[heckinohio]

Anyone elses wife ask for a chainsaw??? She likes her Stihl the best, but it jerks the starter rope handle throught her fingers half the time so she has resorted to Homelites. Has 5 and 1 Stihl..........How to prevent the Stihl problem???

And now the important part.......I attended a little local gun show and picked up a High Standard .22 pump rifle, has eluded me for many years...... I have a Sears (??) version of the same rifle that has a reddish forend. The stock is almost gray. How do I get the varnish off the stock so I can try to change it to reddish w/mahogany stain????

 

[MrBi11]

The chainsaw issue can be resolved by installing a de-compression valve in the head, first I'd just try out a mitten pull handle from a snowmobile.
http://www.rcpw.com/aftermarket/140103.htm

The stock can be chemically striped with a product like 3Ms tal strip, then hand sanded. getting something that has been finished before to take stain is a PITA as the pores of the wood get clogged and you'll get different rates of absorption of the stain.

[warning: talstrip will also strip the metal, so remove stock first]

 

[sdk1968]

happy holiday Heckinohio!!

hope you and "Babycakes" have a great day.

 

[kkkriverrats]

No chainsaw, but...

Anyone elses wife ask for a chainsaw??? She likes her Stihl the best, but it jerks the starter rope handle throught her fingers half the time so she has resorted to Homelites. Has 5 and 1 Stihl..........How to prevent the Stihl problem???

And now the important part.......I attended a little local gun show and picked up a High Standard .22 pump rifle, has eluded me for many years...... I have a Sears (??) version of the same rifle that has a reddish forend. The stock is almost gray. How do I get the varnish off the stock so I can try to change it to reddish w/mahogany stain????

She once asked for fingergroove rubber grips , and a speed loader for her Ladysmith.

 

[panzerfaust]

Try this heck....

The Stihl's can be rough to start, but they make one of the best saws for the money. have her keep the saw on the ground, and then place her right foot into the hand grip. (below the throttle) Ground starting is a safer way to start the saw, versus trying to pull start it from the hip. Hope it helps. I was able to strip down some Russian capture German K-98's with plain old furniture stripper. (I like the gel vs. the liquid) Once the varnish was removed, I then sanded them down, removing the gouges and dings. Then I just mixed up some Minwax stain to match. They came out great. Make sure the stocks are nice and dry before re-staining. Good luck.

 

[TiredIron]

restoring faith in women...

Some of you fellers obviously have some great ladies....gun carryin'..tree droppin'..wood cuttin' women..!!!! I'll keep looking and keep the faith that I might find such a woman.
But I gotta' tell ya...the idea of some of the woman in my past...being armed, versed, and handy with a "Chain Saw" during some of those PMS episodes...doesn't exactly make me feel so warm and fuzzy. Nothin'll bring you out of a nap on the couch like a "Upset lady wearin' a goalie mask hip startin' a Stihl on one of her "bad' days......yassir! Like startin' the dust buster next to the sleeping cat.
TiredIron

 

[patriotpa]

Most dings can be lifted by placing a folded up cloth over the dent and applying boiling water, or by using a wet cloth an an iron. I have used this method for years. I used to be a cabinetmaker and we raised dents this way when we refinished furniture. It raises the grain, so you'll need to sand a bit with 220 grit paper.

 

[kkkriverrats]

You learn to cope

Some of you fellers obviously have some great ladies....gun carryin'..tree droppin'..wood cuttin' women..!!!! I'll keep looking and keep the faith that I might find such a woman.
But I gotta' tell ya...the idea of some of the woman in my past...being armed, versed, and handy with a "Chain Saw" during some of those PMS episodes...doesn't exactly make me feel so warm and fuzzy. Nothin'll bring you out of a nap on the couch like a "Upset lady wearin' a goalie mask hip startin' a Stihl on one of her "bad' days......yassir! Like startin' the dust buster next to the sleeping cat.
TiredIron

After 43 years I have learned to steer clear of her during certain phases of the moon, if you get my drift.

 

[blackrifles]

Chainsaw vasectomy anyone?

 

[Bill S]

Some of you fellers obviously have some great ladies....gun carryin'..tree droppin'..wood cuttin' women..!!!! I'll keep looking and keep the faith that I might find such a woman.

A few years ago my wife asked for a chainsaw. Don't remember what brand I gave her, but she has put it to good use.
And in regards to KKKRIVERRAT's message - it was when someone let my wife try out a Ladysmith at a shooting range that she swore off Smith & Wesson. She felt it was an insult to women that they should be expected to prefer "delicate" purse pistols instead of real guns. After fuming about it for a while, she wrote to Colt's and grumbled to them about it. She actually got a response from them assuring her that Colt's did not make "lady's guns" and never would - that they made real guns for real people - that that was the philosophy when my wife's grandfather worked for Colt's and would remain their philosophy.

My wife is slender and petite (to some extent) - but not someone to cross. Besides chainsaws and guns, she works with venomous snakes, spiders and scorpions, and is in the process of describing a new species of scorpion she found in a cave near here.

