Smith for a model 94 restoration

[poor_choices]

I was gifted a Win 94 (1964 manufacture) that needs a serious overhaul. It was left in a case for probably 20 years, so it’s covered with surface rust and the stock is in rough shape. It still functions perfectly when cycling dummy rounds, and it will fire primer (no powder or bullets) cases 100%.

I’ve been thinking about salvaging it but I don’t have the time to take the project on myself. I have a good friend who hunted with one when he was a kid and I’d like a o patch this one up enough to be a fun working gun for him. Nothing fancy, just functional. Anyone know a decent smith who’s done similar work?

[hookr88]

You might try it yourself. I’m still pecking away at a Ruger M77 restoration. Never done it before and so far it looks great. You can spend 15-20 minutes a night whenever you do have time. Most of the steps aren’t time intensive or something you can’t stop in the middle of. The prestaining, staining and finish don’t really take much time to do as the stock and foregrip aren’t that big. Scraping the old finish and cleaning the metal is a stop and resume when able operation. Feel free to PM me with your preferred contact info if you’d like to talk about it.