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Fun little Winchester 1890 project

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Alchase:

--- Quote from: JDHasty on June 01, 2025, 10:24:58 AM ---I like to bed steel butt plates so that if/when the rifle is dropped on a solid surface the entire impact load isn’t taken up by the thin edges of the wood that are the only thing in contact with the butt plate. 

I’ll put a little dab of brown Pro Bed in the void at the bend next time I have some mixed for another project.  The void doesn’t show when the butt plate is on, but it won’t hurt to fill it anyway.  The mud line is so thin around the entire butt plate that you really have to look for it to see it.  I’ll get some photos next time I have it put together. 

Pretty snazzy looking receiver.  I like it anyway. 

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That Receiver is really cool, and that stock has incredible grain.

JDHasty:
I’m glad people get something out of these posts.  I have a couple more 1890 projects coming up. 

I’ve got some decent 1890/1906 actions. I’m almost always fiddling around with 1890s/1906s.  I’m going to get a couple pistol grip stock blank sets headed my way, one feather crotch Walnut and one fiddleback maple.  Once I get the stock blanks I’ll have John Taylor bend the lower tangs on a couple trigger guards and weld a stud on them. 

I think half nickel on the Walnut one and full rust blue on the maple one.  No rings on the pump handle on either.  I’m still making up my mind on crescent vs shotgun butt plate.  Once my mind is made up I can get that moving. 

I’ve also got a couple nice Stevens Favorite actions that I’ll be doing something with.  The little Stevens make up into a cute little rifle. 

JDHasty:
Making progress.  Not much to do other than wait on my barrels at this point.  I talked to the stock blank carver the other day, he is looking for just the right wood for my pistol grip stock sets.  I’ll get the butt plate off to be color case hardened when I send other stuff to be blued. 

Dan-o:
Really nice work, Dan.

JDHasty:
Thank you. 

1890’s and its derivatives 1906, 62 & 62a are attractive in a lot of ways.  They are affordable and make up into a very nice looking rifle, but what I really like about them is that if we are at the range we can have lever actions, semi auto, bolt action and whatever else and people seem to gravitate to them for some reason.  I think it is referred to as fun factor. 

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