rozziboy18
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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!
the upper trigger mec was no exception! looks like about 4000 no 400000 rounds with no cleaning. this thing was awful!
the barrel had som interesting spots where it was missing the blueing
the bolt was just as bad as the trigger group
little rust action
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.
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
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!
lastly i desided to counter sinc the forward receiver bolt into the hand gaurd. this is where the trial and error come
in the end i have a beautifull gun for squirrel hunting and plinking
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.
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!
the upper trigger mec was no exception! looks like about 4000 no 400000 rounds with no cleaning. this thing was awful!
the barrel had som interesting spots where it was missing the blueing
the bolt was just as bad as the trigger group
little rust action
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.
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
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!
lastly i desided to counter sinc the forward receiver bolt into the hand gaurd. this is where the trial and error come
in the end i have a beautifull gun for squirrel hunting and plinking
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.