I am restoring a Marlin 336 lever action 30-30 for a friend and need a white butt plate spacer. Every one I have checked with are out of stock. Does any one have an idea where I can get some material to make one? I also need to replace the white dot where the sling swivel would go.
Can anyone tell me why these idiots have to engrave their ss number or driver licence number in a gun next to the serial number don't they know how hard it is to remove.

You can get plastic sheet from Mcmaster carr.
PVC is typically a good material to use as it is very chemical resistant

Honestly I used to make them out of Clorox bottles; talk about chemical resistant. Now I take them off and throw them away; no lever action needs a white spacer; it is so "1960s". As for the bullseye, same thing; plug it with walnut. If you really want one, Brownells actually sells them for $2.75.

Thanks for the info, I believe I have one being sent.
As for the 1960 look that is what he wants so 60's it is.

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Originally posted by Rolland:
I am restoring a Marlin 336 lever action 30-30 for a friend and need a white butt plate spacer. Every one I have checked with are out of stock. Does any one have an idea where I can get some material to make one? I also need to replace the white dot where the sling swivel would go.
Can anyone tell me why these idiots have to engrave their ss number or driver licence number in a gun next to the serial number don't they know how hard it is to remove.

Just makes their identity easier to steal right on the heels of the stolen rifle, eh? Kind of like spray painting your tools flourescent orange. That's original.

Stephen

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Originally posted by Lord Frith:


J Kind of like spray painting your tools flourescent orange. That's original.

Stephen

Never could understand that one Grand father did it all the time. But who's to say you will actually run into the guy that steels your tools??

Rolland In consolation any time i may need my long since dead Grandfather's SS# all I have to do is look on the underside of that Marlin 336 Butt plate. At least he had the common sense not to engrave it into the steel.

FYI people If you choose to engrave a number in something use your DL # at least the police can actually trace that to a name and address. SS# is all but useless for ID except ID theft.

And conveniently most firearms already come standard with a serial number

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J Kind of like spray painting your tools flourescent orange. That's original.

I told the boys that when I start painting my hand tool they are to put me away somewhere that I will be taken care of. My father started painting wrenches and hammers and such after he started down due to numerous problems some of which was combat related.

Orange tools are easier to find when you drop them in the snow, mud or weeds.

Ok but that's if you live where it snows. That would be a valid point.

My grandfather lived in southern california for years

That flourescent orange snow blower must be close by, eh? snicker....

I engraved my initials on my tools when I was a mechanic, and if you have to work with other people on a large job it makes it quite easy to sort everything out at the end of the day.

When I was a teacher I painted all my shop tools. It kept a lot more of them in the tool cabinet over the summer and at the same time I'd never have an argument when I was walking by some maintenance guys working and they had a pair of green handled pliers in the toolbox and I'd ask if they were finished using them....

I don't need to do any of that anymore, but about 11 years ago one of my then-toddler kids managed to get ahold of a spray can of rustoleum industrial orange paint and just spritzed the hell out of the garage. It was pretty annoying at the time but every once in a while I'll still pull out a pipe wrench or something and I'll see it has some orange overspray on it and I'll get a chuckle.

Also, in regards to the drivers license/serial number thing if your gun has an alloy frame I have found that light sanding then filling with automotive glazing compound then another light sanding, then painting does a great job of filling everything in.