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Some of you may have read my earlier post on my Project Gun.
http://www.marlinowners.com/forum/336/76982-project-gun-help.html
I found this old 336RC in a shop and bought it for $75. No lever or loading spring, some beat up screws and a freckling of rust on it.
The refugee from the shop became this.
A synthetic short (youth) stocked truck gun
OR -- A "Pistol Grip Marauder"
I put the ruler and 336SC in the pics so you can get a feel for the size.
Now what happened since my first post.
The original stock turned out to be bad because the previous owner had "refinished" it and done some major sanding so there was almost 1/8" clearance between the wood and metal.
I was able to get another repaired stock and lever from a MO member. The lever worked fine and I refinished the replacement stock.
I first used Strypeeze on the stock and it removed the finish, some of the wood filler on the repair (I was going to remove some anyway to refill the holes) and destroyed the bullseye. DON'T use Strypeeze.
I finished with Citristrip and it worked fine.
I stained the stock with Minwax Red Chestnut stain (one coat) and, because the filler I used was lighter than the walnut, I used Minwax Red Oak on the filler as it was darker.
I finished the stock with 7 coats of Tru-Oil.
I finally got the nerve to take a hacksaw to the barrel and mag tube. I found a 3/8" dovetail cutting jig at Dixie Gun Works and I used the side of the jig to keep the cut on the barrel straight. This jig will replace and work better than the Wheeler jig that is no longer available. I measured the barrel length (16.5") and cut the barrel.
Dixie Gun Works muzzleloading, blackpowder and rare antique gun supplies.
Maore to come in another post.
http://www.marlinowners.com/forum/336/76982-project-gun-help.html
I found this old 336RC in a shop and bought it for $75. No lever or loading spring, some beat up screws and a freckling of rust on it.




The refugee from the shop became this.
A synthetic short (youth) stocked truck gun


OR -- A "Pistol Grip Marauder"


I put the ruler and 336SC in the pics so you can get a feel for the size.
Now what happened since my first post.
The original stock turned out to be bad because the previous owner had "refinished" it and done some major sanding so there was almost 1/8" clearance between the wood and metal.


I was able to get another repaired stock and lever from a MO member. The lever worked fine and I refinished the replacement stock.





I first used Strypeeze on the stock and it removed the finish, some of the wood filler on the repair (I was going to remove some anyway to refill the holes) and destroyed the bullseye. DON'T use Strypeeze.
I finished with Citristrip and it worked fine.
I stained the stock with Minwax Red Chestnut stain (one coat) and, because the filler I used was lighter than the walnut, I used Minwax Red Oak on the filler as it was darker.




I finished the stock with 7 coats of Tru-Oil.



I finally got the nerve to take a hacksaw to the barrel and mag tube. I found a 3/8" dovetail cutting jig at Dixie Gun Works and I used the side of the jig to keep the cut on the barrel straight. This jig will replace and work better than the Wheeler jig that is no longer available. I measured the barrel length (16.5") and cut the barrel.
Dixie Gun Works muzzleloading, blackpowder and rare antique gun supplies.



Maore to come in another post.