(I've got) Wood for my Winchester
Feb 24, 2022 14:43:04 GMT
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Post by HeadHunter on Feb 24, 2022 14:43:04 GMT
Well I finally managed to track down a wood kit for my Winnie (well, more precisely a Umarex Cowboy Rifle) from a guy on ebay. It turned up today, started to fit it by the time the posty got to the bottom of my drive (roughly about 3.5 seconds), 15 minutes later all done, 5 minutes polishing with the compulsory R-wax and viola....
It looks stunning in the hand, far better than the pictures show and it feels so very different too, not hollow or plasticky at all, I'm loving it. My only negative is that the wood isn't walnut but something like white oak that has been stained to look like walnut but in truth I was going to weather it all in the end so it just means that I'll have to be very careful and I'll probably end up getting some more wood stains for it. I've just got to start researching into old Winnies now for some guidance of how they look and then try to copy that.
If anyone is thinking of doing the same I highly recommend it as it changes the feel of the gun tremendously and is totally worth doing.
It looks stunning in the hand, far better than the pictures show and it feels so very different too, not hollow or plasticky at all, I'm loving it. My only negative is that the wood isn't walnut but something like white oak that has been stained to look like walnut but in truth I was going to weather it all in the end so it just means that I'll have to be very careful and I'll probably end up getting some more wood stains for it. I've just got to start researching into old Winnies now for some guidance of how they look and then try to copy that.
If anyone is thinking of doing the same I highly recommend it as it changes the feel of the gun tremendously and is totally worth doing.
