That sounds very cool. I’m excited to see what you do with it!No known story. My brother and his wife seemed to come by it when his mother in law moved in with them for a while. When she moved back out west, she didn’t want it and left it there. It looks like someone started to restore it but had very little skill and just rough sanded the stock. I’ve already found info on how to modify Marlin 25 mags to work in it. I’ll need to find or modify a front sight for it then it will just get cleaned up a bit. The stock is really, really rough but the metal is not too bad. It’s a first type of Marlin A1, which puts it somewhere between 1936 and 1940. I imagine some kid shot the snot of out this one back in the day.
...We are trying corn this year so I’m excited to watch that grow.
I’ll hang the first one up in the entryway to the backyard… Old school style. The next will be quartered. The tar and feather didn’t work.The raccoons will appreciate your efforts.
You're a hard worker, Rusty!Morning folks… Worked in the garden with my lady last night for about 6 hours after work… She decided she wanted to expand, so it went from about 12x12 to 30x30. Cleaned up some weeds after tilling and realized the tiller missed some spots, so I had quite a bit of hand tilling to do and lots of raking… worked muscles I didn’t know I had. Sore this morning, but loosening up. Coffee will help. We are trying corn this year so I’m excited to watch that grow.
I don’t mind hard work. I can lay down next to it all day!You're a hard worker, Rusty!
Morning all!
If the rifling in the barrel is o.k., then refinishing this rifle is well worth the effort. If not, by the time you invest in installing a new barrel and the rest of the restoration, you might have been better off using this rifle to get some quick cash at the next gun buy back and applying it toward something newer.No known story. My brother and his wife seemed to come by it when his mother in law moved in with them for a while. When she moved back out west, she didn’t want it and left it there. It looks like someone started to restore it but had very little skill and just rough sanded the stock. I’ve already found info on how to modify Marlin 25 mags to work in it. I’ll need to find or modify a front sight for it then it will just get cleaned up a bit. The stock is really, really rough but the metal is not too bad. It’s a first type of Marlin A1, which puts it somewhere between 1936 and 1940. I imagine some kid shot the snot of out this one back in the day.
What a pretty little hornet!Although I mostly just read this thread, I'm always saddened to hear of misfortune among you merry band of brothers. Prayers sent.
In the spirit of this thread, I offer CZ:
- 22 Hornet. Longest varmint laid to rest at 240 yards.
Had seen the same varmint at the same spot on the pond for three consecutive mornings, where it would see me first and take off. So I layed my plan the day before by placing a target at that spot and shooting for drop, which appeared to be 18" at 240 yds. I lined up my truck where I could walk out the front of the house and sneak up behind the truck. Worked like a charm with the rear corner of the truck as my rest.
This is a long-eye-relief Nikon Omega 3x9 scope, which helps get proper eye relief on some rifles. Decent glass too. Pics aren't that great.
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Bout the time I whacked an ass panda off the bird feeder. That's 5 or 6 in 2 weeks.3:21AM.