it for one of those stupid liberal gun buy back programs where they'll give you $100 for each working gun you turn in - no questions asked.

Nah, don't!

Two reasons.........

One, if you turn in a gun, any gun, you're helping those bastards. This is what they want.

Two, there are new stocks out there for these rifles, at a cheap price. Or, many have sporterized their Turks and there should be a shit load of Turk "take off" stocks floating around.
Ask around, I bet you find one for next to nothing.

Opie · September 21, 2003, 18:18

I work with Andy in the Guard, I think that he mentioned you were on this forum. Did you send him some advice on buying a CETME a while back? He said he went through aomewhere around 15 before he picked out the one he has, and I know that he bought an AK from someone in Boise fairly recently;Don't suppose that was you was it? That AK was pretty, but I gave hime a hard time about buying it anyway. I told him that he was gonna go broke shooting it because they are alot of fun. Hope that someday I'll beat him to buying a new toy....going to try for a 30 carbine, because he dosen't have one of those yet.

**idsubgun** · September 21, 2003, 18:30

No, it wasn't me on either one. He probably told me where he got them, but I don't remember.

Opie · September 21, 2003, 21:42

Ok just wondering....Did you work with Andy by chance? Seems like if a person lived in Boise Andy knows 'em

**idsubgun** · September 22, 2003, 20:02

Quote:

Originally posted by Opie
Ok just wondering....Did you work with Andy by chance? Seems like if a person lived in Boise Andy knows 'em

No, my brother-in-law was in the Guard with him.

Opie · September 22, 2003, 20:20

Make sure you let your brother in law know that I offer my condolences

Andy's a really good guy, and it has always been a previlege to work with him. I was just wondering is all.

September 17, 2003, 18:35	#3
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September 17, 2003, 21:48	#8
Opie Registered FALaholic #: 11730 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Drewsey, OR Posts: 2,075	She's beautiful man...how did you get all of that junk off of the stock? I'd like to do something like that to mine, but there seems like there's bout 6 inches of gunk on it. I tried a chemical stripper but it didn't really work, any suggestions, what did you do to strip yours down? That is , if you did, how did you do it?

September 17, 2003, 22:47	#9
Rooster Banned (Temp) FALaholic #: 9328 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: US Posts: 4,868	It's amazing what a little work can do for these old rifles. Superb work idsungun

September 18, 2003, 07:50	#12
Swampy Registered FALaholic #: 446 Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 113	idsubgun, Beautiful job, guy...... good work. I only own one Turk 38 at present. Has a gorgeous unfinished walnut stock on it with lots of figure. Every time I see it I have dreams of what it would look like finished out like yours.... the only thing that holds me back is.... well, all those metal parts. The whole rifle was re-blued in a re-build. Huge rust pits show around the receiver under the new blueing. The barrel.... unfortunately, is pure-D crap. Shotgun bore. Minute of barn door accuracy. I either need a new rifle to go with the wood, or find a good barrel to twist onto the action and at least make it shootable before I do anything with it. Best to all, swampy

September 18, 2003, 08:20	#15
bouncer50 Registered FALaholic #: 10039 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 1,654	You did a nice job refinnishing that rifle. Idsubgun right about acetone taking the oil out of the stock. I been doing the same thing and acetone work great for those nasty oil soak stocks

September 18, 2003, 09:55	#16
Temp Registered FALaholic #: 10384 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: right of center Posts: 4,224	That's a fine lookin' turk, idsubgun. I also enjoy bringing old war horse rifles back to life. I'm scouting around for a winter project now. One small suggestion. Someday when you're bored, you oughtta dust the rear sight off in a surface grinder. That'd look sharp,.. a shiny, ground surface with the bluing still on the lines and numbers. What kind of blue did you use? Black oxide? __________________ Among the worst aspects of the collapse of traditional conservatism is that my children will grow up in a world in which vulgar and belligerent nationalism will be presented to them as the alternative to leftism.

September 18, 2003, 11:54	#18
Opie Registered FALaholic #: 11730 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Drewsey, OR Posts: 2,075	Thanks for the info..will be getting to work as soon as money permits me to buy the acetone.

September 18, 2003, 12:03	#19
idsubgun "Comfortably Numb" Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 3100 Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Soon to be Missouri Posts: 9,269	opie, I completely immersed the stock in acetone. Took about 3½ gallons to cover it, and only lost about ¾ gal to evaporation. I covered it with black visqueen to slow evaporation. You need to find something long enough to get a complete Turk stock into. I have a couple of Doubleought's tanks and one is 48" long. He's making a lid for me as we speak. As said before, it takes several hours to get the oil out. I did it in batches of 3-5 hours, not knowing what effect the acetone would have on the wood. I would then let it set for a day, or overnight, to see if anymore oil leeched out. Then re-dipped it until it could sit for a day without any sign of any major oil seepage. BTW, I see you're in Fruitland and going to school. Are you going to Boise State? I'm in Boise, in case you didn't know. __________________ Si vis pacem, para bellum "If you wish for peace, prepare for war"

September 19, 2003, 10:21	#20
Opie Registered FALaholic #: 11730 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Drewsey, OR Posts: 2,075	I'm pretty sure that I have something that'll work for that out at my parents. Nope, I'm on my last quarter with Tragic Valley Community College in Ontario, well I have just the winter quarter to go. Advisor kinda screwed up and left one required class off my schedul last winter that is only offered in the winter, so I'm holding off on school to pput some money away, and looking for a job that'll put some money in the pocket and keep the bills paid up. I'm fortunate I suppose, my bills don't add up to all that much so a full-time job at like a gas station will both pay bill and put some money in the pocket. BTW, do you happen to know a guy by the name of Andy Turner?

September 20, 2003, 01:50	#22
ar15junkie Veteran Member Contributor FALaholic #: 9867 Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,122	Should one expect most mausers to turn out this nice? If I do my part that is? That is one fine looking rifle.. Good job..

September 20, 2003, 07:10	#23
Batman Registered FALaholic #: 513 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: SE, Michigan Posts: 2,048	The $39 Turk that I bought was a turd. Stock cracked and rust rot in the front end. The beauty is that I'm going to use it for one of those stupid liberal gun buy back programs where they'll give you $100 for each working gun you turn in - no questions asked.

September 21, 2003, 18:18	#25
Opie Registered FALaholic #: 11730 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Drewsey, OR Posts: 2,075	I work with Andy in the Guard, I think that he mentioned you were on this forum. Did you send him some advice on buying a CETME a while back? He said he went through aomewhere around 15 before he picked out the one he has, and I know that he bought an AK from someone in Boise fairly recently;Don't suppose that was you was it? That AK was pretty, but I gave hime a hard time about buying it anyway. I told him that he was gonna go broke shooting it because they are alot of fun. Hope that someday I'll beat him to buying a new toy....going to try for a 30 carbine, because he dosen't have one of those yet.

September 21, 2003, 18:30	#26
idsubgun "Comfortably Numb" Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 3100 Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Soon to be Missouri Posts: 9,269	No, it wasn't me on either one. He probably told me where he got them, but I don't remember. __________________ Si vis pacem, para bellum "If you wish for peace, prepare for war"

September 21, 2003, 21:42	#27
Opie Registered FALaholic #: 11730 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Drewsey, OR Posts: 2,075	Ok just wondering....Did you work with Andy by chance? Seems like if a person lived in Boise Andy knows 'em

September 22, 2003, 20:20	#29
Opie Registered FALaholic #: 11730 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Drewsey, OR Posts: 2,075	Make sure you let your brother in law know that I offer my condolences Andy's a really good guy, and it has always been a previlege to work with him. I was just wondering is all.

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