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Post by MVRK on Jul 26, 2012 22:37:24 GMT -8
Ok so with KennyD restoring his Marlin, I decided I wanted to do the same. Mine is the original model 60, not the 1980 +. This rifle belonged to my great grandfather, I found it in his closest when my great grandmother died long after he had already passed away. The action worked for the most part, but overall everything seemed to be in order. The stock is cracked and was VERY pitted, I was able to sand all that out. The barrel is in pretty bad shape, I may try to have it bead blasted and then I will re-blue it myself. Today I took care of all of the sanding and then I used a wood glue / fill for the crack in the stock. Tomorrow I will take a razor to the excess glue and then sand over it one last time, then condition and stain. here is a link to the progress. www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.506913122656202.128598.100000125577113&type=3
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Post by kennyd on Jul 27, 2012 4:48:29 GMT -8
What brand glue did you use? I see that the design of the stocks didn't change much other than the cheek rest of yours seems to have a slight dip on top. Good luck. I found that doing mine was fun.
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Post by MVRK on Jul 27, 2012 9:01:55 GMT -8
Just elmers it's supposed to be stainable, let me tell you that it's not. It actually penetrated the wood quite a bit, I have a bright spot in the middle of my stain, oh well. My grandfather actually made the cheek pad himself! I haven't seen another marlin with one.
Right now the stain is drying, I applied two coats, it's rustoleum stain and only calls for one. I conditioned the wood before staining and I'm applying a glossy poly urethane clear coat once it is dry. Should look really cool. I'm in a bidding war for a new barrel on ebay. I lost on an upper and lower with bolt/charging handle, it went above what I was willing to spend. But I did figure out how to take the action apart so I'm confident I can repair it. I may replace every part in the action to have it working like brand spanking new.
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Post by MVRK on Jul 27, 2012 9:10:10 GMT -8
Here is a picture of the stock after stain but before gloss.
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Post by kennyd on Jul 27, 2012 10:46:05 GMT -8
You can see the difference in the way the grain is between old ones and the newer model 60's
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Post by kennyd on Jul 27, 2012 10:48:33 GMT -8
Did you check numrich for parts. I know the sell quite a bit for the 60's.
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Post by MVRK on Jul 27, 2012 12:36:45 GMT -8
Ya, I'm going to buy a recoil buffer and a butt pad from them.
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Post by kennyd on Jul 27, 2012 21:41:26 GMT -8
Just in case you didn't know if you blue over a sandblasted finish you will end up with a dull satin finish after bluing, kinda like a parkerized barrel of an AR. If you had access to a bench grinder with a buffer wheel and you polished your barrel to a smooth shiny finish you will end up with what a new blued finish looks like. The more you polish the smoother and shinier your bluing job will be.
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Post by MVRK on Jul 27, 2012 23:47:14 GMT -8
good looking out! I was unaware!
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Post by kennyd on Sept 30, 2012 19:21:04 GMT -8
MVRK, Hows the rifle coming along. I noticed that you haven't posted any more progress pics.
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Post by MVRK on Oct 1, 2012 0:12:39 GMT -8
i haven't had any time to work on it with all of the wedding stuff going on and i just made a career change on top of it all. in time i will get back on it, but for now it's on hold.
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Post by kennyd on Oct 1, 2012 3:01:39 GMT -8
ok. Good Luck on the new career and on the wedding stuff. You will be a NEW MAN when it is all said and done.
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