Winter project #2 Restored and customized MAK90

[Mack]

Inspired by the Goose's post, I thought I'd show you a Norinco MAK90 "restoration" I just finished.

Here's the BEFORE picture:

And here are some AFTER shots:

The black paint on the furniture was stripped and the thumbhole stock hand-carved to make the pistol grip more comfortable. Then the stock and front handguards were refinished. It came out a nice honey color in contrast to the orange shellac color seen on original stocks.

In addition, I added a "stock option," the upper "swiss cheese" handguard/gas tube combination.

I'm in the process of photographing some other guns in my collection, those that are rare in Massachusetts. Stay tuned.

 

[BillK]

Mack,

Great job! Looking forward to your others in the collection.

 

[JonJ]

Looks good. Much better than the black.

 

[The Goose]

Very nice job!

 

[Dirtypacman]

I like what you did - very nice.

 

[Cross-X]

Very nice work! If your day job bores you, you could do this full time!

 

[Mack]

that's a nice compliment

Thanks! When I get a chance, I'll post my Winter project #1.
I bought an old Marlin 70 .22 rimfire for $40 on gunbroker.com and used it to practice various techniques, like pinning cracks in stocks and refinishing. I even glas-bedded the action and free-floated the barrel.
More later...