Tuesday, January 7, 2020

No.3 Traditions St.Louis Hawken kit gun build

Back in October I purchased a Traditions St.Louis Hawken kit to do some article work and here it is! 

The barrel has been slow rust browned using Laurel Mountain Forge browning solution. I replaced the plastic sights with traditional sights. A new Hickory ramrod was also installed. Lots of special care was taken during this build! The barrel channel and tang is completely bedded and fits together TIGHT. A new Hotshot nipple was installed for increase in ignition performance. 

The stock has a 600 grit final finish and was topped off with Birchwood Casey walnut ( 6 coats worth ) and then lightly faux curly maple stripes were added by painting them on with a narrow paint brush, dipped into an alcohol based wood stain. The stock then was finished off with 10 coats of Birchwood Casey Genuine Oil before being buffed back with Birchwood Casey Stock Sheen & Conditioner. Two coats of Birchwood Casey gun stock wax sealed the deal and the rifle was complete!


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