Okay, so I get that firearms aren't exactly everyone's cup of tea here, but I figure I'll go and show you guys what it is I do as a hobby outside of messing with my 'pooter and making fight-sticks.
As a few of you may or may not know, I'm very into collecting old firearms and restoring them if they're neglected by previous owners, I have several old rifles and handguns ranging from WWI through the Vietnam era, all of which have been moved along to full working order, and I'm doing it again.
Here I have an old 1915 Lee Enfield originally made in the Birmingham Small Arms factory in London, I picked it up for just over 300 dollars and unfortunately it's been Sporterized.
[Apologize in advance for cellphone pictures]
Sporterizing is essentially the "Lightening" of the rifle by shortening the forearm and making it more "Pointable" Usually done for hunting purposes.
And admittedly, this one was done...shittily.
Just today, I received the first part of my restoration effort, brand new in the box still soaked in Linseed oil -- These are very rare to come by new and this particular part costed about 18 USD shipped.
Unfortunately it didn't fit my rifle perfectly since it was a brand new part, so it required a touch of sanding.
And there we have it -- Perfect fit
Alrighty, Got all the rest of the wood, here's the mock up fit
[Try and ignore my disgusting ass room]
And here we are after stripping and sanding.
Sorry for the lack of pictures, I was in and out of the house like mad working on this and I didn't remember to bring my phone every time.
Now I've got to steam the stock to get the deep dents and shit out then it's ready for oil and the final assembly.
