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Refinished stock on a Chinese type 56 SKS
« on: December 10, 2020, 12:41:16 PM »
Greetings,

In an attempt to satisfy my inner Bubba, I decided to refinish a horribly ugly stock on a Chinese Type 56 SKS. This was a while back, and I got the SKS for like $200 from Classic Firearms. I decided to try to replicate the red shellac that the Russian guns have. Here are the end results and some before photos.



And some before photos:



I can almost smell the cosmoline looking at those pictures. Sadly this rifle is no longer mine, as I traded it away.
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Re: Refinished stock on a Chinese type 56 SKS
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2020, 03:55:39 PM »
One question did the stock match the gun?

Great outside photo you posted.

You did a good job on the stock.
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Re: Refinished stock on a Chinese type 56 SKS
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2020, 04:15:10 PM »
No, the stock didn't match. I did really like the way it turned out.

A guy wanted to trade for it, and I ended up doing a straight trade for a Egyptian Hakim.

I think I did alright, though the Hakim is nowhere near as fun to shoot as an SKS.
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Re: Refinished stock on a Chinese type 56 SKS
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2020, 04:40:45 PM »
nice job, looking good.
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Re: Refinished stock on a Chinese type 56 SKS
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2020, 05:00:34 PM »
Quote from: klp5353 on December 10, 2020, 04:15:10 PM
No, the stock didn't match. I did really like the way it turned out.

A guy wanted to trade for it, and I ended up doing a straight trade for a Egyptian Hakim.

I think I did alright, though the Hakim is nowhere near as fun to shoot as an SKS.

Hell yeah you did alright, IMO.  Hakims are a blast.
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Re: Refinished stock on a Chinese type 56 SKS
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2020, 05:30:10 PM »
I love the pair of Hakim's I have... Like shooting a really loud railroad tie with little recoil.
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Re: Refinished stock on a Chinese type 56 SKS
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2020, 06:28:56 PM »
As nice as that looks, nobody will ever believe that it came from Sweaty Ben.
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Re: Refinished stock on a Chinese type 56 SKS
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2020, 09:39:07 PM »
Quote from: klp5353 on December 10, 2020, 04:15:10 PM
A guy wanted to trade for it, and I ended up doing a straight trade for a Egyptian Hakim.

I think I did alright, though the Hakim is nowhere near as fun to shoot as an SKS.

Seems like Hakims are going for around $800 these days, so yeah, I’d say you did alright  thumb1
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Re: Refinished stock on a Chinese type 56 SKS
« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2020, 09:39:18 PM »
The cosmoline photos definitely take me back, mine was absolutely plastered, too.

That stock is beautiful...can you take us through the process?
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Re: Refinished stock on a Chinese type 56 SKS
« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2020, 11:52:42 PM »
Quote from: klp5353 on December 10, 2020, 12:41:16 PM
Greetings,

I can almost smell the cosmoline looking at those pictures. Sadly this rifle is no longer mine, as I traded it away.

You did save the cosmoline... :o thats like doe in heat to some of us.... chuckles1

Looks................looked pretty good.  thumb1
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