Well out of the two Marlin 60's I got at the pawn shop I decided to do the worst one first and I am quite happy with the way it came out.
Now I have to get it to the range and see how she shoots. The scope is an old Tasco silver that I sanded and painted with a two part urethane.
I don't even know if the scope is any good I got it at a yard sale for $5.00. It looks okay looking through it but only some range time will tell.
You refinished a WHAT ......Oh, a sporting rifle, yea, OK, yea, that... Great job
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
Junk Yard Dog wrote:You refinished a WHAT ......Oh, a sporting rifle, yea, OK, yea, that... Great job
I all most had you get your blood pressure up there for a minuet didn't I Jim
You should know by now that I wouldn't refinish an old Military Surplus rifle or any rifle other valuable piece of History.
Let me make a short, open, blanket comment. There are no good guns. There are no bad guns. Any gun in the hands of a bad man is a bad thing. Any gun in the hands of a descent person is no threat to anyone--- except bad people. -- Charleton Heston
Guns are not good, they are not evil. Save those descriptions for the people holding the firearm. -- Unknown
1943 Izhevsk
1937 Izhevsk
1935/48/50 Tula (hex)
1939 Tula (laminate stock)
And many other firearms
“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” George Orwell, English novelist, essayist, and critic, 1903-1950
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
"Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum." -Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus
Murphy was an optimist.
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an
invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, conn a ship, write a
sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the
dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve an
equation, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a
computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
Specialization is for insects - Robert A. Heinlien
Hmmm there is a pawn shop I know of With all sorts if marlin 60's and other such .22's for around/under $100.. Maybe I need to picks some up to restore and flip
Gsragtop wrote:Hmmm there is a pawn shop I know of With all sorts if marlin 60's and other such .22's for around/under $100.. Maybe I need to picks some up to restore and flip
I was thinking the same thing... But if it turns out as nice as this one would just keep it.
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it". Mark Twain
tjtM38 wrote: I'm guessing you restained the wood (Walnut?) and then finished with something like Tung Oil? Just curious. It looks great; excellent work.
Minwax dark walnut stain an 4 coats of Minwax Helmsman satin spray varnish rubbed down with 000 steal wool between coats. Thanks y'all for the kind reply's.
I do like refinishing these old Marlin 60's but the problem is I never want to part with them after I am finished. My wife keeps asking how many of those same guns do you need.
"Fast is fine, But accuracy is everything" Wyatt Earp
"This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!"
Adolph Hitler – 1933
Marlin 60s are so much fun. You got a great deal. I hope that 22lr comes back soon. I miss the days of plinking all afternoon for less than 10 bucks. Now the only 22lr that I can find is aguila interceptor at 10 dollars a box of 50 at my LGS. Winchester wildcats were 97 cents a box for 50 at Roses department store when I got my first 22.
