Good morning from Kentucky! I too collect vintage .22 rifles and the Marlin/Glenfield are my favorites. I’ve watched your restoration videos and have restored the stocks and internals on all my Marlin rifles. You mentioned in this video on how to restore 7:35 receiver cover. I have racked my brain on how best to restore these covers short having them anodized. I’ve seen people strip them and leave them in raw aluminum or spray paint them. I don’t think either one of these methods look good. I would love to see a video on restoring these covers! I watch every video you make, they are very informative and have inspired me to restore mine. Keep up the good work and God bless.
Hey Tom another great video and job on refinishing and old classic Marlin. Your finish in my opinion looks better than the factory finish. God Bless and can’t wait until squirrel season so we can watch you use it.
I will ALWAYS love those Marlin Model 60s. Great little rifles, for small game hunting, and for plinking. Bought my first one, just a basic Model 60, in 1983. Have owned four different versions over the years since.
One of my favorite gun stories: Back about 1983 I bought a HUGE oldsmobile Custom Cruiser station wagon from a friend of a friend of a friend - for $200. These things had power everything. some where on the drive home I adjusted the power seat. I could hear it straining and then a loud CRACK. When I got it home I looked under the seat and found what appeard to be a brand new Marlin Glennfield mod 60 .22 rifle...... Broken in half ( wood stock). I glued the stock back together with Elmers and a vice and you could not even tell that it was ever broken. It's 2024 and I still have that gun and soot it regularly. They are a pain in the ass to clean propery though.
Great video, Tom. Super job on that stock. I learned some more subtle hints on improving stock refinishing results. I double checked my 1985 model and mine is an exact copy of your rifle. Year of manufacture is 1985, 22 inch barrel, full length magazine tube, JM marking, last shot hold open feature, and the same no-name butt plate.
You did right by that fine little rifle. It now looks a lot better. The Butt plate exchange was the perfect addition. I love this channel. As always, great video.
I bought a Marlin 60 new in 1986. I hated the cheap looking finish so I sanded it off by hand then applied three coats of tung oil. It looks great for what it is and it's easy to fix the finish if it gets damaged, unlike when you spray it with a plastic coating.
I am new to the channel, and glad I found it. I share your love of vintage 22 rimfire rifles. Have collected a number of them over the years including several Remington 552’s, 572’s, and a 241. Also, a Savage model 29A, a JC Higgins model 33, a High Standard Sport King, a Browning SA, and several Marlin model 60’s and Ruger 10/22’s. I am hoping to find a Remington 581 or 582. But I enjoy most the accuracy, blued steel and wood stocks of the vintage ones. I will be going through all the past videos picking up some tips and enjoying the viewing. I am 74 and a number of these pieces I have used years ago and missed them all. Thanks.
I made a similar buy on a '81 M60 for $75, replaced a few internals-buffer, hammer and recoil springs, re-stained the stock and went with TruOil..she's a looker and a shooter 👍
I bought my model 60 new in 1985. I really didn't like the factory stock finish, so within a short while I sanded it down to the bare birch wood. I had intended to go back with a less opaque dark stain, but I liked the grain of the birch stock so much I left it natural. As I recall, I used tung oil as my finish. It left the stock very blond, but over the years it has mellowed to a nice honey color. It has a very unique look, and I don't regret my decision at all.
Nice work on that rifle; the Marlin butt plate was a good addition. I use CCI standard velocity for general purpose target shooting but when I get really serious, the SK ammo comes out! Thanks for the educational video!
Put a Marlin White Bullseye in the hole if it’s centered. That’s what I did with an old Marlin Bolt Gun. Looked better than filling the hole. Good job.
Great video as usual. To cover the stained dowel plug at the bottom of the butt stock you could coverage it with the Marlin white circle black center target trademark. Just an idea to think about. Keep the videos coming.
@@CumberlandOutdoorsman I had a Marlin model 60 I bought new in the 1980s and paid $70 for it. I sould have kept it. If I remember correctly it had a heavy trigger. Sold it in the 1990s and bought a Marlin 880 for $200 with a maple stock and peep sights. I've never seen another one like it. Extremely accurate and came with a 2 pound trigger. I still have that rifle. I also bought a new Winchester model 52 made in Japan in the 1990s and paid $600 for it. Beautiful rifle and well made. The Marlin 880 is just as accurate.
