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Offline Rogmatt

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« on: April 26, 2004, 10:11:04 AM »
I found an old, rusty, chipped, scrapped up Stevens 94 12 Ga. at a pawn shop. I stripped the wood & refinished it with Minwax ebony stain, removed the rust and brought out the color casing. The stock is backed up by a Wingmaster vented recoil pad and then covered with a Pach. slip on recoil pad. Length of pull is about 2 1/2" longer. Ordered some other small parts then found a 36" 10 Ga. goose barrel made to fit a Stevens and some minor fitting I made it fit perfectly. Don't see many or any 10 ga. Stevens 94. I tested it on Sat. and I was surprised how well my recoil system worked. Felt almost spungy. I know it may not be worth much to some but to me it is and will pass it down to my son. Paid 45.00 for it then went to work on it for 2 months. This gun is huge
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« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2004, 10:44:18 AM »
I imagine those pictures don't do the wood justice!  Very nice checkering on the butt stock!  Does the forend have the same checkering?

Man, they sure don't make them like they used to!

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« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2004, 10:58:12 AM »
Scruffy, yes, the bottom of the forend has some diamond looking checkering in perfect condition. I should have taken a before photo. Finish was horrible with minor dings & lots of scratches. I stripped it with steel wool until all was smooth. Gun is heavy which helps with the recoil. I was about to order the SB2 32C H&R when I decided to do this. I hope you all will forgive me for that, but I love that 36" barrel.

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« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2004, 11:12:29 AM »
Hey, you don't ever need to apologize for restoring an old gun to it's rightful condition, especially an old 10 gauge long barrelled goose gun!!!   :-)

Is it a full choke (I assume)?  Have you patterned that bad boy yet?  Does it have a 3.5" chamber (are all 10 gauges 3.5"?).  Man, I'm drooling!

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« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2004, 11:35:01 AM »
Let me tell you how to get one. Hit the pawn shops & find a Stevens with wood in decent condition. Refinish then order the 10 ga Aftermarket (stevens 94 never did have 10 ga) from egunparts .com for 59.00. You will also need to order the spring and latch pin. They will tell you what you need. My son & I had to grind the ejector down a bit to make it fit properly. These are 36" 10ga barrels made to fit Stevens 94 but require minor fitting, Revelation 350, Sears 101.1, Savage 94, they are all the same gun. Make sure the forearm is the type that screws into the barrel. Many Stevens have a pop-on. If you can't find a gun with screw on, egunparts.com has the matching forearm to go with the barrel. The shopping was fun because these guns in decent condition can be bought for less than 70.00. Like I said, I got mine for 45.00. the shop was full of guns, he was not taking in any more, and was desperate to move some. egunparts.com has every part for this gun if needed. I shot a paper turkey pattern at about 65 yards with #4 Winchester 10ga lead . I got 6 or 7 shots in the upper body area. All modern 10 ga is 3.5  this gun is 3.5" chamber or I would not have got it. You can complete this project for less than 100.00. Show me your photo when you are done. I don't know if this gun is Full or Mod., No markings for that, but it is one of the 2.

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« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2004, 11:37:16 AM »
I should have used Hevi-shot.

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« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2004, 04:01:34 AM »
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I should have used Hevi-shot.


 :wink:  8)

I'd like to see the 10 ga. hevishot #5 pattern from a 36" barrel at 40 yards!!!

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« Reply #7 on: April 27, 2004, 06:35:40 AM »
Looks good Rogmatt...I like the look of that wood.
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« Reply #8 on: April 27, 2004, 09:24:31 AM »
wow that turned out nice. be sure to post pics on how that old remington turns out, and keep up all the good work.
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