A priceless rifle.....need advice

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

Whatever you wind up doing with it, Goodluck and I hope the gun still fires safely. Its a nice piece. I like those old repeaters. Wish my dad could pass down his turkish double barrel hunting shotgun to me but unfortunetly I was an idiot in my younger days as we all know. So that wont be happening.
Good story. Sorry about your grandfather passing away =/

*censored* (next time it will be a ban)

[300rum]

It is just making me sick that someone put a scope and a sling on this at one time.

If you would have posted a pic with the tape on it, I think I would have thrown up!

[Huntbear]

92xj,

am not going to comment here, sent you a PM..

[92xj]

some new pics after a little work.....

[bearpaw]

wow, big improvement... 

[rtspring]

Looks better! I tried to post pics of mine from my phone but they wont load for some reason!!!

[92xj]

Another thing I need help with is some screws.  The large hole and the two smaller ones in the last picture need a filler screw.  They were where the side mount scope was.  Anything to long and they stick out inside but I do want them flush on the outside.  Anyone have any recommendations?  Im in the tri-cities and the only "gunsmith" i have heard about local is at hole in the wall and there is no way I would ever take one of my guns there. 

[rtspring]

92xj, hey man.  I was a welder for 20 years in the Navy. We could tig weld the wholes up! If not I know a gunsmith in Umatilla that works on my guns. Hole in the wall guy dont exist anymore!

[92xj]

I dont want to weld them us, yet.  If i could just find an allen key stud to fill them thats what I would like to do.  Maybe one day soon we can run down to Umatilla and see if your guy has any that will fit or see what he recommends. 

[snowpack]

have you tried midway/brownells/numrich for screws?

[NoImpactNoIdea]

What did you use to clean it up?

[rtspring]

here is my 32 Winchester

[AWS]

I'm one of the idiots that wraps their barrels, seems to work for me..  If your trying to spot a camoed hunter the thing that will stand out the most is the black barrel of their gun, a straight black line is out of place in the outdoors.  One of the easiest ways to spot a deer in the brush is by the straight horizontal line of their back.





I also take it off when I'm done using it, it only takes a couple seconds to unwrap it.

Your rifle looks good,  when you get to it it should blue up pretty nice.

[92xj]

have you tried midway/brownells/numrich for screws?

I have not.  When I get the bag with the scope mount and hardware unpacked I will take a look and measurements to see what screws I actually need.

What did you use to clean it up?

I got the brass "wool" scrub pads that you would clean a nice pot or pan with.  Going with the fact that brass will give before the steel limiting the amount of scratches and harm.  Used with rem oil.  Spraying the oil a ton of time keeping the brass cleaned out of rust particles. 

Going to work more on it tonight and see what happens.
This gun will never leave my family, as long as I am still around.  It will be used as a brush, bear, sub 125yard gun.

[high country]

000 or 0000 steel wool and any oil to move the rust away. Stay clear of vinegar unless you wish to strip the bluing. If you just want to plug the holes.....any halfassed smith should be able to get some blind screws......or make them.