My buddy purchased a very rough Marlin pump 22. It looked to be beyond repair but he cleaned it up, made new butt stock, we relined it and he used my furnace and bluing tank to finish it. It is now a very nice rifle.








Antique Rifle Restorations by the Gun Doctor
A web site dedicated to the restoration and building of antique rifles
My buddy purchased a very rough Marlin pump 22. It looked to be beyond repair but he cleaned it up, made new butt stock, we relined it and he used my furnace and bluing tank to finish it. It is now a very nice rifle.








I am a hobby gunsmith by night and teach at a University by day. I love taking old basket case but classic rifles and breathing new life into them. I do have a Ph.D. but it is in feed processing and nutrition and nothing to do with classic rifles but some of my friends call me the gun doctor for bringing these pieces back to life. I especially enjoy some of the old school methods like bone charcoal color casehardening. View more posts