I didn't do the scratch, which is sometimes ever more difficult to swallow. My son-in-law was using my Henry when it happened. He had a friend over that day for their range time, and in moving around some other rifles, he knocked one into my Big Boy. Trying to repair the scratch/gouge, my son-in-law did a good job sanding it out, and it's so smooth the scratch can't even be seen --- other than all the missing stain on the forearm!! This first Big Boy "scratch" was the size I wrote in the subject line.
But the story has a good ending, which once again showcases Henry's fine CS. I contacted Tom Kotz to ask what kind of stain I could get from them to re-finish this forearm again. Instead of working on my inquiry, he sent me a new Big Boy forearm at no charge. And it was an easy and fun project to change out the scratched stock with a new one. Henry just doesn't fail to go that extra mile....or two....or three....or four......
Here are a couple of scratch photos. Glad this rifle forearm was "restored" by Henry!
Steve wrote:Got the Big Boy 45 out of the gun cabinet a little while ago. Just to wipe it down and work the action so I could marvel at how smooth it is.
I found a new scratch in the forearm, no doubt happened when I was retrieving or replacing another rifle in the cabinet. All my guns are for shooting so dings and scratches just happen. I try to avoid scratches, but it is carved in stone somewhere that my stuff is gonna get scratched.
