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Reply #30 - Jun 25th, 2016 at 5:23pm
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Thanks Chuck and John! Once in awhile I get real lucky! Smiley
  
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Reply #31 - Jun 27th, 2016 at 3:45pm
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Vall,

Very nice job in reshaping and finishing the stock set.  Like your original assessment, I thought that it would be difficult or impossible to reshape that odd V in the PG into a pleasing shape, but I underestimated your abundant skills! I should have known better. You did a fantastic job matching the old finish.
  
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Re: Broke my Schoyen Ballard
Reply #32 - Jun 27th, 2016 at 4:12pm
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jy3855 wrote on Jun 27th, 2016 at 3:45pm:
Vall,

Very nice job in reshaping and finishing the stock set.  Like your original assessment, I thought that it would be difficult or impossible to reshape that odd V in the PG into a pleasing shape, but I underestimated your abundant skills! I should have known better. You did a fantastic job matching the old finish.


Thanks John! Sent the metal off for case color and bluing today!
  
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Reply #33 - Jul 21st, 2016 at 4:56pm
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Look what showed up safe and gorgeous today! 
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As usual, Al Springer hit it out of the ballpark again! Can't wait to reassemble the breech block parts and see the finished gun looking better than before! The fillers in the barrel are impossible to see if you didn't know where they were!
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Reply #34 - Jul 21st, 2016 at 6:00pm
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Had to clamp it up in my barrel vise and spin the action on! Just slipped the wood, and metal together for a picture, so I could see what it looked like almost finished!
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Still have to assemble the breech block halves, and internals. But at least I have a good idea of how it will look and feel!
  
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Reply #35 - Jul 21st, 2016 at 7:31pm
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I really like the look of this Rifle! Nice Job!

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Reply #36 - Jul 21st, 2016 at 7:31pm
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Vall, that looks fabulous.   You are even getting better at pictures Smiley

I need to call and talk again about my stocks.   Nearly got talked out of doing anything to them but the bedding up in Tonasket.
  
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Reply #37 - Jul 21st, 2016 at 7:47pm
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SgtDog0311 wrote on Jul 21st, 2016 at 7:31pm:
Vall, that looks fabulous.   You are even getting better at pictures Smiley

I need to call and talk again about my stocks.   Nearly got talked out of doing anything to them but the bedding up in Tonasket.


Anytime John! Sure wish you could have spent more time at the shoot in Tonasket! As you know, we had a great time, but missed you not being there the whole week!
  
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Reply #38 - Jul 21st, 2016 at 8:58pm
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Wow!
Outstanding restoration.
Great Job Vall!
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Nice case too.
  
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Reply #39 - Jul 21st, 2016 at 9:48pm
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Well, sheesh, like it wasn't good enuff before?
Seriously, that is gonna be one eye popper. Did ya ever shoot it afore ya turned it into a pile of pieces?
  
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Reply #40 - Jul 21st, 2016 at 10:48pm
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Rebel wrote on Jul 21st, 2016 at 8:58pm:
Wow!
Outstanding restoration.
Great Job Vall!
Aaron
Nice case too.


Thanks Aaron! Al is one of the best in my opinion!
  
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Reply #41 - Jul 21st, 2016 at 10:52pm
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calledflyer wrote on Jul 21st, 2016 at 9:48pm:
Well, sheesh, like it wasn't good enuff before?
Seriously, that is gonna be one eye popper. Did ya ever shoot it afore ya turned it into a pile of pieces?


No, never fired it. And it might have looked good in pictures, but in person the extra dovetails, scope base holes, and other funky stuff put a stink on it I didn't care for. Hard to tell, but if you saw it in person you'd probably have spent the time and small amount of money to make it better too!

Got the set triggers and breech blocks assembled tonight after dinner! Wife even let me use the dining room table! She can sense when I get really happy with a new toy!

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Re: Broke my Schoyen Ballard
Reply #42 - Jul 22nd, 2016 at 7:31am
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Very nice work Val !  It was good to see the "before and after" pictures as you refinished the metal and reshaped the wood. 

Thank you for sharing ...
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Re: Broke my Schoyen Ballard
Reply #43 - Jul 22nd, 2016 at 9:12am
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Vall,
Really looks good. You saved another one.
Difference is amazing compared to what I saw at the gun show.
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Re: Broke my Schoyen Ballard
Reply #44 - Jul 22nd, 2016 at 10:35am
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Thanks! Yes, I'm pretty sure it was passed up by so many people simply because of the poor refinish on it! The rounded edges on the octagon barrel; poorly shaped wood, and all the extra holes and dovetails in the barrel! But it still had that great Schoyen bore, and was mechanically sound. Just needed to get the stink off of it!

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