My first .22 Restoration (+pics)

[michaelthetrojan]

This is my first 22 restoration project. i have a few old revolvers i will be attempting to restore next.

i would love some feed back on this


Marlin 80 DL


Before:



annnnnnnnddddd
after!

[Full Clip]

Kinda hard to see the before condition, but the after is sweet!

[michaelthetrojan]

i cant wait to do more!

[xXx Sir Sik xXx]

Sweet

[Shasta Frog]

Can't tell.

[michaelthetrojan]

Can't tell.

cant tell what?

[BillyGoatMachine]

cant tell what?

That a restoration has been done. Because the quality of the before pic is slightly further away and a bit blurry. Either way, the after pics look nice. Congrats.

[Lurch762]

Looks good but what happened to the bolt handle?

[michaelthetrojan]

That a restoration has been done. Because the quality of the before pic is slightly further away and a bit blurry. Either way, the after pics look nice. Congrats.

the before pics are from the seller. i totally forgot to take my own before pictures.

[majtom94]

Proud papa. LOL.

[Jeff L]

The bolt handle looks like it's bent forward, otherwise nice job.
Not my rifle, just for reference.

[surplus-addict]

Sweet restoration!
I restored an almost dead Model 80 about a year ago. Yours came out waaaay better though.





And here she is with all the rust removed.

[Izzy43]

Sweet restoration!
I restored an almost dead Model 80 about a year ago. Yours came out waaaay better though.





And here she is with all the rust removed.

That is a fantastic job of restoring a rifle that would appear to be useless to most folks, including me. I like seeing these old rifles brought back to live another life.

[surplus-addict]

That is a fantastic job of restoring a rifle that would appear to be useless to most folks, including me. I like seeing these old rifles brought back to live another life.

Yeah, it didn't even take much elbow grease thanks to my new favorite tool, Evapo-Rust. Best dang thing EVER. I just set the gun in a trough filled with Evapo-Rust and left it for one day. Came back, the rust was all gone, and it's a great shooter to this day.

[michaelthetrojan]

Yeah, it didn't even take much elbow grease thanks to my new favorite tool, Evapo-Rust. Best dang thing EVER. I just set the gun in a trough filled with Evapo-Rust and left it for one day. Came back, the rust was all gone, and it's a great shooter to this day.

wow great job!