[rozziboy18]

not to long ago i picked up a weeeeelll used marlin 60 from a local pawn shope for the low low price of 75 biguns! i have ben wanting to restore a rifle for a while now and the marlin fit the bill to test out some ideas i had and for good practice. first off, im not looking for feedback or anything i just wanted to post my work so others can do the same.


problems:
dull finish
f2f's of all kinds
jams
wouldent group
scratches in the blueing
scratches in the receiver




lets start the pics off with the receiver poor think had a rough life!
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu314/ROZZIBOY18/2011-01-01_22-44-22_44.jpg

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu314/ROZZIBOY18/2011-01-01_21-39-15_986.jpg

the upper trigger mec was no exception! looks like about 4000 no 400000 rounds with no cleaning. this thing was awful!
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu314/ROZZIBOY18/2010-12-30_12-14-26_688.jpg

the barrel had som interesting spots where it was missing the blueing
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu314/ROZZIBOY18/2010-12-30_12-13-45_824.jpg

the bolt was just as bad as the trigger group
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu314/ROZZIBOY18/2010-12-30_12-13-57_96.jpg
little rust action
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu314/ROZZIBOY18/2010-12-30_12-16-33_501.jpg

sooo thats what i started with and the end product was worth the 100.00 and the experiance.

i started by flat sanding the receiver's sides to give it a two tone look. then i repainted the top of the receiver.
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu314/ROZZIBOY18/2011-01-01_22-19-19_913.jpg

next the barrel and its questionable markings. simple stuff here, striped it, sanded it with 400 and bc super blue and blened with 0000 steal wool
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu314/ROZZIBOY18/2011-01-02_22-32-04_757.jpg

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu314/ROZZIBOY18/2011-01-02_22-44-40_792.jpg

i forgot to take pics of the trigger mec rebuild, but heres the run down. i completly tore down the trigger mec and cleaned it. i the gave the feed ramp and good polishing and angling. lastly i tore down the bolt and recut just slightly the arms. thats when i found that the feed bar spring was bent slightly down. i bent it back up to where it needed to be.

next i gave the barrel a good two hours of attention with a combo of bore tech cu+2 and shooters choice lead remover.

then i started in on the stock, wet sanding the whole thing lightly with 2000 grit. i then polished the stock with blue magic metal polish and cotton cloth and gave it a healthy coat of wax.

side note: i have noticed that the older marlin stocks seem to be of higher quality wood wise. the newer models have almost a fake sort of feel to me but these older ones have beautiful grain to them. it almost seems to shimmer like burled walnut.

end result a beautiful shine!
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu314/ROZZIBOY18/2011-01-06_23-57-39_151.jpg

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu314/ROZZIBOY18/2011-01-06_23-57-55_494.jpg

lastly i desided to counter sinc the forward receiver bolt into the hand gaurd. this is where the trial and error come


http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu314/ROZZIBOY18/2011-01-06_22-42-28_591.jpg


in the end i have a beautifull gun for squirrel hunting and plinking

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu314/ROZZIBOY18/2011-01-11_18-38-57_738.jpg

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu314/ROZZIBOY18/2011-01-11_18-38-38_903.jpg

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu314/ROZZIBOY18/2011-01-11_18-38-27_657.jpg

i still have a few tricks up my sleave, ie checkering, but that will have to wait. im still learning how to do that one but one day i will.

i was inspired to do this buy larry potterfield, he has hundreds of video on gunsmithing and shooting.

all and all i have about 115.00 dollars in it and she looks and shoots like a champ!


( sorry if the spelling and grammer is a little off, my right knee is on the fritz again and im on some light pain killers)

i promis i will edit it tomorow at some point.

[Deltaboy]

Great Restore! I love seeing old abused guns getting some Ole School Love.

[G27RR]

Quite a transformation. Nice job.

[bannockburn]

rozziboy18

Very nice reclamation project. Nicely documented with your photos too. A job well done.

[frankenstein406]

Wow! Job well done! I'm trying to get a old shotgun to do the same thing. You've got me excited! No not about pks lol.

[ColtPythonElite]

The turned out really nice.

[Lovesbeer99]

How does it shoot?

[Skylerbone]

I wish more people had your fortitude. It seems spending $1200 on 10/22 "custom" parts is the sensible alternative to elbow grease and pride. Outstanding job.

[brandon_mcg]

way to go! thats like rescuing a dog from the pound!

kudos to anyone who can resurrect a firearm like that.

[Liberty1776]

Way to go! That is excellent - and ten times better than it looked brand new....

[tactikel]

Great job! I hope she shoots as good as she looks.

[black_powder_Rob]

I feel inspired to go and pick up a used Marlin 60 and give it a make over now. Good Job, She looks great!

[Furncliff]

Nice work. Hope you're better.

[rozziboy18]

guys thank you so much for the kudos. i started this project with the mind set that you dont have to spend a month or two's wadges to have a accurate beautiful firearm. i have to say that this has be a very rewarding experiance for me and and cant wait to start a new project once this one is completly finish. plus in the long run i can pass it along to my kid and they can have something there father worked on.



almost forgot......how does it shoot?


http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu314/ROZZIBOY18/2011-01-05_17-56-48_941.jpg

not to bad! 45 yards and it will keep em in a squirrels head and thats all i ask

[MarshallDodge]

Good work!

[okiewita40]

Great job on the restoration. I love those marlin 60's. Could be because that's what I learned to shoot with. They are dead accurate. Will probably pick up another one when I get home next month.

[deadeyedog270]

geat job

[Col. Plink]

Noice!

One question: metal polish? thanks!

[Ryanxia]

Nice, I have a marlin .22 that I've been meaning to restore as well.

What kind of paint did you use?

[BrocLuno]

Very Excellent :)

[Quentin]

Nice job! I have a couple Marlin 60s, the first I got in 1971. Great little rifles.

[CoastieShep]

Looks great. Feelin the urge to pick up a project gun for myself now. Of course the wife would probably beat me with it.:o

[rodensouth]

I like the 2 tone, great job!

[rozziboy18]

Q/A:

1. metal polish. no i tryed to but i kept getting a weired pattern in the reciver so i just straight sanded the reciever with 400 grit to get a brushed finish

2. paint, tryed krylon but turnes out theres just somethings krylon cant fix! so duracoat was the way to go here. suprisingly easy to do to!

im heading off to alabama in 5 days and ill be taking the marlin to get a few squirrels for camp meat. im heading out to the range tomorow and ill try and get some pics of the results from the old marlin.


hmmmmm i wonder what gun ill do next???

[Col. Plink]

my treasured Marlin 60

[juk]

I think you just inspired me to work on the old Marlin 99 I have. It was in even worse shape than the one you did though. The only thing stopping me is that I don't know what is causing the gun to fail to eject and fail to feed.

I do love what you did to that 60. Turned out looking very good, and at the price, I doubt you could find anything comparable.