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Well here she is....

Managed to get her out the door for $130


Id like to slap whoever put that Tasco scope on there. šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļø

Bout to strip her down and see the damage. Heres pics for now.
 

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Oh yeah, you need to keep that one as a rescue job would not be all that hard! A little elbow grease and there'll be plenty of good shooting days!
 
Well managed to get 1 base off. Put the screws back in the holes. Those 2 holes arent drilled all the way through. Will jbweld them in and cut and file flush like they never existed.

The base we have issues. My allen wrench broke in the bolt so they will be fun getting out. And the other bolt ( rusted one) is stripped.

If all else fails Ill chop that scope base off with dremel or grinder with cutoff wheel carefully. Then cut the heads off the bolt and file flush as well as a last resort.

Any other ideas?
 

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Good find, OP

I wouldn't clean a thing. In fact, I would age the hell out it.

Take the rusty parts and make them more rusty. Take the stock and nick it and gouge it and scuff it up. Then slap a really dark stain it.

Leave that beautifully aged dark brass the way it is.

Make it look 200 years old or two Nancy Pelosis.
 
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Well managed to get 1 base off. Put the screws back in the holes. Those 2 holes arent drilled all the way through. Will jbweld them in and cut and file flush like they never existed.

The base we have issues. My allen wrench broke in the bolt so they will be fun getting out. And the other bolt ( rusted one) is stripped.

If all else fails Ill chop that scope base off with dremel or grinder with cutoff wheel carefully. Then cut the heads off the bolt and file flush as well as a last resort.

Any other ideas?
First, congratulations, you did good!! Give the remaining bolts a good soaking of penetrant and let'em sit overnight. The longer the better. From what I can see the bore looks very nice, a perfect cleanup project.
 
I like finding rifles like you did . Clean them up and hunt with them . If you get a scratch on them its not a such a big deal as a slick as new rifle would be. Enjoy that TC. . FBC
Honestly thats where I am at this point. I own no closet queens or range only guns. What I shoot at the club matches are ones I am willing to take out to the woods.
 
If you have access to left hand drill bits try removing the screws with them, sometimes they grab enough the screw or bolt will come right out. If not, use a drill bit about the same size as the allen screw head, drill the heads off. If your lucky there will be enough threads left to place a vice grip on to remove the screw, if not grind the screw off to plug the hole in the barrel.
 
If you have access to left hand drill bits try removing the screws with them, sometimes they grab enough the screw or bolt will come right out. If not, use a drill bit about the same size as the allen screw head, drill the heads off. If your lucky there will be enough threads left to place a vice grip on to remove the screw, if not grind the screw off to plug the hole in the barrel.
Exactly what I was thinkin!! Thanks!!
 
I've seen worse. I always chuckle when somebody puts Holden Ironsighters on a rifle of any kind. I routinely removed them from any used gun I purchased back at the store and threw them into a five gallon bucket for salvage... which is about all those things are good for. Scope got sold separately.

Kind of like the idea of "aging the hell out of it". Put it in a tank of water, vinegar and cat piss. I have a Jonathan Browning Mountain Rifle which had that finish from the factory. It looks a bit odd hanging on the wall with all the shiny blued T/C guns, but it shoots round balls better'n any other gun I have.

Renegades are arguably the best gun T/C ever made. Most will be capable of out-shooting the shooter.
 
Honestly one thing I definitely like about this here rifle.... is the lack of shiny brass!!!!!!

That is rhe one thing I dislike about my Hawken..... I want to get another stock and put german silver hardware on it.. shiny brass just doeant sit right with me.
 
Honestly one thing I definitely like about this here rifle.... is the lack of shiny brass!!!!!!

That is rhe one thing I dislike about my Hawken..... I want to get another stock and put german silver hardware on it.. shiny brass just doeant sit right with me.
TOTW sells replacement black iron hardware... or you could just let it tarnish. I have a devil of a time keeping mine polished. ;)
 

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