Thanks for your time showing us the process you use on refurbishing gun looks great 👍. I finally got my hands on that Remington 592-5mm, ( 1st) time I've seen it in person just pictures only and it's in very good condition 👍 the appraiser tags show 1box t/ammo and 2 boxes of h/ammo but person who had it ( father passed in 20 ) doesn't know where it would be at this time but when they had family pick up reloading equipment not sure if it was in that box, so I've seen some online but going to get w/ my nephew in Texas where Aguila has a plant? But i will come across some.
Congrats on getting that 592. I was wondering how that turned out. Good luck on finding that 5mm ammo. I see it from time to time, and I personally know a dealer that carries it.
I don't have a video that features mounting a scope specifically on a 1974 Glenfield model. Your rifle should have a dovetail groove in the receiver for .22 style scope rings.
Thanks for another great video. You are the best at refurbishing rifles I have seen on the internet. I really like the Marlin 60 but parts are almost impossible to find since they are not made anymore. Where do you get your replacement parts ? I can't find a source for parts for my Model 60. Best Regards and keep the videos coming. So informative and enjoyable!
Thanks! To be honest with you I am having a difficult time finding parts for the 60 as well. I just scour the internet in the hopes of running across what I need.
Found your channel after purchase of co worker's 1987 GA-22 sight unseen. 😢 Dirty with light external rust and stock dings with finish flaws. Bore is excellent. Removed external rust with Flitz on a tooth brush. Then cold blued. Rubbed brown shoe polish into the stock to color light spots and re-seal the small damaged areas. Preped and painted the receiver with black trim paint. Sear to hammer honed with rubbing compound while dry firing the action out of the receiver. Trigger to have a socket set screw added to reduce take up. Spring kit and V22-A scope are on the way. Have you bedded the receiver on these rifles? Do you tighten the assembly screws front to rear and at what torque? Thanks for all your efforts!
Good morning, Tom, Nice video, I'll have to try some of that SK semiauto ammunition. You did a terrific job on the Marlin 60, it looks great! Hope you have a great week. JT Baren County, KY.
I did the same thing about 5 months ago. Bought one off of gun broker and took it to the range. It shot ok so I thought I'd refinish it. It was an older one and didn't have the last shot hold open feature. I thought I'd address that too. Sanded down the stock, stained it and refinished it with Truoil, and that came out beautiful. very nice grain and it looks like walnut instead of the puke gray it started out. I also put a white spacer between the stock and but pad. On the action side it was a little more difficult. I changed the whole action to the new style. I loosened the two front screws and filed the side bars down till the space was even across the bottom of the receiver and used the steel male/female bolt for the rear hole to hold the action in place. Then I had to cut the slot in the stock and trigger guard for the release tab to come through. You can't tell it wasn't factory except my trigger guard (metal one), has the two screws in the back. Then there was the bolt I got from eBay. it was too tall to go back and forth between the action and the receiver, which took several attempts of sanding and polishing to make go all the way through the cycle. It was too tight at the back and cause jams and didn't cock the hammer. It had crappy sling swivel's already in the stock, so I put Uncle mikes on to replace them and put a nice leather sling on it too. So I got the gun for just over a hundred with shipping, and replaced the action and bolt, about $70. Replaced the swivel's, which I already had and bought a sling for about 20. All-in, it's about $230 and it's a tack driver. Of course that doesn't count the time and labor, but that's what makes it special and you can't put a price on that.
My local pawn shop have a Marlin model 700 semi automatic for less than $150 it needs a little bit of work, but I can not find a lot of information about this model. Does anyone knows about this model?
I've never seen SK ammo in my area so you finally shamed me (glad you did btw) into ordering some online. Looking forward to seeing the groups I can get with it. Most of my .22s shoot CCI SV & Rem TB pretty well.
@@CumberlandOutdoorsman Thanks! I made a crossbow stock from maple a while ago and used it on it, it came up way too light - I should've used stain first I guess.
I think those Remington 581's may have some competition with that kind of shooting. Waiting to see this receiver fix. Also ( from 200th video) would sure like to see your clay thrower to see how you activate it with your foot? ( or model and brand) Thanks another good one.
Sir,can you still get internal parts for your Marlins,I need a new bullet feed block for one of mine but can not find one.All the ones I find are sold out with no time line on any .Really enjoy all your videos and information on 22 caliber rifles.I also have a Remington mod.752 which is my most accurate of all my 22 rifles.
