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Griff wrote: ↑Wed Oct 01, 2025 7:16 pm Congrats... I have no doubt you'll do the rifle proud.

Thanks. Wish I'd taken a few pictures of it when I first got it! It was pretty crusty and ugly.

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My friend said the stock is part of some Marlin parts he's selling for the widow of another Marlin guy whose passed. He said make her an offer and she'll be fine. I offered what a semi inletted would cost, and he said she was "thrilled with the generous offer". So it's on the way and hope ...

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Here's the pictures I got: https://i.imgur.com/fj8ax9Xl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/NnFIv17l.jpg It's got the right patina and age to go well with this 1893, but one small problem to deal with. The lower tangs on Model 1889 Marlins were about 1/2" longer than the 1893 and 1894 lower tangs. So it wi...

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Was out working at the gun club this morning, and when I got home I got a reply from one of my Marlin friends who I asked about a pistol grip buttstock. Turns out he has an original buttstock checkered in A pattern for an 1889 Marlin. That's the same as the 1893/1894, except the 1889 had a longer lo...

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Tue Sep 30, 2025 6:29 am Vall, have you checked with George at Treebone Carving?

Yes, but George is pretty high on his Marlin stock prices. He wants $250 for a plain wood semi inletted stock.
I may have an original stock located, but waiting to see for sure.

Not sure how I double posted this topic?

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Saw this , https://gunville.com/products/marlin-1893-walnut-repro-stock Gunville only show straight grip stocks, no pistol grip. I found a person who has an original Marlin pistol grip stock that's "A" checkered, but he doesn't know for which model? 1893 and 1894 take the same stocks, but...

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Precision Gun works . I used one of their straight stocks on my 1894 Short Rifle. And I believe I still have another unfinished buttplate if you are in need. I won't be home for a few days to search. It'll need sanding and finishing. DSCN0461.JPG Precision owners are on vacation, so no orders taken...

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Had our monthly OAC collector gun show Sunday and a friend asked me to look at an 1893 on a table for sale. I looked at a pretty tired old Deluxe rifle with a broken 336 buttstock barely hanging on it. String wrapped around the wrist, and the sides of the wrist spread open from some previous misuse....

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Tore it apart today and sure enough a broken chunk of wood was under the hammer. Also the mainspring was off center and had swung to one side stopping the action. I removed the wood, and centered the spring and it functioned fine. I tore it down to it's basic parts, which wasn't easy as it looked li...

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I've just used some gun oil on the ram of my Rock Chucker for decades now. I rarely wipe it down as wiping off oil just means adding more oil. I wipe the press down, but not the shaft on the press. I don't use my press to deprime or prime as I use a hand tool to deprime and prime cases. So I don't g...

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Never had my handgun fall out or come out from under the pillow in many decades of one being there. Maybe it's because it's in a holster? Or maybe because I use two pillows, not just one? It never moves even a little, but I have occasionally slid my hand under the pillow and felt it there accidental...

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I got a couple that carry easy when I just have my bath robe on with no pants . Actually have one in the shower in a plastic bag incase someone comes in while I'm getting clean . Fits perfectly in a soap dish and will be enough to get me to a real gun if anything more is needed. I don’t do this. An...

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I figured Bill might beat me to it, since every red blooded Oregon native should spot hazel nuts, or as we called them "filberts" when we were kids. The terminology of "hazel nuts" didn't change in Oregon until the 1980's. Prior to that all hazel nut lovers in Oregon called them ...

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I rarely carry at home, but I'm always at arm's length from my weapon at home. And have loaded weapons in various places stashed in case I ever had to retreat to another location and make a stand. Handguns first, then an AR based 12 ga. with 3" shells, and finally a AR15 as a last resort. I'm n...

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Forget Turnbull, his prices are crazy. I've used Al Springer at Snowy Mountain Blue Gun Restoration for decades, and his work is as good and even better than Turnbull's and a whole lot cheaper too.
https://smbgunrestorations.com/

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Great article, and his cleaning methods are good also. Only thing I disagree with is his cleaning intervals of 400 rounds. When I shot both adult small bore and .22RF bullseye matches I never cleaned my bores until the season was over. I shot 60 rds. every Wed. night, plus a 60 rd. match on Sat. for...

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Just the smell of it makes me nauseous, so no way I could ever smoke it. It's legal here, but I can't handle the smell.

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Good thing you checked as there's a huge price difference, and quality difference. That's no bargain not being an AWA.

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I've never shot any sort of .410. I'm with Ted! ...I have a hard enough time hitting them with a 12 ga though. :D Since I moved to TX, I haven't hunted them... and I usually have a flock or two around my pond near the opener! Never got the hang of cookin' 'em. Really nothing to cooking them as it's...

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I only used Winchester AA Trap hulls for all my shotguns, simply because I got more reloads from those hulls than any other brand. We had a local gun shop that specialized in shotguns, and shotgun reloading, and they had barrels full of AA Trap hulls in various sizes. I never did buy any new .410 am...

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AWA handguns are in my opinion nicer than original Colt SAA handguns! I own two of them, and both have buttery smooth actions, and fit and finish is as good as it gets. I've had mine a long time and bought both of them used, but like new in the original boxes. I'd snatch that one up at the asking pr...

