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My wife snapped this one.
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I hope my hand is steady enough to not slip out and run the tool across the stock out side the border. That can be a pain to fix. Don't ask me how I know! This stock is from my wife's rifle and it is a limited run made in 1997 for Wal-mart stores believe it or not. 2000 made and they are engraved and has gold inlays of squirrels on the side. I believe the AWL was for American Wild Life. They were half octagon half round barrels and to most folks they are beautiful to look at. I am more traditional and like the more toned down rifles. I have seen some eyes get pretty big when I pull one of these out at the range. This is her rifle in the front and my 1897 Century Limited in the back. It is the same as hers except mine has the gold fox on one side and John Marlin in gold on the other side. Who ever done the checkering on her rifle at Marlin should have went to Henry Firearms school and learned how to do it right. Henry gets it right with their wood work and checkering if they would just use a more clear finish and get away from that dark finish that hides the grain.RetiredSeabee wrote:You must have a steady hand and loads of patience. Looking forward to seeing the project progress.