I recently traded into a 336 in 30-30, which is my first foray into centerfire lever guns. My first firearm I purchased with my own money was a 39a on my 18th birthday and marlins have always held a close place in my heart, but Somehow I haven’t owned one of these until now. It has some mild rust on the metal and wood has some dings. I plan on refinishing the wood with tung oil and cleaning up the internals but no rebluing. My question is the internals are very roughly machined with some rust on them, but how far is too far in polishing them? I don’t want to end up with a lot of slop due to excessive metal removal. Thanks!