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As fast as doves are I find a .410 works even better since they swing so much faster. The .410 is the perfect dove shotgun.

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Site wouldn't work for me yesterday at all. Today it's back to fast again.

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I get muscle cramps too Bill, and sometimes in places I didn't think had muscles! I've gotten them in my knee joints and feels like it's trying to twist my knee sideways! Get them in my hands, and feet also which makes my fingers and toes try to curl up. I can make those go away by forcing my hands ...

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Still extremely great for me today!

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Hope I don't jinx it, but the last couple days it's been lightning fast!

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Virgil Earp is buried right here at Riverview Cemetery. Been up to see his grave site a couple times, but he's not talking much. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1567/Virgil-Earp Wow. Really cool. I see that he was born here in KY though. Yes. His daughter lived here in Portland, Or. so when he ...

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Virgil Earp is buried right here at Riverview Cemetery. Been up to see his grave site a couple times, but he's not talking much.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1567/Virgil-Earp

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Everything slow again this morning from opening posts to making posts!

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Sometimes (like this morning) I wait for an eternity for the forum to respond and open. Then when I returned just now it was fast and opened right up! Very spotty, and when it's slow I just give up and try later or the next day.

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Not a carbine, but actually a Short Rifle, and pretty neat variation.

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I've found that 10 gr. and heavier pellets give me the most consistent groups, so that's all I use. A little slower fps, but better accuracy.

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Two famous pistoleros were Sammy Davis Jr. and Kareem Abdull Jabbar. Both competed in fast draw contests and won. I read that Sammy was the fastest draw in Hollywood.

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Well, on the good side, although the building and inventory are a total loss, the building is a steel building and those go up pretty fast. If their manufacturing area wasn't impacted they can get back to producing powders. Temporary storage options are available. Powder Valley didn't produce any g...

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Well, on the good side, although the building and inventory are a total loss, the building is a steel building and those go up pretty fast. If their manufacturing area wasn't impacted they can get back to producing powders. Temporary storage options are available. Powder Valley didn't produce any g...

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Bill, you got my interest when you said no polymer parts. I sold off the only polymer 9mm I had just because it just irritated me to have plastic parts beyond grips. I now only own all metal semiautos, and they also happen to only have wood grips too. And of course mine are all S&W also. I feel ...

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It's the first Monday that I didn't have to get up and go back to work. EVAH!!! I'm officially retired, and looking forward to spending a lot more time at the shooting club and on my motorbikes. :D -Stretch Now you'll never know what day of the week it is!

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Yes, I get the "your item is shipped" notice. Then the next day "your item is at the shipper". Then maybe a day or two later a notice from USPS or UPS "we have your item". And the day after "Tracking is available". Really? Do I really need more than "trac...

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If you don't have a place to shoot every day, you can still buy snap caps and practice aiming and firing every day. It keeps the shooter practiced during times they can't shoot. I did this every day when I shot bullseye matches during off season, or between matches. Helps with muscle memory.

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I have a no drill sling I use for all my old guns when hunting with them. It's a simple slip type that goes around the barrel and the buttstock and slide through itself to cinch down at each end. It's thick, but not so thick as to block the front sight when slid over the barrel. I cinch it down in f...

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Thompson Contender has used Green Mountain barrels for their firearms, and just announced they bought GM and will keep it as an independent entity, and GM will continue with no changes. A good move for TC as they'll get barrels cheaper. https://www.theoutdoorwire.com/releases/48606983-f2f7-43a7-94c0...

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My 84yr old neighbor buddy has both new hips and knees. He has taken to wearing these sketchers slip ins. He admits they are easy to get into but he also says he steps out of them often. He has had a few falls , I'm not so sure if it's the shoes or not. I still prefer lacing my shoes. Sounds to me ...

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I've been wearing the Skechers for many years, and got the Slip In sneakers as soon as they hit the market. As mentioned they are super comfortable, and surprising how well they fit once you slip into them. I've owned slip on shoes before and two things happened. First the heel area began to fall ap...

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I talked this over with our two cats, and they promised to be better in the future if I dropped the subject.

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Site is still spotty and yesterday I couldn't get it to open at all. Today was a little slow, but working.
The Marlin Firearms Collectors Forum also started a protection thing where you have to wait to be verified before the forum opens, but then it works fast.

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I have a Chapman screwdriver set that fits in my coat pocket when I go to the range. Never have any trouble finding the right tip.

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Off and on for me today. Tried once and worked great. Then tried a bit later and wouldn't open. Then just now popped right up quickly.

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I've never cared for multi tools, and find them marginal for almost anything other than extreme emergencies when you've got no other choice. Even then odds are you're gonna booger up a scre head, or round off a bolt head, or nut using the pliers. And those Leathermans with the open edges digging int...

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I always go with a gloss finish formula as it's easy to knock down the gloss. But if you go with a satin finish and it turns out to not be the sheen you want there's not much you can do to bring it up. Some wet sanding with 600 grit, or rubbing with rottenstone powder will always knock down a finis...

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