The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - Thank you Doug.

Thank you Doug. (reply)

Hoot — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 16:13:14 +0000

"Boogers" are cool...especially with this mongrel. I'll let you know.

Let me know if it works…. (reply)

DMann — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 15:19:41 +0000

And if it doesn’t, I will get the one I have in the mail to you. It has been in a closet for a while and there are a few buggers where something fell on it, but it does have some nice figure on the right side, so there’s that.

Doug Mann

Looking forward to the "After" pics... (nt) (reply)

Paul — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 02:35:04 +0000

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The bay-of-e has yielded up a set... (reply)

Hoot — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 00:48:34 +0000

incorrect forearm but it looks appropriately scruffy, if a bit lighter. I can darken it hopefully. Entry fee wasn't terribly bad.

Today, I disassembled the front end and hit the wood first with mineral spirits to clean up any grunge and then with one light coat of BLO. It looks pretty decent; certainly not as dull. When the other wood gets here, I'll see what I can do to match it up. Fingers crossed!

Treebone can make one (reply)

JohnKDM — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 23:36:37 +0000

but that seems over the top here.

It does look like GunKote (reply)

JohnKDM — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 23:35:33 +0000

But hard to tell for certain.

It's a 20" (reply)

Hoot — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 14:32:11 +0000

I'd buy a matching wood set as well but the 'capped' forearms seem to be thin on the ground. At least in my limited searches...

The shiny and the pad are what's pushing me to replace. (reply)

Hoot — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 14:28:15 +0000

I'll probably tear into it a bit more one day. Hint: It's Project #38,471.

Funny thing is I picked up 2 butts at shows in the past. Got about $35 into the pair. One has some damage to the inletting (but was $5) and the other is cut short. Oh well, something for my heirs to wonder at!

You're welcome... (reply)

DMann — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:58:38 +0000

Looking at the pic and your (and Paul's) comments, I might take some 0000 steel wool soaked in acetone to that buttstock and see if I could get a match to the foreend.

Is it a rifle - 26 inch barrel? The foreend cap is what is throwing me off. Finish may be Gun Kote - John would know.

Doug Mann

Wait til you're 80 ....... (reply)

JimT — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:33:02 +0000

Picture (reply)

Paul — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:02:52 +0000

It appears to me, at a distance of several thousand miles and only one image on a sub par monitor, that a good strip down to remove the finish before working over both forestock and buttstock with fine steel wool would give you a fairly decent looking setup. But then there's the recoil pad. Why a recoil pad on a 30 WCF?

Picture (reply)

Hoot — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:29:48 +0000

The 'shininess' of the butt is in the shade and didn't really come through. I haven't touched the forearm and should probably hit it with some BLO but I kinda dig the 'Parked' finish with the beat up wood.

Thanks Doug. (reply)

Hoot — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:12:29 +0000

I inherited a '94 from my Dad (which is odd as he didn't really like levers) that is a real mongrel. The forearm is old and dull like millions of old '94's. The butt has been finished with something shiny. The metal has what is probably from a 'finish-in-a-can' that looks like dark grey Parkerizing. The metal and forearm look good together and I'd like the butt to match up as much as I can.

I have it out for a picture later today. I'll post it for your "pleasure".

I am in search of a '94 buttstock--.30-30, of course. (reply)

DMann — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 14:13:33 +0000

Hoot - I have a stock and forearm set for a post-64 and there are some differences in the fit for a pre-64 - nothing too challenging.

You doing a rehab?

Doug Mann

I am in search of a '94 buttstock--.30-30, of course.

Hoot — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:20:40 +0000

I prefer the finish to be "distressed" as in, just short of drug behind a car look to it. Trying to match the forearm and overall "patina" of the rifle. It's a pre-'64 but I don't think that matters. Any leads are greatly appreciated.

Thank you!