Thread: 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

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


looks good will have updates in near future
cheers rambo