Yes, EBay is a good resource but EXPENSIVE! As mentioned, do your research because there are 3-4 Variants of the feed throat and the ejection parts. I’m curious if these feed throats could be 3D printed. They really don’t receive pressure from the cartridge being fired but I’m not sure how long some areas would last such as the feed ramp if made from plastic. Just a thought. Good luck finding your parts!
Tom, I need your help. I have I believe a 1968 Allstate model 50, by carter and co. Made by marlin I believe. A couple of things are different. It has a 25 inch barrel along with the 25 inch loading tube. It does not have a bolt hold open On the last shot. It does have a bolt hold button on the charging handle. It does not have any injections spring Like the Marlin And I cannot find any information or videos, showing one without ejection spring Like mine. You are the only UA-camr that I can find that seems to have all the knowledge on these Marlins. Any information that you can give me on this one would be appreciated.
@@exothermal.sprocket That's true. Small businesses just can't compete with corporate giants like Walmart. In a way I am saddened to have seen it happen.
@@CumberlandOutdoorsman It's a valuable economic lesson we can learn, if we put our minds to it. The speed at which these things have happened in the USA is due to the centralization of education and finance and business. Put the Fed dept (expanding big government) in charge (central) of these things and watch how quickly the flood water of information and finance gets redirected and funneled directly to the center/top, and how the life blood of communities dries up. This is of course on purpose. It can be halted and reversed, but it's going to take a drastic reduction of government and a cancelling of many government departments.
Good Sunday morning to everyone. Thanks for the video and update. 👍 Remember everyone seek Jesus Christ in your life he is the answer through it all ✝️🙏👍
Great job with the refinish , but I would use plugs cut from face grain instead of the end grain you get by using dowels. This not only looks much better, but face grain will hold swivel studs much better than han end grain should you or the next owner wish to sling that fine little rifle.
@@marshmutt8975 You are correct. I was thinking of doing that as well. That method blends in better, whereas the end grain dowels usually appear darker.
Forgive me the restoration is not just wood stain and shooting targets. I hoped for real gunsmithing on the action .Or just not dissising ammo. You never showed how to load it. Or addressed the action and feed issues. I don't like to kill like you.
They are not junk! It's the people that don't use and maintain them properly that put them in poor condition. I'm betting that person is someone like yourself. You just can't fix stupid!
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Good morning from Kentucky! I too collect vintage .22 rifles and the Marlin/Glenfield are my favorites. I’ve watched your restoration videos and have restored the stocks and internals on all my Marlin rifles. You mentioned in this video on how to restore 7:35 receiver cover. I have racked my brain on how best to restore these covers short having them anodized. I’ve seen people strip them and leave them in raw aluminum or spray paint them. I don’t think either one of these methods look good. I would love to see a video on restoring these covers! I watch every video you make, they are very informative and have inspired me to restore mine. Keep up the good work and God bless.
For a piece of birch wood, that stock turned out nicely. You do excellent refinish work.
Hey Tom another great video and job on refinishing and old classic Marlin. Your finish in my opinion looks better than the factory finish. God Bless and can’t wait until squirrel season so we can watch you use it.
I will ALWAYS love those Marlin Model 60s.
Great little rifles, for small game hunting, and for plinking.
Bought my first one, just a basic Model 60, in 1983.
Have owned four different versions over the years since.
One of my favorite gun stories: Back about 1983 I bought a HUGE oldsmobile Custom Cruiser station wagon from a friend of a friend of a friend - for $200. These things had power everything. some where on the drive home I adjusted the power seat. I could hear it straining and then a loud CRACK. When I got it home I looked under the seat and found what appeard to be a brand new Marlin Glennfield mod 60 .22 rifle...... Broken in half ( wood stock). I glued the stock back together with Elmers and a vice and you could not even tell that it was ever broken. It's 2024 and I still have that gun and soot it regularly. They are a pain in the ass to clean propery though.
Love that story. It's good that you were able to repair that rifle. Thanks for sharing.
Great video, Tom. Super job on that stock. I learned some more subtle hints on improving stock refinishing results. I double checked my 1985 model and mine is an exact copy of your rifle. Year of manufacture is 1985, 22 inch barrel, full length magazine tube, JM marking, last shot hold open feature, and the same no-name butt plate.
