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Another Marlin project
Another Marlin project
I’ve been on a bit of a buying and selling roller coaster lately. I bought a Weatherby .270 for my wife, in hopes that she will help me fill the freezer this year. She is a fantastic shot, and has great eyes for spotting game. So with that purchase, I can free up a bit of play money by selling my 7-08. I personally dislike carrying a bolt rifle, so I don’t need more than one in a smaller caliber. I can borrow hers if I need to. I have an agreement to sell the 7-08 in play, so I will use the proceeds to A, buy suspension for my project Bronco, and B, buy a set of walnut furniture for my 336BL. I’m going to order a straight stock set from Boyds and make it a Texan. I’ve always hated the pistol grip on the BLs. I’m torn between re-shaping the big loop, and getting a square lever off a guides gun or similar. The only real difficulty will be milling off the extra material on the lower tang, but I have many options for that, ranging from a hack saw and die grinder to a Haas 4 axis mill.
Pic of the victim:
The new bits:
Now do I go with the traditional darker wood (left) or pay the $30 more for lighter wood (right)?
Pic of the victim:
The new bits:
Now do I go with the traditional darker wood (left) or pay the $30 more for lighter wood (right)?
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SGC .22 LR Stripped and oiled up
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF
Re: Another Marlin project
I went darker. No point in spending extra for a slightly different tone. It will look more factory anyway.
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SGC .22 LR Stripped and oiled up
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF
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Re: Another Marlin project
Sounds like a fun project Red, be waitin to see the progress.
RP
RP
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Re: Another Marlin project
Thanks guys! Having never milled a tang before, do you think I need to be as “heat sensitive” with it as one would with cutting down a barrel? I’m not going at it with a cutting torch or anything silly like that, but I will likely use a die grinder with burr and flap wheels for some shaping. Thoughts?
And a big thank you to one of our members for helping secure a factory straight lever for me!
And a big thank you to one of our members for helping secure a factory straight lever for me!
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SGC .22 LR Stripped and oiled up
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF
Re: Another Marlin project
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SGC .22 LR Stripped and oiled up
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF
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Re: Another Marlin project
Hey Red, I think you can just change the floor plate from a curved one to a straight one.
Check out some of the threads over on MO, I believe that's what most have done.
Now how hard those plates are to find, well that I don't know.
RP
Check out some of the threads over on MO, I believe that's what most have done.
Now how hard those plates are to find, well that I don't know.
RP
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Monte Walsh "You have No idea how little I care".
Ain't No Apologies for My Temperament
Si vis pacem, para bellum
H001, H006, H012
Ain't No Apologies for My Temperament
Si vis pacem, para bellum
H001, H006, H012
Re: Another Marlin project
There are 7,360 curved trigger plates on eBay for $20-$30. There are zero straight ones. I’m going to fire up the mill:)
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SGC .22 LR Stripped and oiled up
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF
Re: Another Marlin project
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SGC .22 LR Stripped and oiled up
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF
Re: Another Marlin project
Better start your prayers now its shipped with USPS
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