Rimington 514 project rifle

[GunnyUSMC]

Here's the little 514 I picked up for $30. The stock looked like crap and the barrel wes bent.










While I was on the lookout for a replacement barrel, I started working on the stock.
At first I thought that I would find some nice Walnut under the old finish, but it was Beech with a bad spot on the left side of the forearm. I think that just a little too much bug spray got on it.

[GunnyUSMC]

It cleaned up pertty good after a light sanding, but had a few stains that went pertty deep into the wood.









To help hide the stains in the wood and to make it look more like Walnut, I went with Chestnut Ridge Military Stock Stain. It's an alcohol base stain and works great on hard wood stock when you want to get some color.



Here it is after I stained it and applied a few coats of BLO.





Then a wax top coat was applied.

[GunnyUSMC]

I found a barrel at Lee's Gun Parts in TX. for $35.
So for just under $80 and a little work, I am pertty happy with this little rifle.





I also had to make a repair to the butt plate. It was chipped and dirty.







I cleaned it up.

[GunnyUSMC]

I used masking tape to make a dam to hold the Acraglas in place.






I then dressed it up with hand files and my belt sander.






I would have to say that it turned out nice.

[sealocan]

Very nice save from the grave GunnyUSMC.

The nice work you did on the stock makes it look hundred times better. Now you can just barely notice the dark stain on the forestock area.
Even the replacement barrel looks like it has very nice bluing, at least from your picture.

Congratulations,
I like doing that myself, putting low money into a project and bringing something back. I might've just found a replacement for the butt plate or made one out of metal though but your way is much nicer.

How does it shoot?

['ol shooter]

Nice work, these are great rifles to learn on, and to just plink with. I have two of them, one was my sisters and one is for the first grandkid that ever comes along.

[Archon_g24]

Nice work!

[GunnyUSMC]

Very nice save from the grave GunnyUSMC.

The nice work you did on the stock makes it look hundred times better. Now you can just barely notice the dark stain on the forestock area.
Even the replacement barrel looks like it has very nice bluing, at least from your picture.

Congratulations,
I like doing that myself, putting low money into a project and bringing something back. I might've just found a replacement for the butt plate or made one out of metal though but your way is much nicer.

How does it shoot?

Anyone can find an old 22 rifle in good shape, but like you know, where is the fun in that.
I did almost order a repacement butt plate. It only took about 20 min of work to fix this one. I did mess up the checkering a little.
I have more project guns that I need to get to, just need to find the time.

[Tank 57]

Excellent job. Hate to admit this, I would not have seen the potential in that rifle in it's original condition.
You turned it into a very nice vintage .22. Enjoy it.

[GunnyUSMC]

Excellent job. Hate to admit this, I would not have seen the potential in that rifle in it's original condition.
You turned it into a very nice vintage .22. Enjoy it.

The trouble is, I see potential in to many.
I have been doing stock work for right at 28 years. After having cancer in 2006 I decided to pass on the things that I learned over the years.
Some of you may have use my help. I am best known as Candyman. I have many stickies over at SRF that take you step by step on refinishing and repairs.
I believe that it is not what you know, but what you do with what you know.
If you have a project or thinking about doing one, I would be more then happy to help.

[Bornonthe4thofJuly]

Very nice restoration Gunny, here are some pics of my boyhood 514 I redone about 10 years ago. my production # indicate produce date was Nov 1963. when was yours?

[bluzman]

@GunnyUSMC, great job on bringing that Remington Model 514 back. I received one as a gift in 1958 at the age of 14, the same year my rifle was manufactured. I had a lot of fun with it for a few years. Then life took over and it languished in closets and garages until last fall when a post similar to yours caused me to get it out once again. Long story short, a little TLC, a generous amount of gently applied 800 grit paper soaked in gun oil, and some elbow grease brought it to life. It's almost 60 years old now but it still makes me smile like that 14 year old kid did when I shoot it these days.

[GunnyUSMC]

Bornonthe4thofJuly and bluzman
Great job on restoring your rifles.
The gun I started with when I started learn how to reblue and do stock work back in 1988 was a Remington 512 Sportsmaster. I still have the rifle and may do a post on it.