NOTICE: This was an April fools joke, to those who watch regularly it makes sense. If you don't normally watch this channel, welcome aboard. You might learn something.....Just Sayin

"Back when they made chemicals that'd turn your other eyebrow white." 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Just about died laughing when he said, "recover the choke tubes without messing up the patina."

The moment you looked inside and said, light surface rust, I hoped I'd found someone to buy my Alfa Romeo.

"But that fake ass guy with the cool music and rubber gloves could fix it with a toothbrush, and cold blue etc..." we've all seen the bullshit videos. Countless thanks to Mark and the team for all your actual hard work and sharing such priceless knowledge for the next generation of gunsmiths. And happy April fool's

Truly a gun that was lost in a tragic boating accident.

I love how Mark subtlety increased the ridiculous. I mean, at first I was very skeptical. But about half way through I was like, this has to be a joke, right? And then came the checkering thing and I was finally sure.

Mark's so darn good that he turned a rusted out Beretta into a beautiful blued Browning!!! AMAZING!!!!!!!!!

Ha, a weapon that ACTUALLY got lost boating. Nice Mark, real nice.

I wondered what the Hell you were doing until I remembered tomorrow's date....well done!

Shoulda waited till Sat. (April 1) to release this.😀 You had me

This was actually pretty hilarious And it took me longer to realize it was satire than I would care to admit

I was becoming very, very confused. The part about the customer wanting you preserve the patina on the choke tubes was a big "WTF?" moment. Like, what patina? And why are the choke tubes so important to preserve anyway? My biggest "WTF?" moment was seeing the wire wheel used on the action. I was appalled! Shelton stalls out the wire wheel trying to clear the screw head, and you look on with approval. "You think maybe we need a more powerful grinding wheel?" No! Oh god, no! Surely not! The WTFery in this video really had me going. "So here we have an amazingly recreated shotgun. It's completely done and filmed in broad daylight so you can see all of its hues and colors." Ha ha, now I get it, and I know there are countless hints I missed because I'm not well-versed in all this stuff.

1) Spray rusting agent on new gun. 2) Start filming "restoration video". 3) Attempt to cycle action to demonstrate damage. 4) Hammer pins and components apart (usually sped up with mice vocals). 5) Grind or soak components in evaporust. 6) Reassemble. 7) Shoot with gloves on. 8) Much KZfaq profit and gunsmith learning.

Mr Novak : repeatedly hits fore-end with a hammer. ... Also Mr Novak : "There seems to have been a pre-existing flaw in the wood that caused it to crack." Hmmm...

JFC Marks dry humor is top notch. "Storing your firearms in salt water remember to store them muzzle down". 😂😂

Nice video brother thanks, I enjoy your sense of humour and have respect for taking on an apprentice 😂 without people like you willing to teach the younger generation the skills and knowledge you’ve taken a lifetime to Aquire would be lost forever

... when the April 1st video posts early ...

beautiful patina on that one, it's almost a shame to disturb it. Maybe you should have just hung it on the wall under a sign saying "NO!" just so you can point at it when a real basket-case comes through the shop.

Mark trolling a 12 min video is legit what I stay for😂

Haha! Good parody of all the rusted relic rehabs on KZfaq! All that gun needed was the wood replaced and a new receiver. Of course, a new set of barrels also goes without saying. In other words, there was nothing worth saving.

Laughed the whole way through!

I'm still crying from laughter! That's not rusted through the barrel, that' a Maryland Magnaport!

I have a feeling this was supposed to be scheduled for Saturday

"There seems to have been a preexisting flaw" will be my new excuse.

i love the acting, you guys were really selling it for a while there. I was laughing. Great vid!

Gunbroker listing - "RARE. Only used 1 season. Blueing shows 98.7%." *Has Reserve*

Aren't you worried that finger oils might damage the finish? It probably could've been salvaged if you were wearing gloves.

A bit of detritus... Solder on a new barrel. Awesome stuff. Thanks for the video Mark.

You know you're pushing hard enough when you stall the wire wheel.

Happy April Fools to you too Mark.

I would not have guessed it was only in the water 6 months. Looked more like a couple of years.

From now on I am ending all my remote meetings with the phrase: "CARBON BASED LIFEFORM SIGNING OFF!"

Looked like a Stoeger... if so, it wasn't "dropped" overboard, it was thrown! Should make an excellent tomato stake! 😂

Nothing beats the magical repairing hammer. Polished urethane hammer faces!

I knew you were pulling my leg from the get-go. That made my day.

The real joke is that Mark actually fixes the gun. That video will come out on April 1st

Too early, April Fools is two days away. You just cannot fool all the people all the time.

As soon as he cracked the wood carelessly I was like: "This is a joke." This thing will never shoot again.

This was great. When he said we will see if it needs to be reblued was hilarious

Not only are these videos amazing to watch, but the dry humor is hilarious.

Solid laughter, thanks Mark! (and the apprentice)

When I saw the apprentice working on it I knew it was a joke.

