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Offline ratdog

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old marlin
« on: January 31, 2012, 10:26:31 PM »
picked up an old marlin 81dl bolt action tube feed rifle needs refinishing needs but plate far as i can tell it was made around 1945. numrich had all the parts i needed .i was trying to find the first 22 marlin i had as a boy really don't know what model number it was i needed a project i found one going to see if it shoots tomorrow. have any of you guys had one?
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Re: old marlin
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2012, 01:28:00 PM »
Quote from: ratdog on January 31, 2012, 10:26:31 PM
picked up an old marlin 81dl bolt action tube feed rifle needs refinishing needs but plate far as i can tell it was made around 1945. numrich had all the parts i needed .i was trying to find the first 22 marlin i had as a boy really don't know what model number it was i needed a project i found one going to see if it shoots tomorrow. have any of you guys had one?
yes i have a model 81 i had it all my life love it
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Re: old marlin
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2012, 09:48:08 PM »
lucky daugh i think this rifle i going to clean up nicely .all it was missing was the but plate fired it to day .got the stock all striped and sanded have to wait for but pad to finish didn't realize how old it was till i did some research.
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Re: old marlin
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2012, 09:49:30 PM »
though that 22 fix up would be easy sanded three times looked at it wasn't satisied put finish on it two times cleaned it off again ready for spraying tomorrow.i have done this many times frustrating just got out of the hospital last week its got to get better cross your fingers. ???
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Re: old marlin
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2012, 03:32:01 AM »
finally finished my old 22 marlin turned out nice not perfect looks almost new  those birch wood stocks are hard to sand i sanded it at least 4 times til i was satisfied .might zero in Monday. now what next?.
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Re: old marlin
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2012, 03:51:05 AM »
I picked up one last Friday. It was in disguise. It is a J. C. Higgens 103.13 which, after an internet search, turned out to be the Marlin 81. The bluing on this one is in excellent shape which is surprising considering the rest of the rifle. It has three little bulges in the barrel where some dummy managed to stick bullets. Probably a squib and they shot twice more before they figuered out something was wrong. The rifling really suffered from however they removed the bullets. I wanted a project for the windy months that are ahead and this one was CHEAP. I'll reline the barrel and when I'm finished you will have trouble telling it's an 81. It's funny. I read some reviews on the 81 and it's a well liked rifle and several bragged about how accurate they are but the are worth very little, even when in good condition.
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Re: old marlin
« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2012, 03:57:35 AM »
Quote from: ratdog on January 31, 2012, 10:26:31 PM
picked up an old marlin 81dl bolt action tube feed rifle needs refinishing needs but plate far as i can tell it was made around 1945. numrich had all the parts i needed .i was trying to find the first 22 marlin i had as a boy really don't know what model number it was i needed a project i found one going to see if it shoots tomorrow. have any of you guys had one?


I've got one. I've only had it out a couple times... doesn't feed reliably. I'm going to see if I can fix it. It's pretty big for a 22.
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« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2012, 10:36:59 PM »
yellow tail they are big no little kids gun still working on mine.might finish Tuesday this has been a fun project but long.
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Re: old marlin
« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2012, 01:43:36 AM »
Mine doesn't have a rear sight, and has an old, side-mounted scope. It's pretty dark, unfortunately. I've had it apart and tried to clean as best I could but those optics are just cloudy. I'd like to fine one that isn't, that'll work with the orig mount.
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Re: old marlin
« Reply #9 on: February 15, 2012, 12:58:08 AM »
oldandslow numrich has replacement barrels fairly cheap for the jc higgins rifles. :)
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Re: old marlin
« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2012, 06:31:38 PM »
yellow tail numrich has the original sight you need look and see good luck  ;D
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Re: old marlin
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2012, 01:10:17 AM »
Here is mine.  Not a great pic.. Factory peeps, no provision for a scope.  Great trigger, and very accurate.  Won quite a few turkeys with it when I was a kid at the local turkey shoots.
 
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Re: old marlin
« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2012, 06:05:00 PM »
big easy nice gun haven't shot mine yet working on another marlin but still looking for an old marlin 100 single shot it was my first rifle my aunt got it from the mil PX.
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Re: old marlin
« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2012, 08:05:43 PM »
range day saturday shot my marlin 81dl shoots nice refinished stock turned out nice took my remington 341 sports master to re finished it  shot really good both pawn shop finds .really pleased with these old gun both don't have serial numbers they are that old.might see what i can find tomorrow for another project. :D
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Re: old marlin
« Reply #14 on: April 16, 2012, 08:39:31 PM »
yellow tail picked up another 81dl with scope cross hairs are hard to see got a new one from Natchez on line for five bucks simmons brand and one other tasco. i got mine mounted looks good going to the range soon.my second 81 was in better shape than the first one . ;D
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Re: old marlin
« Reply #15 on: April 17, 2012, 11:04:31 AM »
yellow tail i left you a message about you rife hope it helps.i bought another one just like yours with weak scope that and the spring on the inside had come off the feed arm that why i got it cheap easy fix all fixed up now and new scope nice gun will shot it soon ;D
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