Both guns were in real poor shape when i got them - they had been stored in a cellar and when recovered had been coated in naval jelly to stop the rusting, but the naval jelly apparently had been left on too long so it couldnt be completely removed from the metal and as a result the guns couldnt be reblued and were duracoated instead. I don't mind, they could never be pretty guns anyways, my goal was just to get them shootable.
First one is a 32 winchester special that was made in 1948. When i got it the bolt was broken, the chamber had some deep scratches in it and the receiver had lots of holes from a poor scope mount job. So it got a brand new replacement barrel, a used but perfect condition bolt, and the holes in the receiver were filled. Then it was duracoated. It cycles very smooth now. The wood is trashed and I'll probably replace that in the next year or so.
![Image](http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e45/neandertal77/DSC02858.jpg)
![Image](http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e45/neandertal77/DSC04361.jpg)
![Image](http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e45/neandertal77/DSC02865.jpg)
![Image](http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e45/neandertal77/DSC04354.jpg)
The next is a 32-40 which was made in 1925. when i got it it actually was functionally in great shape, the lever cycled very smooth and the rifling was in great shape. The bad part was that this old gun had gotten severely pitted in the cellar and it looked like someone had cut 5" off the end of the barrel with a log splitter. The only thing replaced in this gun was the magazine tube. the end of the barrel was cut off straight and crowned, then it was cleaned up and duracoated. There are still a couple problems which i need to address with this gun. The action cycles very hard and harsh now, and it seems like some of that might be due to the fact that the hammer seems hard to pull back. not sure why that is. also, when you chamber a round, the lever just flops open - and i know why that is - the little pin that holds the lever shut is jamed in so that it doesnt work. I would like to fix these two problems and i think this gun will be good to go as well.
![Image](http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e45/neandertal77/DSC02855.jpg)
![Image](http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e45/neandertal77/DSC04355.jpg)
here is a picture with the lever open and you can see how the pin is jammed - can that be fixed?
![Image](http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e45/neandertal77/DSC04359.jpg)
so, poor old abused guns, saved from the dump, and hopefully will get back to work in the woods soon.