TINCANBANDIT
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I bought a rifle at a garage sale for $20, it was missing the bolt, trigger guard and rear sight elevator.
JC Higgins model 41 (Marlin 100/101). I decided to try and build a cheap youth trainer rifle, by shrinking the dimensions and then refinishing the wood and steel. I think it turned out pretty good. The best part is it didn't cost me a nickel, I actually made money on the project!
Here is what I started with:
and here it is finished:
Blog posts with more pictures documenting the changes
https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2017/09/featured-gun-jc-higgins-model-41.html
https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2017/09/lil-buckeroo-project-part-1.html
https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2017/09/lil-buckeroo-project-part-2.html
https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2017/09/lil-buckeroo-project-part-3.html
https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2017/09/lil-buckeroo-project-part-4.html
https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2017/09/lil-buckeroo-project-part-5.html
JC Higgins model 41 (Marlin 100/101). I decided to try and build a cheap youth trainer rifle, by shrinking the dimensions and then refinishing the wood and steel. I think it turned out pretty good. The best part is it didn't cost me a nickel, I actually made money on the project!
Here is what I started with:
and here it is finished:
Blog posts with more pictures documenting the changes
https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2017/09/featured-gun-jc-higgins-model-41.html
https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2017/09/lil-buckeroo-project-part-1.html
https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2017/09/lil-buckeroo-project-part-2.html
https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2017/09/lil-buckeroo-project-part-3.html
https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2017/09/lil-buckeroo-project-part-4.html
https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2017/09/lil-buckeroo-project-part-5.html