being a fan of the old rem pumps, especially carbines, i picked up an old, tired 14R in 30 rem about 10 years ago. it had seen better days. mechanically good but the wood had some cracks, the buttplate was loose and the metal had been stripped of all blue at some point. i stuck it in the safe for years and decided to revive it this winter. being as how it had been drilled and tapped on top and sides, and its condition, i figured it was not going to be a collector gun. i had my gunsmith hotblue it and i did the wood myself. i used acraglass on the cracks and redrilled the buttplate holes and put dowells in to rebuild the screw holes. i used acraglass on the pump handle and rebuilt a pretty serious crack in the underside of it. after taking off the remainder of the old wood finish with light sandpaper and a light touch, i made up a 50/50 blend of waterbased walnut and mahogany stains til i got it looking pretty close to original. after a few coats of that i used about 7-8 coats of truoil with steel wool in between. then i used the birchwood casey stock conditioner to take the gloss off and make it a satin finish like original. all in all it came out really good and i am very pleased with the results. wood to metal fit is great and the old metal took the hotblue really nice. the gun didn't need any buffing so the lettering is still sharp and crisp. after i got it put back together, i took it out back and put about 10 shots into a fist sized group at 50 yards with the irons. this little old pump made in 1927 and rebuilt in 2013 is ready for another generation or two.
this is a before shot of it on top along with some of its brothers. 14R's in 30 and 35 and 141R in 32.
and after a rebuild
this is a before shot of it on top along with some of its brothers. 14R's in 30 and 35 and 141R in 32.

and after a rebuild

