Western Auto Revelation Model 120 Rifle
I was given this old tube-fed .22 by my Dad. It has some problems. It outshoots modern off-the-shelf 10/22 and Remington 597 by good bit, so I thought this old pea shooter would be worth repairing.The Revelation Model 120 is a the Western Auto version of the Marlin Model 60, also known as the Marlin Glenfield Model 60. It is a semi-automatic rifle that fires the.22 LR rimfire cartridge. Produced by the Marlin Firearms Company of North Haven, Connecticut, it has been in continuous production since 1960 and the company claims it is the. The Revelation 120 was sold by Western Auto and is basically a Marlin model 60. These rifles have a rather complicated action which is difficult at best when it has to be completely disassembled. UP FOR SALE IS THIS REVELATION MODEL 120 MADE BY WESTERN AUTO SUPPLY FOR MARLIN.IT IS CHAMBERED FOR THE 22LR.IT IS A TUBE FED SEMIAUTOMATIC RIFLE.THE WOOD FURNITURE IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE.I FIRED THREE ROUND THROUGH HER WITH NO ISSUES.THE BARREL IS IN GREAT SHAPE,THE BORE IS BRIGHT. The Revelation 120 was sold by Western Auto and is basically a Marlin model 60. These rifles have a rather complicated action which is difficult at best when it has to be completely disassembled. A task definitely best left to experienced gunsmiths.
It looks like the stock was very cheaply manufactured, with a lot of extra room that shouldn't be there for the receiver and trigger assembly. At some point, someone cranked down the screws on the trigger assembly enough to break it. I don't expect anyone to know of a replacement part for something this old (although it would certainly be nice...) but am open to any suggestions as to how to easily repair it better that I already have.The trigger assembly is broken between the two rear screw holes. Currently, it is stuck together with super glue gel.
The front mounting screw hole for the trigger assy is also broken so that the head of the screw passes through freely:
I have rebuilt the interior of the stock using an epoxy putty. I put a layer of saran wrap between the receiver and the stock and put it in place. I pushed blobs of epoxy putty up into the vacant spaces from the bottom, then put more plastic wrap over it and pushed the trigger assembly into place to what looked like the proper position. I smeared the screws with grease to keep the epoxy from sticking, and loosely screwed them in. After setting the opening looks like this:
the rifle is currently fuctional, but the trigger is held in place by only the single remaining good screw.
Ideas?
Western Auto 22 Revelation Model 120
thx,
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