Greetings and Salutations!
So I pulled the clamp off the Enfield today, and did a bunch of sanding on it. I also cut off the pin that was still sticking out:
Now, a couple of things
One is that I’m going to have to do a deep sanding on this. The finish is in a lot worse shape than I expected. Cleaning it up, I realized the wood is positively hammered to shit. I can hopefully sand it down and get it positively refinished, but that remains to be seen.
The repair itself came out great IMO however:
That’s the ‘brass dot’ if you will.
I personally think it adds character in that the majority of my Enfields have similar brass repairs to the stocks… it’s part of the rifle’s history if you will. Here’s an above view:
A perfect trim and sanding in, and I think it looks great.
It’s also now completely structurally sound.
Now the rest of it I’m going to be sanding the Hell out of it and then staining, once I get it to where I want it. It’s not about maintaining it’s originality, in as much as me making a fully functional Mark 3 with good wood, clean lines and nice esthetics.
We’ll see how it turns out in the long run.
Tomorrow, besides this, I’m refinishing the remaining pieces parts, and then hopefully getting that fucking barrel finally finished, as it’s been a bugger which has been hassling me to no end.
So More Later
Big Country
Steam the wood first to maybe raise some of the more egregious dents, then start sanding your fingers off. Good luck with the leg rehab.
Spin
PS: How’s the truck doing?
https://halturnerradioshow.com/images/2025/08/23/meme-welcome-cracker-barrel.jpg
damn.
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You might’ve laid hands on one back in the day, I’m looking for a light or light/laser for a Mark 23. Any suggestions? Anything I’ve looked at looks comically small, since the gun is damn near Desert Eagle size. I’ve actually found the LAM that is designed to go with it, but the asking price was $9k. Paying that much for a light that’s dimmer than my cell phone, no thanks, I’ll keep my kidneys for a while longer.
Dude,
Dishwasher for the win. Although, I would do it prior to the repair. All good tho.
Tom762
Should have added,
If it fits inside the dishwasher!
Tom762
Best thing you can do to “get back on the horse”. Being suddenly single and not having constant chaos is a huge change and ending a marriage for any reason is a loss. So a bit of depression is expected as we adjust to our “new normal”. You’ve been doing great work on these old rifles and I hope you continue to do so as it is good instructional material. Looking forward to how this one turns out.