Until then, barrels were of welded construction. Of course with some of these new off shore POS rifles, complete with plastic and pot metal construction, the old ones may have more value than some realize.In 1840, Eliphalet Remington II may have made one of the most important contributions ever to the firearms industry. With labor, and parts prices, many of the old worn classics are behind the power curve to fix up. the parts are not all that scarce, but few smiths want to spend their own dinero on screws that may be 5 to 7 dollars each, and FPs that maybe 15 or $20 Shipping not included, for a gun that cant sell for 150 when the original owner neglects to pick it up. A third might be an exaggeration, but 10 percent would not be. I would say a third of the guns are missing them. The other most common missing part, and dont ever buy one without looking, is the feed ramp fitting between the mag tube and the barrel, right in front of the receiver. Since they were in the BP era of 22 shells, often the bores look like a sewer pipe. They were work guns pure and simple at the time, and like an old thin blade pocket knife, they can have lots of problems. Even worse than a typical ancient 1890 Win. They made tens of thousands of the 12, and I can hardly recall seeing one at a show, that simply wasnt beat to crap. Is he just being a jerk full of himself? This was after I said I had been doing some research online & going into gun forums.Īs suggested, several variations exist, I suspect yours is a LR since you dont mention it being a SPECIAL, but those had three variations on the feed' throat' mechanism, and a buddy has looked for a long time to find the style he needs. While that may be true in some circumstances, I don't think EVERYONE is. Sorry for it being non Marlin, but this guy also tells me that forums & the internet are full idiots that don't know what they're talking about. Why can't one parts gun fix its internals? I'd really like some opininons on this please.

I've seen some at gun shows range from $150 (poor) to $800.

Should I just say forget it & keep it as a nice wallhanger? I'm not gonna pay to fix it if it costs more than its worth. He's had it for 4 months now & I'm getting a little peeved. He's basically turning it into a Frankenstien gun. Does anyone know anything about these & how long they were made? I'm trying to have one restored to working order, but it seems impossible to find parts? The gunsmith says that they made so many different models of this particular gun that he has make/take parts of all these other ones.

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