- Mon Dec 26, 2011 11:29 pm
#24507
This was my very first rifle... ever. This old Marlin has had probably upwards of a million rounds run through it by its previous owners, and myself. I'm not kidding about that round count either. Made in 1965, it still has all the original parts too...
Anyway, I'm out shooting today, and the rifle is locking up EVERY round. Cleaned it, tried again with no success. The recoil spring is rather lazy, the extractors are pretty well beaten. The receiver has a 1/8'' long crack running from the pin that retains the barrel, outward... not to mention a couple cracks in the rearmost portion of the receiver (where the bolt has likely been slamming into).
So, now I have two options. I can either buy all new springs & try to re-build it, or I can put it up as a wallhanger.
It's my first rifle, and I REALLY don't want to turn it unusable. I have a lot of GOOD memories with this thing. The barrel & chamber are A-OK, but the rest is... well... not so hot.
This being said, I don't know if it's financially/mechanically wise to re-do it. What concerns me most, are the cracks in the receiver.
Any opinions here?
Anyway, I'm out shooting today, and the rifle is locking up EVERY round. Cleaned it, tried again with no success. The recoil spring is rather lazy, the extractors are pretty well beaten. The receiver has a 1/8'' long crack running from the pin that retains the barrel, outward... not to mention a couple cracks in the rearmost portion of the receiver (where the bolt has likely been slamming into).
So, now I have two options. I can either buy all new springs & try to re-build it, or I can put it up as a wallhanger.
It's my first rifle, and I REALLY don't want to turn it unusable. I have a lot of GOOD memories with this thing. The barrel & chamber are A-OK, but the rest is... well... not so hot.
This being said, I don't know if it's financially/mechanically wise to re-do it. What concerns me most, are the cracks in the receiver.
Any opinions here?
Sometimes you just have to Cowboy Up.