 

[kkkriverrats]

Ladysmith

A few years ago my wife asked for a chainsaw. Don't remember what brand I gave her, but she has put it to good use.
And in regards to KKKRIVERRAT's message - it was when someone let my wife try out a Ladysmith at a shooting range that she swore off Smith & Wesson. She felt it was an insult to women that they should be expected to prefer "delicate" purse pistols instead of real guns. After fuming about it for a while, she wrote to Colt's and grumbled to them about it. She actually got a response from them assuring her that Colt's did not make "lady's guns" and never would - that they made real guns for real people - that that was the philosophy when my wife's grandfather worked for Colt's and would remain their philosophy.

My wife is slender and petite (to some extent) - but not someone to cross. Besides chainsaws and guns, she works with venomous snakes, spiders and scorpions, and is in the process of describing a new species of scorpion she found in a cave near here.

Ladysmith=Model 36=Chief's Special, only difference is Ladysmith in engraved script on side of frame, and comes in a soft side maroon and grey Bob Allen carying case. More than likely a marketing gimmic. Not as easily conceled with the Pachmyer grips but a lot easier to hold. She came home with it one day, I was always going to buy her own handgun, but really, that's the sort of thing you have to decide for your self. She keeps it close at hand loaded with Glasser blue.

 

[panzerfaust]

You got it Riverrats!

Yep, just a marketing ploy from Smith. (ladySmith)My wife just got a Browning Hi-Power from santa, and she also does know how to handle a Stihl or Johnsered as well. However, for those of us that have to deal with PMS, as in 'Pack My Suitcase" I strongly suggest 3 crucial items: CHOCOLATE, SALT, and TRIGGER LOCKS!!!!!!!!!!!! Have as much on hand as possible. Love IS grand, but divorce is about 10 grand. Stay safe. Out.

 

[Bill S]

My wife just got a Browning Hi-Power from santa...

I tried to talk my wife into a Hi-Power, but she has a strong bias for revolvers and isn't comfortable having to rack the slide. But at least she has a nice assortment of revolvers.

A number of years ago a buddy of mine bought his new wife a Springfield Armory 1911-A1. He's a big fan of the 1911 and its variants, and assumed she'd like it too. She hated it. Didn't like the way it threw hot brass in the air, didn't seem to like much else about it either. He got pissed off, but told her to go to a gun store and pick out whatever she wanted. He told me that if I would pay for the gun she chose, he'd give me the 1911. She chose a cheap Taurus .38 special revolver. She got the revolver, I got the 1911, and about a year later he got a divorce.

 

[panzerfaust]

I hear ya Bill.

I like the reliability and the capacity of the Browning. (and the history, of course) I also had/have plenty of holsters, mag. pouches, and mags. for same, so it kept the cost down. Sounds like you got a pretty sweet deal on a 1911, and your friend took it up the "brass." Could have been worse I suppose, looking down the business end of that crappy Taurus??? Out.

 

[47lincsled]

women with guns

Bill if you ever get up to the north end of the state let me know and we'll take the wives and some guns out shooting, my wife is tiny so she can't handle the 1911 very well, but her sister loves it, when ever I take my girls out my wife and her sister usually go, shooting should be a family time!Bob

 

[Bill S]

Thanks, 47lincsled. I'll keep you in mind.

 

[heckinohio]

ccc

Me thinks I am in over my head on the stock color change. No matter which stain I sampled, none came out the 'orangish' hue of the forend. I think I will leave the replacement stock alone and try to sell it as it is for a 'Deluxe' version,,,,,,fancy grip cap and checkering.

Bill S.....Here is a picture of 'Babycakes' with her version of a 'Ladys smith'........show this to your missus, maybe she will go for one!!!!!!!

 

[panzerfaust]

Mix some custom colors....

heck, grab some of the small pint sized cans of stain, amd mix up some custom colors. took me a while to custom match the Kar-98's. A great way to seal them is with the spray polyurethane from Minnwax, use very light coats. I stripped with gel stripper, then used different grades of steel wool, then sanded (coarse to fine) then applied different stain colors, light to dark.

 

[heckinohio]

According to local Stihl dealer, this saw has a 'compression release'.......could it be sticky??? Been suggested to pull rope very slowly first time when starting then get with it. Is that to 'set' the compression release????

I tried polyurethane spray over some stain I have here and it promptly bubbled!!!!!! I had let it dry for a week in a heated building. I figured that would be a good deal too..........

I have a Styer MP 30 with a shakey stock. Got a parts set some time back with a beautiful but dinged and oily walnut stock. I am going to fly into that one but have decided to pass on doing the new High Standard stock. I may still try the original stock that is on the gun it doesnt match that odd forend. I cant figure how to get the forend off, would be easier to change the color of that and it is an ugly orangish......

 

[panzerfaust]

Not an expert...

If the ployu. bubbled, it could be a few things. First, you may have sprayed too close, and the coating went on too thick. It should be very thin, very light coats. Or, the temp. of the polyu. and the temp. of the stocks were different. Or, the day you sprayed may have had a lot of moisture in the air? Grab some blank pieces of wood to practice on. Good luck.