Refinishing a Mosin M44

[bripro]

I fully understand that refinishing older guns generally devalues them. That said, refinishing and already refinished older gun shouldn’t raise too many eyebrows.

When I bought this M44 the original reddish hue was already replaced with a walnut looking stain job. It looked good and was done decently enough but I decided to redo it more for a project than anything else.

It was just a matter of removing the old finish, applying a few coats of Minwax number 225, red mahogany, and then topping it off with a few coats of tru oil. Patience is always key making sure everything is fully dry before taking the next step. I know it may appear too glossy for some but it is to my liking and if I change my mind some triple zero steel wool is already on hand.

Thanks for looking and as always, all comments good or bad are always appreciated, Brian

[jthrelf]

Wow, looks excellent! I'd keep the shine personally - I like it.

[Hodgie]

Looks good.
The Russians used Amber shellac in order to get that reddish look.

[GOYABEAN]

Sweet looking Boomstick

[gghbi]

Nice job, nothing wrong with that change, it looks better with the more reddish color you used in my opinion.

[Hoppy]

I like it a lot. Similar to what I did to my yugo Mauser 20 years ago.

[CoalcrackerAl]

Looks great. Nice job. I redid the furniture on my 91/30. Before and after in the pics.
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[DrillNFill]

Looks good man
My Mosin refinish project didn't come out nearly as nice

[bripro]

Thanks everybody for looking and taking the time to respond. It was somewhat fun bringing it up to par. Definitely a test of patience allowing 24 hours between coats. I’m Thanks everybody for looking and taking the time to respond. It was somewhat fun bringing it up to par. Definitely a test of patience allowing 24 hours between coats.

[jthrelf]

Thanks everybody for looking and taking the time to respond. It was somewhat fun bringing it up to par. Definitely a test of patience allowing 24 hours between coats. I’m Thanks everybody for looking and taking the time to respond. It was somewhat fun bringing it up to par. Definitely a test of patience allowing 24 hours between coats.

You're welcome - enjoy it! You're welcome - enjoy it!