Thanks Wayne. I am planning on doing some work to adjust the parallax on that Bushnell scope. If so I'll produce a follow-up video.
You did right by that fine little rifle. It now looks a lot better. The Butt plate exchange was the perfect addition. I love this channel. As always, great video.
Thanks. I wanted to show folks that old.22's can be made to look and shoot very well.
Looking forward to the receiver finish video. Thanks for all your work.
I bought a Marlin 60 new in 1986. I hated the cheap looking finish so I sanded it off by hand then applied three coats of tung oil. It looks great for what it is and it's easy to fix the finish if it gets damaged, unlike when you spray it with a plastic coating.
I am new to the channel, and glad I found it. I share your love of vintage 22 rimfire rifles. Have collected a number of them over the years including several Remington 552’s, 572’s, and a 241. Also, a Savage model 29A, a JC Higgins model 33, a High Standard Sport King, a Browning SA, and several Marlin model 60’s and Ruger 10/22’s. I am hoping to find a Remington 581 or 582. But I enjoy most the accuracy, blued steel and wood stocks of the vintage ones. I will be going through all the past videos picking up some tips and enjoying the viewing. I am 74 and a number of these pieces I have used years ago and missed them all. Thanks.
I made a similar buy on a '81 M60 for $75, replaced a few internals-buffer, hammer and recoil springs, re-stained the stock and went with TruOil..she's a looker and a shooter 👍
What a nice little classic. I may need to keep my eyes open for one. You have it looking and shooting great!
I often see them in pawn shops. That's where I found this one.
Great shooting! Finished stock looks really nice, too.
I just finished a refurbish on the mustard yellow 581 you caused me to buy!LOL Id love to send you some pics of it if I knew where to send them to!
Cool! Just go to my home page and click on the email address.
@@CumberlandOutdoorsman i just sent them!
Very nice restoration job!
I bought my model 60 new in 1985. I really didn't like the factory stock finish, so within a short while I sanded it down to the bare birch wood. I had intended to go back with a less opaque dark stain, but I liked the grain of the birch stock so much I left it natural. As I recall, I used tung oil as my finish. It left the stock very blond, but over the years it has mellowed to a nice honey color. It has a very unique look, and I don't regret my decision at all.
Looks brand new sir! Love and patience goes a long way!
Great job Tom! You give a lot of love to these cheap old .22 rifles, and they deserve it!
Outstanding video! Wish I had a place like that to plink. 🎯
GREAT VIDEO. REALLY ENJOYED THE HOLE REPAIRS
Nice work on that rifle; the Marlin butt plate was a good addition. I use CCI standard velocity for general purpose target shooting but when I get really serious, the SK ammo comes out! Thanks for the educational video!
Love your channel, my shooting buddy just gave me one of these rifles and I really like it. Beautiful stock job!
Put a Marlin White Bullseye in the hole if it’s centered. That’s what I did with an old Marlin Bolt Gun. Looked better than filling the hole. Good job.
Great video as usual. To cover the stained dowel plug at the bottom of the butt stock you could coverage it with the Marlin white circle black center target trademark. Just an idea to think about. Keep the videos coming.
I thought about it seriously, but decided to used wood instead.
@@CumberlandOutdoorsman I had a Marlin model 60 I bought new in the 1980s and paid $70 for it. I sould have kept it. If I remember correctly it had a heavy trigger. Sold it in the 1990s and bought a Marlin 880 for $200 with a maple stock and peep sights. I've never seen another one like it. Extremely accurate and came with a 2 pound trigger. I still have that rifle. I also bought a new Winchester model 52 made in Japan in the 1990s and paid $600 for it. Beautiful rifle and well made. The Marlin 880 is just as accurate.
Thanks for your time showing us the process you use on refurbishing gun looks great 👍. I finally got my hands on that Remington 592-5mm, ( 1st) time I've seen it in person just pictures only and it's in very good condition 👍 the appraiser tags show 1box t/ammo and 2 boxes of h/ammo but person who had it ( father passed in 20 ) doesn't know where it would be at this time but when they had family pick up reloading equipment not sure if it was in that box, so I've seen some online but going to get w/ my nephew in Texas where Aguila has a plant? But i will come across some.
Congrats on getting that 592. I was wondering how that turned out. Good luck on finding that 5mm ammo. I see it from time to time, and I personally know a dealer that carries it.
