An M1 Carbine which is a particular favorite of mine. I look forward to shooting it this upcoming summer, should I manage to get my hands on some FRIGGING AMMO. I just ran across a new place called Acme Ammo which sells 30 carbine, the quality looks good, I’m gonna get some and see.

I also just put my hands on a can of Minwax Antique Oil finish, which Firehand assures me is the Ne Plus Ultra of gunstock finishes- I had an M1 carbine stock I got for him which he did a bangup job on. I want mine to look that good.

This weekend I intend to try to clean the barrel of an old Enfield 17 I have. It’s a rugged old gun, but the iron is all intact, and it shoots like a dream. The bore just looks like ragged shit. Several folks are making new stocks for them, and if I can get the barrel cleaner looking I’ll restock it and Partner can hang it on his wall- or keep it over the fireplace, pointed at the street. Firehand again, gave me the recipe for the electric bore cleaner thing and I intend to do my level best to get that sucker clean as I can. Hope to be able to post before and after pictures of the stock.