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I was TDY abot 2 months ago, and while I was bored one day I stumbled upon a series of YouTube videos that a guy made showing how to strip the stock of a Mosin-Nagant and then refinish it with linseed oil. I never liked the shellac on my Mosin-Nagant, so I thought I would give it a try. Well I did so yesterday and I think it turned out ok. My particular Mosin-Nagant is a 1929 hex receiver that was originally a dragoon model, but then it was converted to the 91/30 standard that the Soviets pretty much used after 1930. Here are the before pics: Here are the pics after I stripped the shellac but before I oiled the stock: Here is the finished product completely assembled: This was very easy to do, and it only took a few hours of my time yesterday. Overall, I am pleased with the finished product. I could have done a little better job with some of the stripping and then applying the oil, but it looks good. If I end up with another Mosin-Nagant I may do this again.

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Look dude, it's pretty clear you're way out of your lane. Hows about you just STFU and move on, mmmkay? We all bust each other's chops when shit goes sideways, but the fact is we aren't flying 180 pax +bags from MSP to DFW. No matter what we do or how much we prepare, sometimes our shit does, in fact, stink. It may surprise you to learn that there are a few platforms out there that are responsible for more than just an ILS 16 full stop when we zip up our pajamas. Maybe not. What I do know, is that this job isn't easy, and sometimes people fuck up. Sometimes with fatal consequences. There are far better pilots than I will ever be who now have an address in Arlington, VA. I've made my share of mistakes in this business and have come out clean, but I don't confuse my good luck with invincibility. I don't know what you do, FlyBoy, but it's pretty clear your experience in a tactical environment is limited to avoiding tipping the baggers at the commissary on a Tuesday afternoon. I am fucking tired of reading posts from whiny bitches passing judgement on their brothers without so much as a tenth of an hour in their shoes. Every single community has its challenges, and until you've been there, you just don't know what they are. Those B-1 guys didn't wake up thinking they were going to put their airplane on its belly in Diego Garcia. The guy flying the C-5 at Dover didn't didn't say, "Fuck it, I only need 2 motors for this landing." How many F-16 pilots do you think decided to roll & pull into terrain? As long as there are humans defying gravity with extreme prejudice, the lucky ones will ride out their golden years knowing they got away with one at some point in their careers. Some are not so fortunate. There is one thing that I can say with confidence: flying a tactical airplane in Afghanistan is not easy. Should these guys have been able to grease that airplane on with no problem? Sure, but I can think of dozens of times that I've landed on that very runway near the end of a max duty day on the backside of a trip turn out of OAIX. I dont care how many eyes you watered on your midphase check in UPT, that shit ain't easy. It's late, and God damn this Tullamore Dew is delicious, but how about a little perspective around here, eh? Fucking hell.