restoring a marlin 89c and a mossberg 26c any help ?

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saved from bubba at a barn -- estate sale

anyone own either a mossberg 26c bolt single shot

or
a marlin 89c semi auto .22

any one ever restore / fix or work on theys old ( 1940s / 50s era .22s )
or is this a forlon hope ?
 
Yes , they are as a rule not that hard to clean up, but your post don't tell us anything, Barn finds generally need the spiders blown out of the barrel, If you want to get real fancy, scrub it down and refinish and reblue, G96 works good.
 
I have several 26Bs, 26Cs and a B26M (Spiegel). Spare bolts are hard to find and I have bought parts rifles to get them. also a note of caution - I have bought bolts off the internet and one which I was told was complete wasn't! If these are barn finds then a clean up with soap and water is the start. You would not believe the shape some Mossbergs are in when I get them. After the soap and water you will have a better idea how to proceed.. I have seen a few "mint" Mossbergs listed as collector grade but what real collector would go for a sanded down "refinished" gun. Ya I know - I did at first until I learned what to look for. Good education is often expensive. There is a lot of Mossberg information on the RFC site - Mossberg forum.
 
Yeah, clean them up, use them. Nice rifles. They aren't of real great value, but if you clean the grime off the stock and carefully take off any rust, they will look decent. They may surprise you.
 
thanks every body !
basicly both old rifles been sitting in crap / dirt / dampness for many years . the mossberg 26c is a single shot, biggest thing missing the entire bolt ( have a leed on 1) other wise its as mentioned = some TLC / CLEAN UP / wood staining WILL BE WHAT it needs.

the old marlin 89c is a .22 semi, similar condition, missing its magazine, extractor, front part firing pin, and has a broke charging-cocking handle,
and
gun parts corp/ numrich arms has the parts but NOt A charging handle ..........im looking into fixing the broke 1 ( i hope )

will post photos later this week when less busy, i hope.
 
The charging handle on the 89c was prone to being lost. I have Dad's old 89c and he told me he got tired of digging around on the ground trying to find the charging handle when it would fall out so he put a piece of fine chain on it. Then when it fell out it would be swinging under the gun lol.
 
Well I sort of followed my own advice about being cautious on internet buys on Model 26 bolts so did not bid as much as I would have. Stung again - wrong spring and no plunger. At least the firing pin was there this time. Firing pins I already had but spring and plunger not.
 
Probably put 8 to 10k rounds through my marlin 89c. Not sure how many were put through it by it's last owner, my uncle. He had it for decades. Extremely reliable with high velocity ammo like thunderbolts. Standard velocity ammo doesn't have enough to cycle it. The recoil spring is quite large and heavy. The spring dwarfs the recoil spring in my wife's marlin 795.

Never ever had the bolt handle fall out. The rifle is kind of long and heavy for a 22 but it's my yearly squirrel gun. Quite accurate I find.

I've had to replace a broken firing pin and sear spring in the last 11 years. Both parts I got from Numrich. Got a 10rd mag from them too. Original mag I have is a 5rd.

It is a pain to take apart and clean. Finicky take down process and limited access to clean the carbon out of the receiver. I only clean mine about every 500 to 1000 rounds and it won't even be jamming yet. The trigger pull is awful though, very spongy.

Compared to a 795, since that's what I have on hand: The 89c is long, heavy and awkward. The trigger on the 795 is miles better. But the 89c is far more accurate.

Hope this helps. The 89c is a seldom seen rifle. I love mine.
 
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