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    Posted: April 08 2025 at 10:18am

Finally took this ol gal apart for cleaning. She is a greasy mess under the wood. Bolt and magazine were packed with grease. Great shape, just slow to clean up. I do have to address the draws, though. My big question is why repair the foreend cracks if you are not going to fix the draws? Bit of an oversight there.
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I guess they could see the forend, but not the draws?Clap
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ill watch your progress , this looks like a big job to me but then ive not done any projects in the last 10 years 
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Looks like it spent some time in Inja's sunny clime.
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Not sure why I never thought of it before, but today I ordered some sheet brass. Just a 6"x2" sheet that is 1/8" thick. Perfect thickness for making brass plates for the draws. Pretty cheap, too.
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excellent idea , find some nice small brass screws and you got it made 
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Oddly "Lowes" may have those in the specialty fastenings section of Hardware.
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