To refinish or not.. M44

[Guest aekdbbop]

I have a M44 mosin that I am itching to refinish. The stock is decent, but is a little scratched up. I have no plans on ever selling this particular rifle.

It is a 1943 Izzy with matching numbers.

Would you?

Ill post some pictures of her up tonight

Edited March 7, 2012 by aekdbbop

[Guest bkelm18]

Sure. It's not like there wasn't 50 million Mosins produced. It's your rifle, do whatever brings you enjoyment.

[G27ATT]

Would I? No...... I like to know they are as close to original as possible. And it's an M44. I have Mosinitis, though.

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[sbroomheadsr]

I wouldn't with an M44 but I would with my second or third 91/30.

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[Tempest455]

I wouldn't with an M44 but I would with my second or third 91/30.

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Ditto on that.

[Garufa]

No.

[pcrc11]

Wipe off original shellec with alcohol and apply new shellac, leave the dings and character marks alone. Apply 2-3 coats of shellac over a couple of days. When it is good and dry buff with 0000 steel wool and paste wax. This way you will have the original type of finish minus the scratches and flaking. In a few years nobody will be able to tell after you give it a little bit of use and even more so nobody will care. It is your rifle and your opinion is the only one that counts while it is your posession.