new look marlin 25n

I sold my 10/22 the other day have I have worked out I prefer a bolt action 22 for hunting just seems safer than a semi
the day after it sold @Toby listed this little marlin 25n and a 12ga as a combo deal for $300 which I thought was a good deal so I brought them
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I've never had a camo stock before as ill be honest as say I don't like camo I thought they were plastic and not much I could do "but its only a bunny gun so didn't really care" didn't realize it was wood till it arrived so that was great I now can fuck the camo off and have a wood stock instead I prefer wood to plastic for rifle stocks so was stoked when I found it was wood

the stock has reassemble checkering on it and I didn't want to sand that off so I decided to use paint stripper after 3 coats and a little sand it was back to bare wood (unsure of type) but it looked dark ish in colour and was a pretty nice bit of wood not stunning but not bad (sorry forgot to take a photo after stripping)

for refinishing I chose to use haarlem danish oil I've used it on outdoor tables etc before and it looks awesome

I found an offcut of 4mm ply and screwed it to the stock using the butt plate holes to make it stand up so I didn't have to touch it to much
and I have just finished the 1st coat
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looks good will have updates in near future
cheers rambo

3 coats so far the haarlem danish oil is doing a great job it tacks off nice and quick could probably could recoat after an hour but im waiting at least 4-6 to be safe were as linseed oil can be 2-3 days between coats at times im giving it a rub with 1000grt between coats and a rub with a TAC cloth to remove dust

starting to develop a slight sheen
not the best photo but yeah

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7 coats now getting there I will do a couple more tomorrow only using very thin coats and lots of em IMO that's the best way to get a good finish with oil
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It's looking good, well done.

all done.... came out good a few little spots im not to happy with but nothing major it came out a little lighter than id hoped but again not a big deal its only a bunny gun

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still paint left on the butt pad any ideas

Wow, that looks a lot better!


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Shit hot! Quite a transformation

yeah I am happy with it looks far different to when I brought it off @Toby

I've got the new mag catch and another mag in the mail from the usa as well so once they arrive it ill be good to go

id try one of those green scouring pads and water for a start check on the back of it first to make sure it doesn't scratch it up

It will shoot as good as it looks too :)

I always wondered what the wood would look like if I stripped off the paint. This is that point in time where I wish I done it instead of thinking about it haha

yeah I was kind of worried about the stock as I thought to myself they wouldn't paint the good ones.... this one is a 2nd as it has been taken close to where a branch has come out but I reckon that just adds to the character is structurally sound as it the grains are all running how they should be so that's why they chose to paint that one I reckon

Lucky I still have one 25N in the cupboard :)

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is that a factory finish @Toby or did you just do that? mine is at gun city getting cut down a bit and a thread put on the end gonna be 16 inches

I did that, factory finish was a plain dark finish, like really dark. Turns out it was cause the stock has bugger all grain but I might make it a bit darker at some stage.

@Toby looks good.... the grain on mine looks great on one side and not there on the other... what oil did you use how many coats?

I used tru oil one coat it did nothing then used this old as can of dark walnut stain, that got it to where it is. It's kind of growing on me the lighter colored stock but I might go darker then seal