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bullsi1911
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Just came into possession of some neat rifles
bullsi1911
Posts: 12,454 Senior Member
These technically belong to my brother, but I’m pretty sure I’m gonna buy the Marlin off of him.
My brother is a realtor. One of his clients is selling her house, and decided to get rid of all her deceased husband’s stuff. Thing is, he has been deceased for a while, and the guns that he bought were all kept in a Stack-On gun locker in the garage for a LONG time. It does not look like they were well cared for BEFORE they were left in a hot and humid environment for 15 years- and time was NOT nice to them. Only thing in good shape is a Remington 1100, and my brother is keeping that as a dove gun.
Things that landed in my possession are a trio of .22s.
First is a Remington Model 34 in horrific shape with no inner magazine tube. The bolt is stiff and ‘sludge-y’ to operate. The metal is all brown and red, wood is in almost ‘relic’ condition. The bore still has rifling, and a couple of heavy pits that I can see. Damn shame that this gun made it from the 1930s to just probably be turned into a wall hanger. HOWEVER- it all seems to work. I may test it at the range, and buy a repro mag tube and make it a shooter. We shall see.
Second is a Marlin model 81G. No parts are missing, but the outer metal is rough and pitted. Bolt is stiff and ‘muddy’ to operate. This one I will probably take ownership of and try to restore. The bore looks to be in really good shape compared to the rest of the gun. Nothing rare or valuable about it, but you can never have enough .22s!
The last one is the only ‘rare’ or desirable one of the bunch. A Winchester 255 lever action in .22 Mag. From what I understand these were not made very long, and are pretty rare. This one is not too far gone, but there are pits and rust.
I’ll post pics in a little bit.
My brother is a realtor. One of his clients is selling her house, and decided to get rid of all her deceased husband’s stuff. Thing is, he has been deceased for a while, and the guns that he bought were all kept in a Stack-On gun locker in the garage for a LONG time. It does not look like they were well cared for BEFORE they were left in a hot and humid environment for 15 years- and time was NOT nice to them. Only thing in good shape is a Remington 1100, and my brother is keeping that as a dove gun.
Things that landed in my possession are a trio of .22s.
First is a Remington Model 34 in horrific shape with no inner magazine tube. The bolt is stiff and ‘sludge-y’ to operate. The metal is all brown and red, wood is in almost ‘relic’ condition. The bore still has rifling, and a couple of heavy pits that I can see. Damn shame that this gun made it from the 1930s to just probably be turned into a wall hanger. HOWEVER- it all seems to work. I may test it at the range, and buy a repro mag tube and make it a shooter. We shall see.
Second is a Marlin model 81G. No parts are missing, but the outer metal is rough and pitted. Bolt is stiff and ‘muddy’ to operate. This one I will probably take ownership of and try to restore. The bore looks to be in really good shape compared to the rest of the gun. Nothing rare or valuable about it, but you can never have enough .22s!
The last one is the only ‘rare’ or desirable one of the bunch. A Winchester 255 lever action in .22 Mag. From what I understand these were not made very long, and are pretty rare. This one is not too far gone, but there are pits and rust.
I’ll post pics in a little bit.
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-Mikhail Kalashnikov
-Mikhail Kalashnikov
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No guns.
some quick and dirty before shots. Think I’m going to start on the Remington, since that one is the worst off of all of them
-Mikhail Kalashnikov
My nephew found two .22s in is basement after a tenant moved out. The first was a Remington 721 that wasn't in too bad shape. Ye second was a single shot Savage that was made in 1939 . from what I can tell it was "Bubba's" first rifle. Some where down the line Bubba decided to carve a dragon into the stock, it took me ten minutes to figure out it was a dragon. Bubba wasn't an artist. He must have abandoned it in a barn.The rear sight was missing it was badly rusted all over I started with 60 grit to clean the butt plate. Thanks to Kroil, 0000 steel wool, Oxphoblue, a Dremel tool an dogged determination my great niece will inherit "Rodney", Bubba's dragon gun. it's blonde with burned in features and will hold a ragged hole at 25 yards.
Through the years I've refurbished a lot of 22s, many of them Marlin model 60's to give to my son's friends. They have become cherished pieces even though they hold no monetary or collector's value.
After a friend's divorce and the passing of his father I refurbished a lot of his collection and restored the value to what he thought was now junk.
Thank you for salvaging history! Its a labor of love
The loading mechanism is incredible on them.
bad news- the 34 takes four strikes to set off a round. Either there is more grunge in the bolt, or it needs a new spring. It also won’t feed from the mag.
The Winchester is an absolute hoot to shoot. I have never wanted a .22Mag, but that one got me thinking it might be a worthwhile addition. 100% function, and seemed to be hitting pretty consistently on cans.
-Mikhail Kalashnikov
Remington parts are availabe in Ebay, Numrich or others. Hope the blt needs only more cleaning.
They are tackdrivers and have a cool loading mechanism.
You have to remember that these guns come from a time when 3-in-1 oil and WD-40 were probably more common gun care products than the actual gun care products you SHOULD use for the job. You probably have a teaspoon's worth of dried up lacquer retarding the movement of your parts. You may need to get medieval with time in a pot of boiling water and hard bristle brushes to get it cleansed.
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