@@CumberlandOutdoorsman Thanks for the reply, is it possible to get information on the dealer to order online ?
Recommended scope set up for 1974 Glenfield 60? How to mount it etc. Do you have a video on that? Thank you.
I don't have a video that features mounting a scope specifically on a 1974 Glenfield model. Your rifle should have a dovetail groove in the receiver for .22 style scope rings.
Thanks for another great video. You are the best at refurbishing rifles I have seen on the internet. I really like the Marlin 60 but parts are almost impossible to find since they are not made anymore. Where do you get your replacement parts ? I can't find a source for parts for my Model 60. Best Regards and keep the videos coming. So informative and enjoyable!
Thanks! To be honest with you I am having a difficult time finding parts for the 60 as well. I just scour the internet in the hopes of running across what I need.
Would like to see the receiver refinish
Found your channel after purchase of co worker's 1987 GA-22 sight unseen. 😢
Dirty with light external rust and stock dings with finish flaws.
Bore is excellent.
Removed external rust with Flitz on a tooth brush. Then cold blued.
Rubbed brown shoe polish into the stock to color light spots and re-seal the small damaged areas.
Preped and painted the receiver with black trim paint.
Sear to hammer honed with rubbing compound while dry firing the action out of the receiver.
Trigger to have a socket set screw added to reduce take up.
Spring kit and V22-A scope are on the way.
Have you bedded the receiver on these rifles?
Do you tighten the assembly screws front to rear and at what torque?
Thanks for all your efforts!
Good morning, Tom,
Nice video, I'll have to try some of that SK semiauto ammunition.
You did a terrific job on the Marlin 60, it looks great!
Hope you have a great week.
JT
Baren County, KY.
I did the same thing about 5 months ago. Bought one off of gun broker and took it to the range. It shot ok so I thought I'd refinish it. It was an older one and didn't have the last shot hold open feature. I thought I'd address that too. Sanded down the stock, stained it and refinished it with Truoil, and that came out beautiful. very nice grain and it looks like walnut instead of the puke gray it started out. I also put a white spacer between the stock and but pad.
On the action side it was a little more difficult. I changed the whole action to the new style. I loosened the two front screws and filed the side bars down till the space was even across the bottom of the receiver and used the steel male/female bolt for the rear hole to hold the action in place. Then I had to cut the slot in the stock and trigger guard for the release tab to come through. You can't tell it wasn't factory except my trigger guard (metal one), has the two screws in the back. Then there was the bolt I got from eBay. it was too tall to go back and forth between the action and the receiver, which took several attempts of sanding and polishing to make go all the way through the cycle. It was too tight at the back and cause jams and didn't cock the hammer.
It had crappy sling swivel's already in the stock, so I put Uncle mikes on to replace them and put a nice leather sling on it too. So I got the gun for just over a hundred with shipping, and replaced the action and bolt, about $70. Replaced the swivel's, which I already had and bought a sling for about 20. All-in, it's about $230 and it's a tack driver. Of course that doesn't count the time and labor, but that's what makes it special and you can't put a price on that.
I fully agree. It's more like an enjoyable labor of love. I am often thrilled to see how it turns out.
My local pawn shop have a Marlin model 700 semi automatic for less than $150 it needs a little bit of work, but I can not find a lot of information about this model. Does anyone knows about this model?
Really enjoyed your video, fine looking little rifle, fantastic
Pretty darn cool 😎 👌 👍very nice looking rifle grate job 👍
I really enjoyed this video. Thank you.
Beautiful looking stock!, would just using Tru Oil give you a durable finish without using the spray polyurethane?
I've never seen SK ammo in my area so you finally shamed me (glad you did btw) into ordering some online. Looking forward to seeing the groups I can get with it.
Most of my .22s shoot CCI SV & Rem TB pretty well.
So how do you fix the horrible feeling plastic trigger that is so creepy and crunchy?
Great video!
It looks great Tom!
Thanks my friend.
Really turned out nice good job sir
Keep up the amazing work and I really enjoy your video's
That must be some lightning bugs I keep seeing flashing ?
Correct.
Mark Novak shows how he helps damaged screws look much better
I have demonstrated this in a past video.
Nice work. Would you ever use Danish oil to finish a stock?
Thanks. I have used it in the past. I believe it is made by Watco. It is available in different colors and is actually a stain/finish combination.
