serendipity .22 question

vviking

vviking

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Found between the floor joists of an old rural house and then gifted to me.

Marlin M1897 take down .22, 24" octagonal barrel, full length magazine, colour case receiver, lever and hammer. Complete, unaltered and fully functioning. Little used but long neglected.

SN dates to 1897 manufacture.

This rifle was coated with surface rust when I began the clean-up. Externally it restored well, some light pitting on the barrel mostly, about 80%+ blue remains. The casehardened parts fared well with some colour remaining. The wood is very good too, it may be the original finish.

The bore however, is sewer pipe.

Do I,- Reline and return this beautifull 'ol girl to shooting glory?.

OR,- Leave it as a wall hanger.

Opinions will be appreciated.
 
I'd pour some Evapo-Rust into the bore and let it do its' work... once all the rust is gone and only rifling remains, you should be much better off.

Personally, I hate rust with a passion, in any form or shape, so that's what I'd do... removal of bore corrosion *may* impede groupings in some cases (according to some accounts), but at least the red-colored crap is gone from inside the bore and only clean metal remains. That's good enough for me!

:D
 
david doyle said:
no brainer line and chamber to 17hmr
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No brainer..... Well, as much fun as the 17hmr would be, maybe a little too much pressure to live long in a 113 year old r.f. lever action. The info i've seen so far suggests that .22lr subsonic/target is about as hot as is prudent.

Was suprised to learn that .22 mag, .17hmr, .22lr hi speed all operate up in the 25,000 psi range.

If anyone knows of the ballpark value of this piece unaltered, it would help me decide its future.
 
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