What kind of oil did you use on the stock ?

 

I used tru oil by Birchwood casey.

 

I'm sure this has been discussed somewhere ... Are those unsightly circular marks from the milling machine considered to be normal for these guns? I have to say that they look nasty. Are they " grease reservoirs" or just sloppy machine work? Or is there a valid reason for them, say an aid to getting a precise fit of the two halves, like the "file to fit" ridges on the bottom side of an XS Sights dovetail?

Thanks.

John Davies
Spokane,WA USA

 

Those are milling marks and yes they can hold crud and cause issues. I sanded them down some - didn;t want to go to far as that might affect the fitting of action parts. After sanding - I followed up with 2000 grit , then a light polishing. That was followed by an overnight soaking in Breakfree CLP.

 

Nice work, but did you consider using some Cold Blue solution to treat all those bare steel surfaces? Not only would they look better, they would be considerably better protected than relying on just a coating of oil.....

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/1556419877/birchwood-casey-perma-blue-cold-blue-liquid

John Davies
Spokane WA USA

 

Nice work, but did you consider using some Cold Blue solution to treat all those bare steel surfaces? Not only would they look better, they would be considerably better protected than relying on just a coating of oil.....

Birchwood Casey Perma Blue Cold Blue Liquid

John Davies
Spokane WA USA

Thanks for the suggestion. I used the oil to preserve the wood stock. I soaked all the metal surfaces and internals in Breakfree CLP overnight , then wiped off all excess. After drying I finished with silicon rub on the blued surfaces. The owner didn;t want to me to do any cold bluing - he likes the patina look on his older firearms.

 

Last year I replaced my ejector, the original was weak just barely throwing empties out of the port. The new ejector installed throws them 10-12 feet with ease........I highly recommend it.

 

How is the fit, level of flush with the exposed edge of the Bolt with the Receiver when the bolt is closed?

Reason I ask, my 39M was equally dirty when I got it, in fact I was convinced it had never been cleaned since 1974... When crud got into the milled slots in the Receiver for the front of the Bolt, I believe closing the Finger Lever to force the Bolt into where it no longer fit (due to leady compacted crud) literally bent the part of the Bolt that was meant to fit in the milled pockets, and so my Bolt stuck out badly, no flush alignment and I had terrible Extraction and Ejection issues.

I recently reset the slightly bent mating surfaces on my Bolt, now the Bolt-Receiver 'flush' alignment is back like it should be, and I can't get the 39M to fail at all with any brand of ammo, Long Rifle or even Short ammo.

They are the best Rimfires out there imho, but they do need to be a clean every other decade.. -)