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The Marlin model 25M Project
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steveo_1704
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Location: Exit 63, I-5 Joined: Thu Nov 17, 2016 Posts: 252
Real Name: Steve
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just curious, what did you pay for the rifle?
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Fri Apr 20, 2018 8:15 am |
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TINCANBANDIT
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Location: Mohave Valley Arizona Joined: Fri May 20, 2011 Posts: 13371
Real Name: Casey
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steveo_1704 wrote: just curious, what did you pay for the rifle? You might not believe it, but I paid a whopping $10.00 + tax
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Fri Apr 20, 2018 9:55 am |
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MadPick
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Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52032
Real Name: Steve
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Once again, Casey . . . wow. I love seeing your work!
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Fri Apr 20, 2018 3:34 pm |
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steveo_1704
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Location: Exit 63, I-5 Joined: Thu Nov 17, 2016 Posts: 252
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TINCANBANDIT wrote: steveo_1704 wrote: just curious, what did you pay for the rifle? You might not believe it, but I paid a whopping $10.00 + tax wow. just wow..... for $10, i'd buy that rifle and see what i could do with it. since i've not done any restoring, it would prob look worse than when i started ;)
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Fri Apr 20, 2018 3:55 pm |
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downhiller
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Location: Mountlake Terrace Joined: Thu Apr 3, 2014 Posts: 115
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As always, you do a really good job walking us through the process. Your blog is much appreciated as well with many great projects from start to finish.
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Fri Apr 20, 2018 4:30 pm |
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usrifle
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Location: RENTON Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2011 Posts: 20771
Real Name: John
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You do some nice work Casey. That Stock turned out great. It really has some nice figure that shows now.
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Fri Apr 20, 2018 5:13 pm |
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TINCANBANDIT
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Location: Mohave Valley Arizona Joined: Fri May 20, 2011 Posts: 13371
Real Name: Casey
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_________________Actor portrayal, Action figures sold separately, You must be at least this tall to ride, Individual results may vary, Sales tax not included, All models are over 18 years of age, upon approval of credit, Quantities are limited while supplies last, Some restrictions apply, Not available with other offers, At participating locations only, Void where prohibited, Above terms subject to change without notice, Patent pending.See my blog: http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/
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Sun Apr 22, 2018 12:09 pm |
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TINCANBANDIT
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Location: Mohave Valley Arizona Joined: Fri May 20, 2011 Posts: 13371
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Time to assemble the gun I assembled the bolt After getting the gun put back together I noticed a few problems: I noticed the end piece (silver part) would not stay put. There is a small pin in the bolt that is the exact spot to sit in the groove on the firing pin housing. You can tap in to keep the firing pin housing from coming loose, just a little tap, too far and the housing wont spin and you will have to drill it out to get it apart again For some reason the safety was loose, so I found a thin, stainless washer to take up the gap and tighten it up, it now takes some effort to move it and it stays put, just like a good safety should. I also noticed the trigger pull got much worse. I installed a snap cap and measured it and got an average of 4 1/2 lbs......
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Sun Apr 22, 2018 12:14 pm |
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TINCANBANDIT
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Location: Mohave Valley Arizona Joined: Fri May 20, 2011 Posts: 13371
Real Name: Casey
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so I could work over the stainless trigger or go back to the blued one. A couple of tricks for a lighter pull, one is to stone or sand the trigger sear engagement surfaces, the other is to install a lighter spring. I noticed the spring I removed was the factory spring (the stainless trigger also came with a factory spring and I compared them). So If I want to use the stainless trigger I need to clean up the engagement surfaces and install a lighter spring. Someone figured out you can use the spring from a ball point pen, a Papermate Flex Grip pen The be clear the trigger spring is for trigger reset, the sear has it's own spring and should be left along, the sear spring is what prevents the gun from firing when dropped. Some people have complained of issues with trigger reset when using the lighter spring. This could be caused by friction between the trigger and the post that it pivots on. Something that can be fixed with trigger shims from Triggershims.com After looking through my collection of springs I found one that fit and was lighter weight, but I couldn't get the trigger to reset properly. Then I compared the stainless trigger to the original blued one, the blued one has more contact surface and was definitely smoother.
