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2A Bourbon Hound OG
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Found this little gem in a LGS and rescued it... was filthy as a dirt road, and the firing pin was broke.
Drilled out the stub of the firing pin and replaced it with a sawed off hex key. Oiled the action, which is in good shape.
Stripped the stock and was gonna put a few coats of linseed oil on it... decided to stop with a single rubbed coat.
Might put a little gunstock wax on it later.
Anyway, here she is, the Sears Ranger M34 Single Shot, made by Marlin in 1935.
The left side looks much the same, except there are some stains from sitting the butt plate in the wet grass a few decades ago.
It's good enough lookin' fer me own self, anyways.
I haven't shot it yet, being dark and cold outside... mebbe tomorrow, especially if'n squirrels show.
I believe the firing pin broke about halfway through this 82 yr old rifle's life,
and that's why the bore looks brand new, and the bolt works like it was made yesterday.
Instead o' fixin' it, somebody just put it away for a few decades, until I came across it.
Drilled out the stub of the firing pin and replaced it with a sawed off hex key. Oiled the action, which is in good shape.
Stripped the stock and was gonna put a few coats of linseed oil on it... decided to stop with a single rubbed coat.
Might put a little gunstock wax on it later.
Anyway, here she is, the Sears Ranger M34 Single Shot, made by Marlin in 1935.
The left side looks much the same, except there are some stains from sitting the butt plate in the wet grass a few decades ago.
It's good enough lookin' fer me own self, anyways.
I haven't shot it yet, being dark and cold outside... mebbe tomorrow, especially if'n squirrels show.
I believe the firing pin broke about halfway through this 82 yr old rifle's life,
and that's why the bore looks brand new, and the bolt works like it was made yesterday.
Instead o' fixin' it, somebody just put it away for a few decades, until I came across it.
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