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Rifle Restoration
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02/10/18 11:29 PM
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texasag93
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I have my grandfather's Marlin that I want restored. It is an 1881 in 40-60.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks.
Last edited by texasag93; 02/10/18 11:34 PM.
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Re: Rifle Restoration
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02/11/18 12:54 AM
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Yes. Go see Scott Mays (gunsmith) at the Beretta Gallery in Dallas, off Mockingbird and the Tollway. I have sent several people to him, and he does good work.
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Re: Rifle Restoration
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02/11/18 01:14 AM
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Brandon Luter in Lewisville could probably do it right
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Re: Rifle Restoration
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02/11/18 01:39 AM
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Check those two out and his shop is far from local but every Turnbull Restoration I have seen looks new and shoots that way.
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: Rifle Restoration
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02/11/18 01:54 AM
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Check those two out and his shop is far from local but every Turnbull Restoration I have seen looks new and shoots that way. For sure
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Re: Rifle Restoration
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02/11/18 01:54 AM
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First off, why do you want it restored?
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Re: Rifle Restoration
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02/11/18 03:03 AM
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Check those two out and his shop is far from local but every Turnbull Restoration I have seen looks new and shoots that way. Agree 100% on turnbull. Very nice man and willilling to talk to anyone.
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Re: Rifle Restoration
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02/11/18 03:24 AM
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First off, why do you want it restored? A removal of the original blurring and or case hardening wil desirous the value of the gun. If you repair and make function well the gun will be worth more as a collectible. I don't what you want? It is survivor and few are around.
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Re: Rifle Restoration
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02/11/18 03:32 AM
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First off, why do you want it restored? A removal of the original blurring and or case hardening wil desirous the value of the gun. If you repair and make function well the gun will be worth more as a collectible. I don't what you want? It is survivor and few are around. Right, well, there’s that, too.
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Re: Rifle Restoration
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02/11/18 03:51 PM
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First off, why do you want it restored? A removal of the original blurring and or case hardening wil desirous the value of the gun. If you repair and make function well the gun will be worth more as a collectible. I don't what you want? It is survivor and few are around. Right, well, there’s that, too. My grandfather and his brother decided they wanted a .45 instead of a .40 and tried to bore it out. It did not work. Farmers from Central Texas trying to be gunsmiths. My father remembers them trying, so I guess it was attempted in the late 1940s or early 1950s. It will not hit paper at 25 yards. I do want it to be functional. Marlins of that era are not worth the same as Winchesters. I probably will not do a full restoration, but a 'bring it back to where I can shoot it' job. I have a donor gun, but the donor gun is in better shape, so I may get them both done. I remember playing cowboys and indians with it. I was the second youngest of 9 grandsons. All of us boys played with it a lot. I am the only one who can afford to pay for it to be done, so I got it.
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Re: Rifle Restoration
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02/11/18 04:09 PM
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TDK on the forum here is in Mineola Texas. He is a master. Bespoke.com I think?
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