Also, oils from the action had seeped into the wood around the tang area, causing darkening and weakening of the wood. Here’s what I did to restore it. 1. Remove the Old Finish Make sure the gun is ...

This is another of Dad’s old guns, a Remington 11-87 that he bought about the same time he bought the rifle. Both had blued steel, walnut wood, and silver bolts. I think he had bought them as ...

When a good friend of mine drew a once-in-a-generation ­Oregon elk tag, he wanted to hunt with the rifle his father gave him when he was in his early teens. The only problem, which is quite common ...

The stain I chose for my rifle was antique mahogany by Mountain State Muzzleloading (1-800-445-1776). It gives the wood that deep, reddish brown color found on many old guns.

Made in the traditional manner using machined steel forgings and a wood stock, the Fabrique Nationale (FN) Model 1949 self-loading rifle was one of the last elegant, old-world military rifles.

Watch our "American Rifleman Television" I Have This Old Gun segment above to see the FRF2 ... "It's a pretty traditionally styled bolt-action rifle with a wood stock," Brune said. "I mean ...

One day, your grandkids may ask if gunstocks were actually made out of wood. They may also ask you what a gun was. We'll talk more about the second part after the first week in November, but the ...

A 132-year-old Winchester rifle was discovered leaning against a tree at the Great Basin National Park in Nevada. ... The wood stock was cracked and weathered to gray and the brown barrel was rusted.