Watching the build thread that Mattgunguy has going, inspired me to dig out this old gun again. It belonged to my late wifes paternal grandpa, so it was important to her, even though she never saw it functional. My wife died, and then her dad died a couple years later, so my MIL gave the guns to me and my son. This one means a lot to my son, because he knows that it was important to his mom. I asked my son if he wanted it left alone, or for me to try fixing it up a bit, and he said that he'd prefer for it to work and for the wood to look better. (Some pics will be out of order).

When I got it, the action was stuck in this position;




The stock had been sanded down, and then some pencil lines drawn on it, and there was no butt plate.









I sanded it down,





...asked about it on here, and then bought some Urethane.



I took it out on the back porch, and put the finish on it.





I ordered a reproduction butt plate and some screws for it. It doesn't match the curve, and it's a bit too long, but I cranked it down so now at least it has a butt plate.





Edit;
We did our weekly shopping trip this afternoon, and I bought this can of spray for the forearm. Do you think it'll match the stock?

Receiver pics, from 2019. I soaked it in solvent, and got it loose enough that the action would close.










Receiver pics from 2022/4/19

The mag tube is pretty rough, and the cap is held in with a splinter of wood and a cross-threaded screw.







Edit;
Thanks to @Mattgunguy, I already have a couple replacement parts for the forearm. Thank you!
I plan to keep all of the old parts with the gun, so that my son has all of it.
Mag tube cap and clamp





I haven't yet figured out how to get the wood off the slide, so that I can spray it. (Assuming the spray I just posted in the top post is the right stuff).

The barrel is dinged up, but I don't think there's anything that would make it unsafe. I need to give the bore a good cleaning, so I can get a better idea of condition.
    The ring that the mag tube goes through is split, but looks like it's supposed to be that way. (Beveled edges).

I tried heat on some plastic handgun stocks once, and curled them beyond repair. I understand what you're saying, but my skills with such things are very limited. I'd be too afraid of messing it up, and it's irreplaceable to my son. I only did the stock because it was already stripped and drawn on, so there was little chance of me making it worse.
When I'm sure what all I'll need, I will try them. I've heard of Numrich before.

Thanks, everyone. I'm going to keep updating above.

I'll keep you updated as I go.  I just went on the Winchester site to look for info on this gun, and it was made in 1906.

I just got the forearm end cap unscrewed, so now I can finish the wood. I just need to find out first whether the two types of Urethane will look the same. (Both are satin, but the first one was Spar Urethane and the new one is Polyurethane).

Hmmmm, I'll have to consider that. Thanks.

I sprayed the forearm a few minutes ago. It doesn't match the stock, which looks deeper and more glossy, but it's better than it was. My daughter might take me to Lowe's later this week, and if so I'll see if I can get more of that Spar Urethane.

First coat;





Second coat;



Comparison;

My daughter took me to Lowe's today, and I got a can of the same Spar Urethane that I used on the stock. If it doesn't rain too much tomorrow, I'll go outside and put a coat on the forearm.



I also ordered a couple of the screws that are missing. I still need one more, but it's out of stock at all the places that list it somewhat cheaply. I'll get everything else done, and then check for that again. (Almost $50 for one little screw).

Working on it, and I think that the finishes will match. It's definitely already a closer match.

They match well.

Thanks.

I'm happy with the finish now;


I'm not sure that I'll get the gun to work. There are problems, beyond missing screws, and I don't think that I can fix them. It may just need a bunch more replacement parts, and I don't think my son wants to change it that much. I have a couple of the missing screws ordered, but I need to find several more.

The mag tube won't go through the ring, so the front can't be locked to the receiver. I also need to get a screw for the barrel locking ring key.




The mag tube is pretty messed up on the end. It mostly works, with the new cap from MattGunGuy, but one of the holes is so messed up that the screw won't seat. I'll have to get a small rat-tail file and ream it out.





I tried cocking the hammer back, and it won't catch at all. I held it back and moved the bolt, which slid easily, then after pushing that forward and releasing the hammer I pushed up on the carrier. It went up, and is now stuck there. Also several screws missing on the receiver.

A couple of the screws arrived today.

The cartridge guide stop screw went in just fine;


The barrel chamber ring retaining screw won't go in. The ring must not be lined up properly, so I may have to look at breaking it loose. I may not though, because that could lead to more problems when trying to loosen the other screw, and line the whole thing up again.



I tried putting the screw in upside down, and it threaded right in, so the problem is not messed up threads.

The adjusting sleeve lock screw arrived today, so that just leaves a few more. I showed my son what I've done, and the screws that I've ordered, and also told him that I'm not replacing the mag tube and whatever it needs internally to make it function. I told him that I'm getting it better looking, with the wood protected now, and replacing the smaller parts, but the bigger parts are up to him if he wants to change it that much. He agreed, and said that he likes what I'm doing.

It won't be functional, but it won't be a pile of pieces in the safe anymore. I'll post final pics, once I get all of the screws.

When I was at Walmart yesterday, I got the small files I needed to work on the mag tube. The end was bent/twisted enough that one of the screws wouldn't go in. I filed it just enough to seat that screw.