_________________Actor portrayal, Action figures sold separately, You must be at least this tall to ride, Individual results may vary, Sales tax not included, All models are over 18 years of age, upon approval of credit, Quantities are limited while supplies last, Some restrictions apply, Not available with other offers, At participating locations only, Void where prohibited, Above terms subject to change without notice, Patent pending.See my blog: http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/
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Sun Apr 22, 2018 12:18 pm |
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TINCANBANDIT
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Location: Mohave Valley Arizona Joined: Fri May 20, 2011 Posts: 13371
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_________________Actor portrayal, Action figures sold separately, You must be at least this tall to ride, Individual results may vary, Sales tax not included, All models are over 18 years of age, upon approval of credit, Quantities are limited while supplies last, Some restrictions apply, Not available with other offers, At participating locations only, Void where prohibited, Above terms subject to change without notice, Patent pending.See my blog: http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/
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Sun Apr 22, 2018 12:22 pm |
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TINCANBANDIT
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Location: Mohave Valley Arizona Joined: Fri May 20, 2011 Posts: 13371
Real Name: Casey
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_________________Actor portrayal, Action figures sold separately, You must be at least this tall to ride, Individual results may vary, Sales tax not included, All models are over 18 years of age, upon approval of credit, Quantities are limited while supplies last, Some restrictions apply, Not available with other offers, At participating locations only, Void where prohibited, Above terms subject to change without notice, Patent pending.See my blog: http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/
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Sun Apr 22, 2018 12:24 pm |
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TINCANBANDIT
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Location: Mohave Valley Arizona Joined: Fri May 20, 2011 Posts: 13371
Real Name: Casey
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Costs for the project: Rifle: $10.96 (with tax) Two 7 round magazines: $26 Butt Plate: $1 (gun show purchase) Butt Plate Screws: $0 (took off another stock) Sling Stud Set: $6.54 Bipod: $0 (came on another rifle I bought) Total: $44.50 I don't include the cost of materials & chemicals, hard to calculate that stuff and most of it I already owned. Before and after photos:
_________________Actor portrayal, Action figures sold separately, You must be at least this tall to ride, Individual results may vary, Sales tax not included, All models are over 18 years of age, upon approval of credit, Quantities are limited while supplies last, Some restrictions apply, Not available with other offers, At participating locations only, Void where prohibited, Above terms subject to change without notice, Patent pending.See my blog: http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/
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Sun Apr 22, 2018 12:27 pm |
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MadPick
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Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52032
Real Name: Steve
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Yes, I can see a slight difference between the before and after photos.
_________________SteveBenefactor Life Member, National Rifle AssociationLife Member, Second Amendment FoundationPatriot & Life Member, Gun Owners of AmericaLife Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear ArmsLegal Action Supporter, Firearms Policy CoalitionMember, NAGR/NFGRPlease support the organizations that support all of us.Leave it cleaner than you found it.
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Sun Apr 22, 2018 1:13 pm |
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steveo_1704
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Location: Exit 63, I-5 Joined: Thu Nov 17, 2016 Posts: 252
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wow. amazing work there. you could probably sell it for at least $150.
_________________ From a friend: Benjamin Franklin once said that beer is proof that God loves us. I'm of the opinion that Redheads are proof that, contrary to popular belief, Satan also loves us.
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Sun Apr 22, 2018 1:27 pm |
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Yondering
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Location: Skagit County, in the woods Joined: Tue Apr 7, 2015 Posts: 1058
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Looking good!
That picture showing the blued and stainless trigger sear engagement surfaces is a great example of some of the changes Marlin (and other companies) made over the years where the old parts were better.
One question - why do you have the bipod mounted that direction? I see some people do that, so there must be a reason, but I haven't figured out what it is. Seems like several disadvantages that way but what's the benefit?
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Sun Apr 22, 2018 9:40 pm |
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