97th Signalman
04-20-2007, 08:10 PM
I just got a Mosin Nagant 91/30 with a nice laminated stock. It has a few nicks and the non-laminated hardguard is scuffed and not a great match to the red and brown laminated stock. What sort of finish material can I use to touch up the finish? I have heard some mention of garnet shellac as being a good match. Does anyone know where to get some garnet shellac if that is a good choice?
Early next week I will post some photos. I took it to the range today and everything worked great. I gave the chamber a super cleaning with break cleaner and then Acetone before I went to the range to make sure that I wouldn't have s sticking problem with the chamber. I fired Bulgarian light ball with a brass shell case so there was no lacquer build up. I knew that it would shoot high without a bayonet but it still took me while to determine the best POA. Once I got that figured out I got 4-5 inch groups at 100 yards (or was it arshins?). My last three-shot group was 2-1/2 inches.
Early next week I will post some photos. I took it to the range today and everything worked great. I gave the chamber a super cleaning with break cleaner and then Acetone before I went to the range to make sure that I wouldn't have s sticking problem with the chamber. I fired Bulgarian light ball with a brass shell case so there was no lacquer build up. I knew that it would shoot high without a bayonet but it still took me while to determine the best POA. Once I got that figured out I got 4-5 inch groups at 100 yards (or was it arshins?). My last three-shot group was 2-1/2 inches.