I thought I posted this a couple of days ago, but I guess I closed the window before I hit "submit."

I purchased a Marlin 781 over the weekend and the stock is in pretty good shape. a little dry but in good shape. However, there are a lot of rust and pits in the barrel and the blueing is mottled like an animal print. So I decided to turn this into my first foray into "refinishing".





I broke out the Blue and Rust Remover from Birchwood and my polishing sandpaper and got to work. After hand sanding (there are still some pits, but they're not as noticeable).





More pics to come as I get more done on it.

So the question.... anyone know how to get that front sight hood off?

TIA,

Dave