New furniture for the Marlin .375
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New furniture for the Marlin .375
I ordered some new wood for the .375 about 4 months ago. I asked for the wood to be "hand selected" for quality. I waited approx. one month for the wood to arrive. I called several times asking for delivery a date. I was told to be patient for the Marlin reps were selecting special wood for me. Imagine my excitement. My .375 would soon wear the prettiest wood in the land. One summy day the little, brown truck arrived with my special wood. I could hardly contain myself as I eagerly opened the box containing my special wood. What a belly flop, the wood was just O.K. Certainly not special and certainly not worth the 5 week wait. I called Marlin and sent the wood back. Fast forward. I caught the itch to restock the Marlin .375 again so another call to Marlin. This time I just ordered replacement wood with no special requests. Well surprise surprise. The Marlin reps must have misplaced my first order and sent my special wood on the second go around. I am going to tease you all for a bit but rest assured it was worth the wait. I am in the process of refinishing the butt and forearm with a cherry stain topped off with multiple layers of tung oil and mineral spirits. I will complete the process with strait tung oil. Pics to follow but rest assured it was worth the wait. 1886.