Further proof that guns are frequently lost in boating accidents

Love the humor! That mess can be useful for "practice" without the worry of messing up a fine firearm. Well, to a degree.......

You had us in the first...um....16 seconds, and then we knew it was a ruse.

Kroil is the best!!! Any product where the warnings on the can take up more space than any branding or product info and comes with an MSDS is good for me. I swear by the stuff.

What a great sense of humour.

Should've posted this on April 1st 🤪

Absolute best April Fool’s video I’ve seen. Thanks for the laugh.

You had me up until about 75% through the video. I was saying "I know he's talented but, dang!" Bravo guys! Happy (early) April fools lol

Hilarious. Loved every minute of it.

Amongst the FINEST content anywhere on the interwebnets - Many Thanks Mr Novak. You're Magnificent! Peace & Easter Greetings from the UK.

Only a hammer with an extra fine polish job will fix that thing. 😂 Thanks for the content, guys. 🤙🏽

The first few seconds of looking at that weapon I thought, Mark isn't Jesus and that shotgun isn't Lazarus...

“We’ll just solder that later….”

I'm beginning to think that the Grand Carbon Based Lifeform is getting a bit irritated by the youtubers that are "restoring" globs of rust.

Everyone needs to be giving Sheldon a big round of applause. Steady hand and a dream apprenticeship,.

Two months early with your April Fool's day video?😀

"...light surface rust..." 🤪

You know April 1st is tomorrow, not today.

I also prefer the water-based oils....KY on a slide action works great!

Repairing a firearm in this condition is surprisingly easy. Simply throw it away and buy a new one.

...and you did that whole 12 minutes with a straight face, until the end...you're tha best...

Any repair that starts with Percussive Maintenance has my attention.

I did a Winchester Model 12 that had been in the water for about a week. Fresh Water and cold fresh water at that. The stocks were the most work. Dried them out for a few months and then fixed a few splits. It's not 100% now but there was no pitting on the exposed metal, so the metal is near 100%.

I spent this whole video saying there's no way😂😂😂 Mark your bloody carbon based legend 🍻

Meanwhile I'm the background making a matchlock through all those shenanigans 😂

I'm watching this well after April Fool's and I have to say Mark, my opinion of you is so high that I thought it was legit until the very end. 😂 You're a magician, so can you blame me? Lol.

"Looks like we turned this into an acryglas video" ! 🤣

APRIL FOOL!!!

This was posted two days too early it seams.

THANKS FOR THE FUNNY ,ON SUCH A DARK DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY. I KNEW IT WAS BEYOND REPAIR. YOU STILL HAVE THE GREATEST JOB ON EARTH.

Are you now doing the hopelessly rusty restoration videos? I'll bet if you boil it about 10 minutes 95% of the blued finish will come back!

I could taste the rust through the screen.

Now the ATF will know guns can be recovered from boating acidents. Noooo!

With tongue in cheek and cigar in mouth, Mark just treated us to a steaming crock of Glock for April Fool's Day. Well done, indeed.

Nice little shot across the bows, on some the Utube gun restoration videos! 😂

Thought this was an April fools joke a few days early.

Damn you Mark novak you made me piss myself laughing you my man have caught all the hack "Restorers" of firearms on youtube and made fun of everyone of them. Your the best LOL

You’re two days early with this video!!!

Saltwater Gunmites are voracious eaters. If left undisturbed, a colony can consume up to three pounds of gun in just one year.

Love your deadpan delivery. I was thinking if anyone could bring that shotgun back to life, it is Mark Novak.

That took longer to realise than id like to admit. My excuse is this Video was uploaded on March 31. in MY timezone.

When the wood busted and it was Amber Glass time, I finally understood it was all just B.S. lololol 🤣

You need a sponsor get that Cigar Company to sponsor you

aren't we a couple days early for this?

Im so happy you made this episode!!

this conent is absolutly gold. i have been waiting a long time for a rusty rescue like this and oh boy did you deliver. bravo.

To the haters: Mark is a master. Watched all his videos, starting when I was still in the Army, and it really helped me out as a gunsmith just 3 years in now. Also, you're mad at a dude who simply doesn't care that you're mad haha. Considering his body of work on KZfaq, and all the knowledge he has, and all the work he's put into passing along that knowledge and experience -if you don't like it, go take your shitshow somewhere else. Or not, nobody really cares what you guys do.

Well done........You had me going there for a minute until the holes in the barrel. ...Carry on....as I know you will😅

The skill of using a big ball pien gently isn't taught anymore

April 1st came a bit early this year 😁

Wat an awesome sense of humor you have. Best episode ever.

But I thought you were going to get the choke tubes out.

This dropped two days early 😂

Ha! Ha! Ha! The Type I VW goes under all 18 wheels of a semi. "Aw, that'll buff right out."

Beyond redemption. Well done.

LMFAO!!! The sad thing is I have had customers bring me a job like that AND think it should be around a hundred bucks to do. Nope, not gonna touch it, sorry not sorry!!

Mr. Novak, you get the damndest projects, kudos to your knowledge.