Cool Old Shotty Project

Oldcarjunkie · Mar 28, 2015

Picked this up today at the show. Its a HSB Model A( Marlin 19) supposedly dates about 1907, i liked it cause it has the hammer and it breaks down. anyway the buttpad under the limb saver is trash, so ill find one for that, for now i threw the limb saver over the eyesore of a buttpad.

BossmanPJ · Mar 28, 2015

I like it you say project, are you going to restore it or just get it into shooting shape?

Oldcarjunkie · Mar 28, 2015

Prob get it shooting shape, Its nearly there, doubt i will go through a reblue on a 140.00 shotgun. I just couldnt leave it there for that price

BossmanPJ · Mar 28, 2015

Yeah that's a cool one to have. Always did like the breakdowns. I got my first from my grandfather in a remington model 10. Now I have had several.

Oldcarjunkie · Mar 28, 2015

bossmanpj said:
Yeah that's a cool one to have. Always did like the breakdowns. I got my first from my grandfather in a remington model 10. Now I have had several.

Thanks, im just getting into shotguns, never really cared about them before, but i thought this was a cool one to add to the collection

stu929 · Mar 28, 2015

I love it!

I'd prob chop it to 18 inches and rust blue it and sand and re-stain the stock.

Rust bluing leaves a beautiful hue and is fulfilling to see the result.

I want to find an old beater side by side to do this with.

Johnthetoolguy · Mar 29, 2015

That's a neat lookin' shotgun.

engineerbrian · Mar 29, 2015

That's an awesome looking gun, and at $140 I would have snagged it too!

slowpoke · Mar 29, 2015

Nice purchase. Very cool.

-Z/28- · Mar 29, 2015

stu929 said:
I love it!

I'd prob chop it to 18 inches and rust blue it and sand and re-stain the stock.

Rust bluing leaves a beautiful hue and is fulfilling to see the result.

I want to find an old beater side by side to do this with.

I was thinking the same thing. Give it the trench gun look.

stu929 · Mar 29, 2015

-Z/28- said:
I was thinking the same thing. Give it the trench gun look.

Great minds think alike.

If you do decide to blue it yourself i wrote up a tutorial on rust bluing.

Oldcarjunkie · Mar 29, 2015

Thanks guys for all the comments

stu929 said:
Great minds think alike.

If you do decide to blue it yourself i wrote up a tutorial on rust bluing.

Where is the write up? On here??

stu929 · Mar 29, 2015

Oldcarjunkie said:
Thanks guys for all the comments

Where is the write up? On here??

Here you http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=149932

LONGSHOT · Jul 2, 2015

marlin has a do-not shoot on that shotgun! check out their site.

Cochise · Jul 3, 2015

the action on those is weak, if you shoot high pressure loads or maybe any loads at all the bolt can come back out of the action and into your skull. Feel lucky?
Otherwise neat old gun.
I have never seen one let go but I dont know anyone who shoots one either and I am a vintage shotgun shooter, lots of damascus and hammer doubles.

PGTMG · Jul 4, 2015

very cool looking shotgun

Oldcarjunkie · Jul 4, 2015

Cochise said:
the action on those is weak, if you shoot high pressure loads or maybe any loads at all the bolt can come back out of the action and into your skull. Feel lucky?
Otherwise neat old gun.
I have never seen one let go but I dont know anyone who shoots one either and I am a vintage shotgun shooter, lots of damascus and hammer doubles.

Yup, got it working, shot some low brass, was offered enough for me to pass it on to a guy who wanted it for its history.

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