Fronka
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I have a Marlin .22 rifle that belonged to my father. The gun is probably 50 years old with thousands of rounds through it. Being so old and used, it has developed significant problems. The magazine is difficult to insert, sometimes the magazine drops out of the gun after a shot, and the last time I fired it backfired, blowing the bullet casing open.
I brought the gun to two smiths. The first was not able to locate parts for such an old gun. The second made repairs to the extractor and magazine. He tried a newer Marlin magazine, but it apparently would not fit. He made repairs to the old magazine as best as he could.
Bottom line, I have spent $60 attempting to repair this gun. Instead of spending good money after bad, I am going to buy a new .22 rifle. My question is what should I do with the old rifle. It has sentimental value being that it was my father's, but I don't just want to store it in the cabinet for sentimental reasons.
Any ideas?
I brought the gun to two smiths. The first was not able to locate parts for such an old gun. The second made repairs to the extractor and magazine. He tried a newer Marlin magazine, but it apparently would not fit. He made repairs to the old magazine as best as he could.
Bottom line, I have spent $60 attempting to repair this gun. Instead of spending good money after bad, I am going to buy a new .22 rifle. My question is what should I do with the old rifle. It has sentimental value being that it was my father's, but I don't just want to store it in the cabinet for sentimental reasons.
Any ideas?