wachtelhund1
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Recently purchased a Marlin 27-S pump in .25-20 in an online auction. I had been looking for one for a long time. This was listed as rough condition which turned out to be very accrurate. I got it for $220.00. My plans are to restore it and rust blue it, as its current condition has very little collector value. When I received it, it could not be pumped or operated. It had been worked on and pieced together. The bolt lock had been broken and welded and would bind up. I had to grind, file and polish the weld so it would move and not bind up. The cartridge carrier looked like it had been feeding rocks as it was bent and had plenty of burrs on its edges, it was straightened and the burrs filed and polished away. The safety block plunger was pitted and also bound up when trying to pump the action. It was polish smooth. The main spring had been replaced with a wire spring sold by Numrich Gun Parts. It was thicker than the original flat spring and sat higher requiring extreme force to move the slide rearward over the hammer to cock it and then forward, again pushing the hammer down. I had to file at least a 1/16" off the top of the hammer and polish it just to get it to cock, again with extreme force. A trip to my gunsmith and a search through his box of main springs, found a flat spring that I made work. I had to shorten it, drill another screw hole and take 1/8" off each side so it would fit inside the grip rails. It now functions with little effort. All the ejector parts were missing. I got an ejector base from Numrich, but I'm still waiting on the ejector spring. Ejectors are no available, so I'll have to make one from strach, as are most other parts.
The butt stock looked okay, but the top rear was filled with brown epoxy. The forearm wood has small chip. The metal was rusted and pitted, the right side of receiver was the worst. Most of the metal required filing and sanding.
The butt stock looked okay, but the top rear was filled with brown epoxy. The forearm wood has small chip. The metal was rusted and pitted, the right side of receiver was the worst. Most of the metal required filing and sanding.