Refinished my 720

[McFarmer]

I picked this up a while ago, neat shotgun I plan to put in the trap rotation.

 

[That1uncle1776]

Damn! Love the wood!

 

[McFarmer]

Damn! Love the wood!

Yeah, those folks back in today liked to use the dark stain. Take that off and the wood looks really nice.

 

[McFarmer]

Also did the wood on the 311A.

 

[That1uncle1776]

How old is the 311?

 

[McFarmer]

How old is the 311?

I’d have to look, mid 1940s if I remember correctly.

The 720 is probably late 1930s, they didn’t keep track very well from what I understand.

 

[remy3424]

Nice work

 

[Bob Peters]

I love the engraving on it. Those old game scenes are my favorite.

 

[Chessie 67]

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Love that solid rib!

 

[redcows]

Great job. Is the bluing on the 720 original? Now you have me thinking about my grandfathers model 11.

 

[redcows]

Love that solid rib!

Agreed, I have that on the old mans model 12. Really adds something.

 

[McFarmer]

Great job. Is the bluing on the 720 original? Now you have me thinking about my grandfathers model 11.

Thanks. No, the reblue was done by Simmons in Kansas City. It is a hobby of mine to take older shotguns and do some restoration on them. I just do the wood and recoil pads.

I have two model 11s. Something about that humpback design that really puts me on the target. I don’t have an Auto-five, these clones sell for reasonable money.

This one and one of the Remingtons have solid ribs, they make for good trap guns. Lots of younger folks really look when they hear them cycle. They are heavy enough the recoil is lighter than you would think.

 

[BrdHntr]

Great job McFarmer! I was wondering about the metal finish as well - it looked as new - they did a great job as well! I too appreciate those older guns & bringing them back to life - although I’m usually more in the late 50’s-early 80’s era

 

[BrdHntr]

Beretta 302 recut checkering & refinished about 2 months ago; recoil pad was toast so ordered a Beretta butt plate & pachmayr spacer - those guns had tapered buttstocks so a standard grind to fit recoil pad would not flex to the contour

 

[redcows]

I had Simmons do 2 M12s for me back in the 80s. Ribs and blue. Always quality work. What struck me on the 720 was the sharpness of the engraving. Sometimes that gets lost on the redo.

 

[McFarmer]

I had Simmons do 2 M12s for me back in the 80s. Ribs and blue. Always quality work. What struck me on the 720 was the sharpness of the engraving. Sometimes that gets lost on the redo.

The engraving on this is much deeper than any other I have seen. The metal wasn’t very pitted, just worn, and I told them I was willing to stand some blemishes for keeping the engraving sharp.

I feel this is the nicest engraving I’ve seen in a common shotgun, much better than the model 11s.

The finish on the wood was also particularly tough. Generally it takes two applications of Citristrip, this took four.

The forearm was cracked but I think I got it together well enough.