Hey All!
Just thought I would share a Pawn Shop find from yesterday. I got two rifles for $50 a piece: A Winchester 190 and a Marlin 60.
They both shoot amazingly well but are definitely rough to say the least. I plan on refinishing the stocks and possibly bluing the barrel and other metal parts.
I'm also curious if anyone has any suggestions for making these rifles like new again. Any tricks for getting the current coat off the metal? anything products I should avoid for rebluing or stock refinishing? I ask because these will be my first project guns and dont want to COMPLETELY ruin them. I expect to make mistakes(especially with the bluing) but I want to avoid as many as possible.
Thanks all!
Just thought I would share a Pawn Shop find from yesterday. I got two rifles for $50 a piece: A Winchester 190 and a Marlin 60.
They both shoot amazingly well but are definitely rough to say the least. I plan on refinishing the stocks and possibly bluing the barrel and other metal parts.
I'm also curious if anyone has any suggestions for making these rifles like new again. Any tricks for getting the current coat off the metal? anything products I should avoid for rebluing or stock refinishing? I ask because these will be my first project guns and dont want to COMPLETELY ruin them. I expect to make mistakes(especially with the bluing) but I want to avoid as many as possible.
Thanks all!