So I was on the old world wide web looking for guns to buy
and I came across a good deal on a ole mossberg 500.I met
the guy with gun the gun and he was asking 125 so I took
the gun home for a hundred dollar bill.I got the shotgun
back to my house and found that it was a lil rough to say
the least.The finish was worn off on various parts of the
gun,the mag tube was rusted and last but not least it had
gigantic scope mounts jb welded to the tapped part of the
reciever.
So first off I just wanted to make this a cheapo HD shotgun.I
tackled the big part of the work first by gettin the damn
scope mounts off.At first I tried to grind off the mounts with
a knockoff dremel tool.It took forever and still wasn't
working.So finally one night I looked at my trusty hammer
and gave three wacks and both of them suckers flew off.
Next I basically took my dremel and sanded/ground my
recievers scratches and any other inconsistantcies in the
finish.I needed to cut the 28" vent rib barrel so it would be
good to protect my house.I got out the measuring tape and
made my mark at 18.5" and got to cutting.I used a standard
hacksaw and made rounded cuts on the barrel.It sounds
intimidating but it was easy to get a nice looking cut.After
that I took my rotary tool and ground down the cut so it was
nice and smooth.Finally the gun was disassembled and
sanded down,taped up and ready for paint.
I wanted to keep this deal as cheap as possible so instead of
a $30 duracote kit I opted for rustolem high heat engine
enamle in flat black($5.50).I simply hung the reciever/barrel
in my basement on a coat hanger and got down to
business.I did about 4 coats waiting 15 minutes between
each coat.So in a nutshell it took me an hour to refinish the
500.The gun was dry to the touch in an hour and was
reassembled the next day and ready for action.
So with all that being said I think i did a real good job on
this lil project.I am really proud of this gun and had a lot of
fun fixin it up.The whole revamp was done with a $12
dremel knockoff from harbor freight tools,a hacksaw and a
can of fancy spraypaint.The gun came out with a nice
smooth matte black finish and is ready to deliver 9 .25
caliber pellets in one shot to any unwelcome houseguests!
I am now constantly searching for other guns to refinish
because I know what I can do.
before
http://i53.tinypic.com/25g3r77.jpg
After
http://i53.tinypic.com/2h3o13t.jpg
http://i53.tinypic.com/mreko9.jpg
and I came across a good deal on a ole mossberg 500.I met
the guy with gun the gun and he was asking 125 so I took
the gun home for a hundred dollar bill.I got the shotgun
back to my house and found that it was a lil rough to say
the least.The finish was worn off on various parts of the
gun,the mag tube was rusted and last but not least it had
gigantic scope mounts jb welded to the tapped part of the
reciever.
So first off I just wanted to make this a cheapo HD shotgun.I
tackled the big part of the work first by gettin the damn
scope mounts off.At first I tried to grind off the mounts with
a knockoff dremel tool.It took forever and still wasn't
working.So finally one night I looked at my trusty hammer
and gave three wacks and both of them suckers flew off.
Next I basically took my dremel and sanded/ground my
recievers scratches and any other inconsistantcies in the
finish.I needed to cut the 28" vent rib barrel so it would be
good to protect my house.I got out the measuring tape and
made my mark at 18.5" and got to cutting.I used a standard
hacksaw and made rounded cuts on the barrel.It sounds
intimidating but it was easy to get a nice looking cut.After
that I took my rotary tool and ground down the cut so it was
nice and smooth.Finally the gun was disassembled and
sanded down,taped up and ready for paint.
I wanted to keep this deal as cheap as possible so instead of
a $30 duracote kit I opted for rustolem high heat engine
enamle in flat black($5.50).I simply hung the reciever/barrel
in my basement on a coat hanger and got down to
business.I did about 4 coats waiting 15 minutes between
each coat.So in a nutshell it took me an hour to refinish the
500.The gun was dry to the touch in an hour and was
reassembled the next day and ready for action.
So with all that being said I think i did a real good job on
this lil project.I am really proud of this gun and had a lot of
fun fixin it up.The whole revamp was done with a $12
dremel knockoff from harbor freight tools,a hacksaw and a
can of fancy spraypaint.The gun came out with a nice
smooth matte black finish and is ready to deliver 9 .25
caliber pellets in one shot to any unwelcome houseguests!
I am now constantly searching for other guns to refinish
because I know what I can do.
before
http://i53.tinypic.com/25g3r77.jpg
After
http://i53.tinypic.com/2h3o13t.jpg
http://i53.tinypic.com/mreko9.jpg