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  1. Bill Sikes

    Lightening the color of a freshly stained stock?

    thx for the responses. I went with some denatured alcohol and paper towels first. It actually worked great. I was even able to leave those areas dark which give it a more antiqued \ older appearance.
  2. Bill Sikes

    Lightening the color of a freshly stained stock?

    I'm sure this has been discussed before. So, I put a coat of Homer Dangler's dark stain on the Gemmer stock, and it is a bit darker than I would like. What is the best way to lighten it. It is an alcohol based stain. I will eventually be using Tru oil and so I'm sure that will darken even more...
  3. Bill Sikes

    Investarms gemmer stock identification?

    their site says european hardwood
  4. Bill Sikes

    Lyman \ Investarms GP lock disassembly?

    I am antiquing this kit andI want to plum brown the lock and hammer but cannot find any instructions as to how to disassemble it. Any help is greatly appreciated
  5. Bill Sikes

    Lyman percussion lock disassembly?

    I want to plum brown the lock but cannot find any instructions as to how to disassemble it. Any help is greatly appreciated
  6. Bill Sikes

    Investarms Gemmer wrist diameter

    Thanks for the replies. I measured the circumference of the wrist between where the rear trigger guard attaches and the rear trigger plate inserts. I had removed hardly any wood in the wrist in that area. I did however just a bit ago borrow my neighbors lyman great plains and did some...
  7. Bill Sikes

    Investarms Gemmer wrist diameter

    This is my first kit, and I had some issues with getting the tang and barrel to set flush. The tang rode high in the channel so that when hooking the breech into the tang, and screwing the tang down, it tilted forward heavily and became no longer flush on the bottom connection between tang and...
  8. Bill Sikes

    Wrist diameter of an Investarms Gemmer kit

    This is my first kit, and I had some issues with getting the tang and barrel to set flush. The tang rode high in the channel so that when hooking the breech into the tang, and screwing the tang down, it tilted forward heavily and became no longer flush on the bottom connection between tang and...
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