Rusty Old lakefield 64b with pristine bore

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Came home for christmas and my dad decided I should take all his old hunting rifles, One was a Rusty old lakefield 64b at first I thought, Is this thing ever safe to shoot? The bolt rusty, outside barrel rusty, So after hammering it appart (litteraly) I clean the barrel and notice its Flawless and shines. Now.... Here are some picks. Do you guys think I should clean it up and shoot the hell outta it? I got all week free, I figures I could use it as a plinker and for grouse hunting.







 
That's what I'd do! Sounds like a Cooey/Sureshot I received from a friend's dad out of the blue one day. Cleaned up the rust, had a nice shiny bore and it shoots like a laser gun.

Make sure to document the work, everyone loves piccies!
 
My two cents?

Stop the rust (light steel wooling with oil, wiping with an oily cloth) pull through the barrel and call it a day.

Stop the corrosion, keep the patina. Not a heirloom, my Аяse!
 
Junk, send'er here and I'll dispose of it fer ya............... :wave:

Spend some time on her.
They usually clean up nice.

That wire wheel ideer, not unless you have a real soft bristle brush wire wheel disk.

Brewtle otherwise.

Nice find for sure.
 
Took your guys advice and its almost all the rust is now gone. Just cleaned the stock and gave one coat of danish oil.once its dry ill be putting it back together and oiling it. When i get back home ill pick up ammo and go shoot.
 
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Very worth while project. I am learning the older models love round nose bullets. Mine is not feeding very well with hollow points. Also, take a look at the magazines. May want to purchase some new replacements. The roundnose bullet/new mag combo may just be the ticket to solve any failure to feed issues. Clean up the internals and make sure the bolt slides like butter. If not, give a good clean and remove any burrs within the receiver. Enjoy.
Elky
 
I just bought a Savage model 64 (same rifle) for $210 for my nephew. Gives you an idea of value. Since it was your Dad's , priceless in my opinion.
 
You call that rusty, in my neck of the woods that would be vg-exc, I should have taken some pictures of some really rusty ones
that I have redone, old cooeys are the same , sit in a barn for 60+ years, blow the wildlife out of the bore and they are still exc. for
some reason, try that with a ruger 10/22.LOL
I had a blueing pen that worked good on jobs like this and for touching up screw etc., just like a felt marker, but I havn't seen one in awhile.
 
I really like my old Lakefield 64B. There is not one piece of plastic on the rifle. Mine seems to like the round nose high velocity rounds also. The trigger is a bit clunky, and there is no last round hold open but it's a well built rifle. It's a great winter project. I refinished the walnut stock
in blond. If your thinkin of selling it PM me ;)

Cheers





 
J_K_S said:
I really like my old Lakefield 64B. There is not one piece of plastic on the rifle. Mine seems to like the round nose high velocity rounds also. The trigger is a bit clunky, and there is no last round hold open but it's a well built rifle. It's a great winter project. I refinished the walnut stock
in blond. If your thinkin of selling it PM me ;)

Cheers





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Looks awsome! Im abit scared to go that far I don't quite have that much skill. But I cleaned it up nicely and will post a pick of the .22. I used some danish oil to hide some marks.
 


Nothing to seriouse, I made it shootable. Cleaned all the rust off, recleaned with solvent oiled and put back together. Will do smaller touches over time. Big differnce tho if you look at the first pic. My dad had a new inbox bushnell so I put it on gladly :D I got to say the bolt is very strange on a .22 when compared to my other semi centerfire guns.
 
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