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It was a stock 336 from the 80s just a carbine.
I spent a long time on it the stocks had to be replaced and it was a big job.
The gun came out well in the end let me know what you think about it.
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The long and short of it is if you don't have stocks that fit not a big deal but if you have stocks that are busted it's a big deal.
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David Thomas
05-14-13, 20:30
Another cool Marlin.
Joe - you have exceeded my expectations!
For the rest of M4C, I was impressed with all of the examples of Joe's handiwork over the last few years and immediately thought of him when I stumbled across a beat up Marlin 30AS sitting behind the counter in the local pawn shop. The bore was decent, the action was okay. The rifle had been a working deer gun for someone for about 20 years before it ended up in the rack of used guns. The scope, with its see-through rings was a throw-away. $160 later, here's what I had...
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q43/Pk14_photos/HPIM0334.jpg
The stock was the the standard birch stock, but had been repaired at some point with a screw through a split in the wood:
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q43/Pk14_photos/HPIM0339.jpg
The forearm was in good shape, the bluing was worn and there was some surface rust pits.
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q43/Pk14_photos/HPIM0340.jpg
Joe turned this beater into a very special rifle for me and my family for many generations to come.
Cheers,
Pk
SeriousStudent
05-14-13, 22:03
Now that is a transformation. PK, enjoy your rifle.
I need to start prowling the pawn shops and find me a 336 project gun.
I just showed this thread to my wife, who also thought that the transformation of that carbine was simply astounding. Maybe she can help me keep an eye out for a project gun.............
Thank you for all the compliments
Draufganger
05-15-13, 11:14
What do i think? I think that the rifle is a work of art and i would buy it from you in a heartbeat if i could.
Cheers
Like the gray finish, very nice work as always.
Very, very nice job! Congrats.
citizensoldier16
05-22-13, 23:00
Very nice! I recently purchased my first 336....a 1995 manufacture with the cross-bolt safety. It has some VERY nice wood and appears to have been shot and carried very little. All the bluing is like-new and the action is silky smooth.
When I was a kid, I killed my first deer with a 336...so I naturally wanted one. I found one for $400 out the door in .35 Remington. So I had to have it.
SeriousStudent
05-22-13, 23:23
So I went looking for a rifle.
The local Cabela's near me had a bunch of used 336's in the rack yesterday. They were .45-70, with the short barrel and crossbolt saftey. They wanted $575 for them, however.
They looked in very good condition, almost new.
I'd really prefer the 30-30, there is just nothing around here that needs a "thumper". And none of the ones at Cabela's were 30-30's, of course. :(
So I went looking for a rifle.
The local Cabela's near me had a bunch of used 336's in the rack yesterday. They were .45-70, with the short barrel and crossbolt saftey. They wanted $575 for them, however.
They looked in very good condition, almost new.
I'd really prefer the 30-30, there is just nothing around here that needs a "thumper". And none of the ones at Cabela's were 30-30's, of course. :(
Stay the corse it will show up.
Once it dose let me know and I will make it what it should be.
SeriousStudent
05-23-13, 10:56
Stay the corse it will show up.
Once it dose let me know and I will make it what it should be.
That is my cunning plan, Joe! :D
Are there any decent synthetic sticks available for these? I never see the with a synthetic set. I saw Wild West Guns sold a Kevlar set for the 1895s but that was a $400 or $500 option. I'm all for functional upgrades until those upgrades damn near cost as much as the base rifle.
You can buy some from Ram-line I just do not use them often.
What kind of finish is that? I really like it, looks like a gun that the finish has been completely worn off.
The finish is a custom color of Cera-Kote.
Thanks
Mr. Smith, it's always a pleasure to see your work! I spent 20 years in the "high end" furniture restoration business. An injury (not work related) forced me out. I know what it's like to get into a job that takes longer than planned, and how you have to just smile & gut it out sometimes. The customers smile at the end certainly helps to forget the struggle !! Please keep allowing us to see some of your work.
Nicely done. Is that a proprietary rear sight?
I appreciate the compliments.
Thanks for understanding my pain.
KiloSierra
07-06-13, 12:33
As always and excellent gun Mr. Smith.
Here's my work in progress:
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/07/vevypese.jpg
1976 Marlin 336C picked up at a pawn shop for $200. Apparently belonged to a farmer who gave it to his son. Lot's of honest wear and signs of good maintenance combined with a very heavily pitted barrel and magazine tube around the muzzle. Shot good but shot four inches high at 50yds. Installed a set of XS ghost ring sights and had a gunsmith cut the barrel and magazine tube to 16.5" and reinstall front sight. Refit the front barrel band and fit the Ram Line stock myself due to the original checkered forearm being worn completely smooth and less then half the original thickness and badly split. The plastic stock will be replaced with a laminated stock as soon as I find an affordable one and the rifle will be ceracoated. May put a scout rail on it and a mini red dot sight.
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