Well, okay it probably isn't and I'd take the lottery win if I could but I think this is a close second place. I stopped by a pawn shop in a town near where I live and saw they had a good selection of lever actions. I asked if they had a .357 and the guy at the counter went down the line and after looking at 7 or 8 said 'nope'.
But, a guy in the back over heard us and said to wait a moment. A few minutes later he brought up a Marlin 1894 and handed it too me. I looked it over and while it has not been a safe-queen aside from the furniture having some worn spots it looked good.
A quick trip to the atm and back and I walked out with a smile from ear to ear.
I got home and took my new toy down to the bat cave to bask in the glory of my new rifle. I tried to load a few rounds in and I couldn't get anything to chamber correctly and... well... have you ever had that pit in your stomach feeling like you just got hosed? About then I felt that way.
So I took it part and carefully looked things over and it turns out that someone had just installed the ejector spring wrong. Put it all back together and... bingo!
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So... here is my appeal to those smarter then I am. There's a few spots on the bluing that are worn... what is the best way to fix those marks?
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But, a guy in the back over heard us and said to wait a moment. A few minutes later he brought up a Marlin 1894 and handed it too me. I looked it over and while it has not been a safe-queen aside from the furniture having some worn spots it looked good.
A quick trip to the atm and back and I walked out with a smile from ear to ear.
I got home and took my new toy down to the bat cave to bask in the glory of my new rifle. I tried to load a few rounds in and I couldn't get anything to chamber correctly and... well... have you ever had that pit in your stomach feeling like you just got hosed? About then I felt that way.
So I took it part and carefully looked things over and it turns out that someone had just installed the ejector spring wrong. Put it all back together and... bingo!
.
.
.
.
.
So... here is my appeal to those smarter then I am. There's a few spots on the bluing that are worn... what is the best way to fix those marks?
-d
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