My brother just picked up a nice 1949 vintage Marlin 336SC that's in good shape mechanically, but the previous owner obviously didn't spend a lot of time cleaning or oiling the poor thing. I'm stripping it down for a good cleaning and eventual reblue and stock refinishing. Anyway I got as far as removing the action screws except for the hammer screw that just won't budge. It appears rusted in as some of the other screws had rust on the threads. I been soaking it with Kroil over the last 24 hours or so, but so far haven't had any luck with it. Don't know if applying heat would be wise. Maybe drilling it and using an easy out? There's only about a half dozen threads on the end that screws into the sidewall of the action. Any other methods or suggestions appreciated.
Thanks, Denver