Well, it could be worse...

[Blacktail Sniper]

Just picked this up this morning from the Sheriff's Office in Kelso. 

Was taken in a burglary of my place while was at work in 2011.

Going to see if I can bring it back to some level of functionality. 

Thinking am going to have to just skip past WD40 and go with something a little stronger to start... 

[hunter399]

Little 22 mag or what .

[Blacktail Sniper]

Yup, Marlin 25MN in .22 mag. 

Had less than 2 boxes of rounds through it when somebody decided they needed it more than me.

[pianoman9701]

I'm glad it was recovered. Sorry about the condition. Was the burglar caught?

[Blacktail Sniper]

Nope, no suspects ever identified.

My Win 70 in .30/06 that was taken at the same time is still out there somewhere in the world. 

Hopefully it has been better taken of than this one was.

[Boss .300 winmag]

Was it recovered out of water/salt?

[Blacktail Sniper]

Yup, it has more hours as a submarine than rounds fired…

[lewy]

It will clean up. I just restored an old single shot 12g that was literally yard art for who knows how long and it looks amazing