Check out this lil old gem

[rugerla1]

Not mine but my sister had this passed down from my Pappaw. He passed away in 2001, rest his soul. 

 

I've not seen this until tonight because she told me she got one of his .22 rifles. But I had no idea what it was. She brought it over tonight so I could check it out and man was I surprised!

The stock has a crack in it and is loose, and it needs a good cleaning, but it works and the little scope is still pretty clear considering the age. Well, I hope y'all enjoy the pictures as much as I did messing with it tonight.

 

 

 

 

[f3joel]

Beautifull!

That is an awesome pump .22

I have been wanting one of the Henry pump .22's.

[Grand Torino]

Sweet. :up:

[runco]

I love to see heirlooms of old rifles and shotguns, especially the ones of common folk, not necessarily old English shotguns or Drillings, but I would take one if I found one on the cheap.  Great looking gallery gun.  May sure to oil that baby up inside and out, at minimum annually or semi annually.

[rugerla1]

Thanks guys, I really enjoyed seeing it.

 

 

I love to see heirlooms of old rifles and shotguns, especially the ones of common folk, not necessarily old English shotguns or Drillings, but I would take one if I found one on the cheap.  Great looking gallery gun.  May sure to oil that baby up inside and out, at minimum annually or semi annually.

 

I'm going to clean it up good for her. Unfortunately the stock actually came off last night. The crack separated enough over the years of sitting in her closet and getting moved around that it couldn't hang on. It actually runs down both sides, half the length of the stock and the screw holes in the wood for keeping it together are deteriorated.

I wonder if I can even find another stock to put on it.

[Hozzie]

If the crack isn't all buggered up, it can probably be glued. Find a good woodworker if you aren't comfortable doing it. You may not be able to save it, but it would be worth a try. If it is past all hope, check Numerich.

[runco]

Thanks guys, I really enjoyed seeing it.

 

 

 

I'm going to clean it up good for her. Unfortunately the stock actually came off last night. The crack separated enough over the years of sitting in her closet and getting moved around that it couldn't hang on. It actually runs down both sides, half the length of the stock and the screw holes in the wood for keeping it together are deteriorated.

I wonder if I can even find another stock to put on it.

Gunsmiths can pin the stock back together.  I would not replace it if was mine.  Its full of history and nostalgia.  If you plan to sell it, then yes you probably need to replace it. 

[runco]

Numrich Gun Parts are sold out of the original stock, but do offer a new semi-finished buttstock for $79.95.

 

https://www.gunpartscorp.com/ad/764460.htm

[rugerla1]

Numrich Gun Parts are sold out of the original stock, but do offer a new semi-finished buttstock for $79.95.
 
https://www.gunpartscorp.com/ad/764460.htm

Thank you for finding that!

[BigK]

It'd be awesome to repair the original stock if possible. Might actually be easier than making a new one match the old one.

[bersaguy]

Very beautiful family heirloom for sure. Have not seen one of those since my childhood at shooting gallery's at caravels.........Hope the original wood can be saved............... :up:  :up:  :up: 

[gregintenn]

At first glance, I thought it was a Winchester. You don't see tose old Marlins every day. Is it chambered for 22 long rifle?

[TNWNGR]

Great pictures and a really nice bit of family history as well. I'd go ahead and finish a detailed cleaning of the rifle and repair the existing stock. There are a lot of different ways to repair the stock but if the rifles not going to be used anymore I'd glue and clamp it.

[EssOne]

Beautiful little rifle sir.

 

Repairing the butt stock will largely depend on how much oil damage there is in the grip area. The old timers would pump in some 3 in 1 oil come winter, then stand the gun up on its butt for all the oil to drain into the wood. I see some blackish color in the wood around the tang, which is oil damage, so it may break easily at that point. If it's sound and doesn't flake away when you remove it from the tang, I'd also repair and refinish it.

[Raoul]

That's great. Wonderful old gun.

 

Maybe we can expand this thread a bit.

Here's my Grandmother's S&W .32

 

[rugerla1]

It'd be awesome to repair the original stock if possible. Might actually be easier than making a new one match the old one.

 

I'd love to, it's pretty bad and the inside section looks like it would be hard to repair. If it's possible, this is one that I wouldn't mind helping her get fixed correctly.

 

Very beautiful family heirloom for sure. Have not seen one of those since my childhood at shooting gallery's at caravels.........Hope the original wood can be saved............... :up:  :up:  :up:

 

Thanks BG!

At first glance, I thought it was a Winchester. You don't see tose old Marlins every day. Is it chambered for 22 long rifle?

 

I looked for one like it today at the gun show but all I saw was Winchester's, no Marlins. It's chambered for S-L-and LR if I remember correctly.

 

Great pictures and a really nice bit of family history as well. I'd go ahead and finish a detailed cleaning of the rifle and repair the existing stock. There are a lot of different ways to repair the stock but if the rifles not going to be used anymore I'd glue and clamp it.

 

Thanks TNWNGR! I'm sure she does too but I'd love to get it fixed where we could use it. 

 

Beautiful little rifle sir.

 

Repairing the butt stock will largely depend on how much oil damage there is in the grip area. The old timers would pump in some 3 in 1 oil come winter, then stand the gun up on its butt for all the oil to drain into the wood. I see some blackish color in the wood around the tang, which is oil damage, so it may break easily at that point. If it's sound and doesn't flake away when you remove it from the tang, I'd also repair and refinish it.

 

 

Yeah, it didn't seem too good looking at the inside area. I'll try and get some pictures of the cracks and the inside portion and post them up.

 

That's great. Wonderful old gun.

 

Maybe we can expand this thread a bit.

Here's my Grandmother's S&W .32

 

 

Thank you and very nice pistol you have there!