@@CumberlandOutdoorsman Thanks! I made a crossbow stock from maple a while ago and used it on it, it came up way too light - I should've used stain first I guess.
Should I stick with weaver g4 on win 69 or is there a modern 3/4 inch tube scope great channel best in biz
If the weaver is in good working order, I'd go with it. I don't think any companies are making 3/4 inch tube scopes anymore
I think those Remington 581's may have some competition with that kind of shooting. Waiting to see this receiver fix. Also ( from 200th video) would sure like to see your clay thrower to see how you activate it with your foot? ( or model and brand) Thanks another good one.
I do pull on the release with my foot. Glad you liked the video.
Thank goodness..... I was getting worried.
Worried about what?
Looks great!
Thanks.
Nice video. Marlin recommends jacketed ammo with micro groves. Have you tried using jacketed ammo?
Where can I buy one?
799 a good price for a 4 digit serial number marlin 39a. Fair to good condition
Sir,can you still get internal parts for your Marlins,I need a new bullet feed block for one of mine but can not find one.All the ones I find are sold out with no time line on any .Really enjoy all your videos and information on 22 caliber rifles.I also have a Remington mod.752 which is my most accurate of all my 22 rifles.
eBay but be careful, there are three different styles. Make sure you get the right one.
@@drummer0864 Couldn't have said it better.
Yes, EBay is a good resource but EXPENSIVE! As mentioned, do your research because there are 3-4 Variants of the feed throat and the ejection parts.
I’m curious if these feed throats could be 3D printed. They really don’t receive pressure from the cartridge being fired but I’m not sure how long some areas would last such as the feed ramp if made from plastic. Just a thought. Good luck finding your parts!
I have lots of trouble with my 2 model 60 s and 1 99c. Remington 550-1 and 552 best ever
Why not truoil?
Auction CMP at 692 for remmy 40x .22LR shortened barrel
Tom, I need your help. I have I believe a 1968 Allstate model 50, by carter and co. Made by marlin I believe. A couple of things are different. It has a 25 inch barrel along with the 25 inch loading tube. It does not have a bolt hold open On the last shot. It does have a bolt hold button on the charging handle. It does not have any injections spring Like the Marlin And I cannot find any information or videos, showing one without ejection spring Like mine. You are the only UA-camr that I can find that seems to have all the knowledge on these Marlins. Any information that you can give me on this one would be appreciated.
Another top notch vid cumbee
I don’t buy ammunition from Walmart. I’ve had too much accuracy issues with Walmart ammunition.
Besides the obvious funneling of earnings directly into a corporation that's caused small business to end.
@@exothermal.sprocket That's true. Small businesses just can't compete with corporate giants like Walmart. In a way I am saddened to have seen it happen.
@@CumberlandOutdoorsman It's a valuable economic lesson we can learn, if we put our minds to it. The speed at which these things have happened in the USA is due to the centralization of education and finance and business. Put the Fed dept (expanding big government) in charge (central) of these things and watch how quickly the flood water of information and finance gets redirected and funneled directly to the center/top, and how the life blood of communities dries up. This is of course on purpose. It can be halted and reversed, but it's going to take a drastic reduction of government and a cancelling of many government departments.
Come shoot a CMP rimfire match with us!! Tennessee Sports Foundation, Jx TN
No sound
10 .inutes in and still no sound
Sitting on a shooting pad. I guess all show no shooting . Those first groups are crap.
Cmp auction 2 remmy 40x one made for cumberland outdoors red white and blue army national guard it's ur destiny cumbie
Good Sunday morning to everyone. Thanks for the video and update. 👍 Remember everyone seek Jesus Christ in your life he is the answer through it all ✝️🙏👍
Great job with the refinish , but I would use plugs cut from face grain instead of the end grain you get by using dowels. This not only looks much better, but face grain will hold swivel studs much better than han end grain should you or the next owner wish to sling that fine little rifle.
@@marshmutt8975 You are correct. I was thinking of doing that as well. That method blends in better, whereas the end grain dowels usually appear darker.
Forgive me the restoration is not just wood stain and shooting targets. I hoped for real gunsmithing on the action .Or just not dissising ammo. You never showed how to load it. Or addressed the action and feed issues.
I don't like to kill like you.
These guns are junk when they get a lot of wear they jam
They are not junk! It's the people that don't use and maintain them properly that put them in poor condition. I'm betting that person is someone like yourself. You just can't fix stupid!