[Restore Broomhandle Mauser]

Thanks for the tips and advice, everyone. A broken arm (Friday) has back-burnered my Mauser project for now. I’ll post pics as soon as I can aim a camera. Thanks again to my TNGO friends!

[Restore Broomhandle Mauser]

On 5/23/2018 at 2:09 PM, No_0ne said:

From strictly a collectability and value perspective, leave it alone.  Unmolested, unrestored pieces are typically sought after by collectors more so than guns that have been "prettied up". As an heirloom, you may have a completely different objective for it, and that's understandable, just be aware that the next person who owns it may not feel the same.  In that case, it's likely that any restoration done to it now may highly reduce its value in the future.  In regards to your original question, you might have better luck on some of the collector boards, like gunboards.com. Good luck with whatever you decide to do with it ...

Thanks for the advice. I hoped to make it functional, less worried about cosmetics, I just wanted to shoot the thing. Looks like it’s back to the drawing board. Thanks for the info, much appreciated!

[Restore Broomhandle Mauser]

Anyone in the Nashville area that restores broomhandle Mausers? This is a family piece handed down to me and it's in rough shape but I'd like to try and restore it. Any recommendations will be appreciated.

[Push back from a new group O didn't see coming.]

Watch what happens when black clergymen and women speak 'truth to power', as the libs love to say. They are censored by the lap dogs in the media and ignored by the liberal political chattering class. And they call us racists. We all know the MSM would be running this on a non-stop loop if the President had a R by his name.

Thanks JTM for posting this. I'm spreading the word and the link as fast as I can.

[Want to welcome one of my buds, dblscale!]

welcome, but let's cut to the chase, Glock or 1911?

Thanks for the welcome. Mike's right; I like both. Life's too short- why limit the fun?

[Want to welcome one of my buds, dblscale!]

Thanks much. A little late I know; still figuring the site out.