After finding a renewed interest in my Marlin 25N I decided the barrel "needed" to be floated for better accuracy. I promptly removed the stock and started sanding away. After about 20 minutes I was proud of my work and put the rifle back together...
Not enough planning showed itself when my assembled rifle acted like a see-saw. That is when I started trolling Rimfire Central for a fix or replacement stock options. I saw a thread with pics of a bedded 25 and decided I would try that before buying a Boyd's or Marlin stock.
I decided to pillar bed the receiver with brass pipe fittings and a Miles Gilbert Bedrock glass bedding kit for about $25. I also planned on refinishing the stock so I wasn't too worried about the existing finish while bedding. The finish is Minwax Special Walnut 224 stain and 4 or 5 light coats of Tru-Oil. The shine was knocked down with some steel wool.
Also some non stock related upgrades I did were polishing the trigger and experimenting with some springs to get it where I like it. I removed the front sight post and fashioned a plug out of the stock screw so the hole is filled. The cheek rest is made out of some 1/4" ABS plastic molded with a heat gun and sanded to shape.
Here's my starting point.
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Bedding job from the top and bottom.
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Stripped and sanded stock. Reassembled to decide if I wanted it blonde or to stain it darker.
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After 1 light coat of walnut stain.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24...h_72d920bb.jpg
Finished rifle on the bench (as a comparison to the starting pic)
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24...h_757d6b43.jpg
And a picture of it in the sun after a day at the range.
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