1893 Marlin Garage Sale Find 32-40

so what kind of a deal did you get on it? looks and sounds nice. usually all i find at garage sales is rusty tools and old paperbacks!

 

You didnt buy that gun,you stoled it!

 

Welcome to the Marlin Firearms Forum LX Kid !!

Beautiful find...

 

Most excellent find. And - welcome to the forum.
Deals like that come along but they are few and far between.

Grey

 

very good deal! i see that you have an aftermarket buttstock for it. going to be hard to get it to match the forend stock, but it can be done. just take your time and work with it and you will end up with a nice looking shooter when finished. enjoy it! BTW, welcome to the forum.

 

Welcome aboard you Lucky [email protected]#&[email protected]#...ah..uhmm...I mean LX Kid. Yeah I'm jealous, but it sounds like it found a good home. Congrats.

 

Well, because of the down economy many of us get pressured to find income. It has made a cottage industry of the once civilized spring cleaning activity of holding garage sales. Some municipalities have taken exception and started cracking down on so-called "extreme" yard sales.From the source I gathered, According to Tagsellit.com, Americans hold about 45,000 garage sales every weekend.Imagine that. Well,because of this, more and more, cash-strapped Americans have been organizing garage sales as a way to raise income rather than as a way to clear out old, unwanted stuff. Resource for this article: Cities crack down on extreme garage sales.

 

Well, the down economy has pressured many to find income in any way they can. It has made a cottage industry of the once civilized spring cleaning activity of holding garage sales. Some municipalities have taken exception and started cracking down on so-called "extreme" yard sales.From the source I gathered, According to Tagsellit.com, Americans hold about 45,000 garage sales every weekend.Imagine that. Well,because of this, more and more, cash-strapped Americans have been organizing garage sales as a way to raise income rather than as a way to clear out old, unwanted stuff. Resource for this article: Cities crack down on extreme garage sales.

 

REALLY nice find LX! What a great rifle. Even in the condition it was in that was a steal.

Not sure about your description of crimping those jacketed bullets though. Not that the process is wrong, but it seems like a sacrilege to use jacketed bullets in that rifle. Think cast lead!

Enjoy it brother.

 

Nice to know you are still among us. Post some new pics whenever you get a chance to work on that stock. One thing nice about the midwest....Basements. I can do some gun tinkering down there and the wife doesn't complain as long as it doesn't get too stinky.

 

I am late to this party but what a great rifle you found. Congratulations.

 

LX Kid...hope you don't mind

I touched up your picture. Nice rifle BTW. I went to a yard sale once and all I got was a new wife. I stay away from em nowadays.

 

Do NOT, I repeat DO NOT use Minwax stain!!! It might be the best advertised, but its really cheap crap.
It is literally Sherwin-Williams off-brand stain...made for Walmarts/other storefronts at low cost...and low quality.

Go get some serious quality stain like Formby's or General Finishes or just about ANYTHING other than Minwax!!
In fact, you're in south Fla...go to the nearest Simply Woods or Wood You store!!!
Take the forend off the rifle and bring it with you...they'll help you color match it!!
http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Wood.You.Furniture.813-915-9600/map?novum=1

Yes, us old woodworkers are PICKY about stain!!
High Quality Stain means a High Quality Job!!

 

Nice rifle, good deal! I'm always out of town when deals like this float past (remember, Pelosi said our streets are "awash with guns!"). Good thing/bad thing, someone probably ruined a nice old rifle, otoh it's fixable and you can use it and actually hunt and carry it with a clear conscience! Lucky man, I'm fighting off a baaaaad case of jealousy!