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Pisgah

The same follower is used in Marlin 1894 and 336 rifles, regardless of caliber. The 1895 has a different one, slightly larger in diameter.

I have a hard time figuring out why they've gone to plastic, too. I guess it saves some money, but it can't be a lot.

Pisgah

I posted a query a couple of days ago about finding a steel magazine follower for my .45 M92. Today, as I was doing a bit of cleaning around my gun-tinkering corner, I found an item I had forgotten I had -- a follower from a Marlin 336. Curious, I removed the flimsy yellow plastic follower from my M...

Pisgah

The only part of my .45 Colt Rossi M92 that I'm not thrilled with is the plastic mag follower. Who knows, the thing might last 100 years, but while a plastic buttplate might be unsightly if it breaks a plastic mag follower could put you out of business in the field. Does anyone know of a steel repla...

Pisgah

My problem with dots is that most of the dots are too darned big. It's mighty hard for me to get a decent group at 100 yards when the dot is 3" in diameter. Of course, at close range that's of little import, but I'd still prefer a scope of no more than 4X -- really, 1.5 to 2.5X is plenty.

Pisgah

There are two shops within 45 miles of here that are like that. Their baseline price appears to be at least MSRP plus 10% -- and they go up from there. I don't believe it's a coincidence that one is in the middle of a very high-income area, while the other is right on the edge of another -- you know...

Pisgah

I think it is a Ross sraight pull (1903-to the middle of the first war) 280 Ross cartrige Quite a hot number ballistically . (for its time). Pretty hot number for today, too --146 gr. bullet at 3100 fps, or a 180 at around 2800+. The Ross rifle was interesting, but had one rather alarming design fl...

Pisgah

I still have both of the guns I learned to shoot with: a Springfield Meteor single-shot .22 (cost something like $3 when my grandfather bought it in the '30s, given to me at age 6 in 1959, and still a tackdriver), and a High Standard Sentinel Deluxe .22 revolver bought for $49.95 in 1969.

Pisgah

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a296/pisgah/Bladesight1.jpg A rusty 336 bought for $95, stripped down, refinished, and remodelled. Barrel, receiver, and mag tube were browned, all smaller parts were nitre blued. The forend was slimmed down, the buttstock replaced with an old-style pistol grip fro...

Pisgah

Dastook, you need to shoot that gun more. I shoot at least once a week -- but, maybe ony 10 or twelve shots aduring a "session". The amount of practice is not as important to me as the quality. Move in closer, focus on the basics -- sight picture, trigger control. Don't wear yourself out, ...

Pisgah

By all the reports I've read, the Henrys are good, serviceable rifles. But, they are heavy, they are expensive, and -- sorry, but this is my opinion -- they are flat-out ugly.

Pisgah

A buddy bought a Glenfield 36G, well-used, in a pawn shop for $100. Supposedly, all of these had birch stocks, but this one has an absolutely spectacular piece of walnut on it that is, by all appearances, factory-original. If he weren't my best friend, I'd hate him...

Pisgah

Check Dixie Gunworks' online site. They have blade a variety of blade sights that would look good on an octagon barrel. I purchased two of the Ted Cash blanks and put them on a couple of Marlin 336s of mine. Plenty of blade there so you can file them to whatever shape and height you need, and they'r...

Pisgah

I've had the Flattop Target version of the Cattleman for about three years now, and it is a superb revolver in every respect.

Pisgah

I have no doubt the action will digest +P loads with aplomb. As mentioned previously, the mag tube would likely be the weak spot, since all that really holds it in place is the rather small mag tube stud. I've read recently of someone who had a mag tube come loose after extensive shooting of heavy l...

Pisgah

Thanks, fellas. I'm already considering getting some RNFP bullets, and I've saved Marauders tuning tips page for close study.

Pisgah

I picked up my first new-to-me levergun in a while today at a gunshow, a Rossi/Interarms Trapper in .45 Colt. The little gun is clean as a pin, showing very little evidence of firing. When I got it home, I loaded up 9 of my "standard" .45 Colt loads (255 gr. swc, 8.7 gr. Unique), and stepp...

Pisgah

Congratulations on your new Uberti. If it shoots half as well as my Uberti Flat Top Target, you are going to love it for a long, long time. Since you mention that this is your first SA experience, let me remind you of the only truly safe way to carry a Colt clone. Always carry with an empty chamber ...

Pisgah

The .45 AR is a superb, mild, useful bigbore revolver cartridge. Moon or halfmoon clips can be handy, but they do present some potential problems, ranging from the hassle of loading/unloading them to action jams that they can cause when bent. I have a nice 250-case supply that I love using in my Bra...

Pisgah

There's no doubt in my estimation that the pre-64 Model 94s are, in general, of higher quality than the later ones. If I had my 'druthers (and the money), I'd pick,say, a 1948 version over a 1978 one. However, being as the older 94s are increasingly scarce and expensive, I'll frankly state that as s...

Pisgah

Unquestionably, the most lethal quiet deer round out there is the .22 Short. Don't laugh -- I have a friend who lives in a development just outside the city limits. Each year, he kills several deer with behind-the-ear shots from a super-accurate little rifle he owns -- an ancient Springfeld Meteor, ...

Pisgah

336A, Something to try with the soft Hornady bullets. Get some Lee liquid alox lube and tumble them in it. I've been doing this with my Speer and Remington swagged lead bullets and it helps tremendously. The lube they put on these bullets just doesn't seem to work as well as it should. Joe Good adv...

Pisgah

J Miller wrote:The only problem with sending it to Marlin is that it costs a fortune to do so.

Joe

No, it won't. You can legally ship a long gun back to Marlin via US Postal Service. If you're nervous about doing it yourself, many FFL holders will do it for you at reasonable cost.

Pisgah

Somewhat larger antlers will probably work better -- not a trophy rack, just something with a bit more mass. In my experience, rattling is a two-edged sword. I've seen bucks rush in, ready for action. I've also seen them take off like a scalded dog at the sound of the first "tick" of the a...

Pisgah

Now, that's just fine!

I love it when a good rescue-and-rehab comes together.

Pisgah

I'd suggest an older 336A, preferably one made in the 1950's, in .30-30 or .35 Remington. I currently have a .35 made in 1952, and it is one sweet rifle. 24" barrel, 2/3 length magazine tube, "plain Jane" but solid quality. Search nearby pawn shops and online auction sites like GunBro...

Pisgah

The more I look at that picture, the more it looks to me like a caplock muzzleloader. Look closely at the barrel -- that "barrel ring" just back from the muzzle looks like a ferrule to secure the ramrod, and if you look very closely you'll notice a second one a few inches further back. Als...

Pisgah

Early in the last century, extensive experiments were done in Germany to see if static electricity could ignite black powder. Massive generators were used to apply a couple of million volts -- far more than you could ever get in an accidental situation -- with no ignition. The conclusion was that ev...

Pisgah

I use a simple loop-type sling I made on my levergus. A loop slides over the barrel, and the butt arrangement is velcro-adjustable for any levergun. I think the materials cost me $7, and it took maybe 15 minutes to put it together.

Pisgah

Absolutely nothing wrong with accepting a few dents and dings in exchange for a good price on a great shooter! That's the story on most of my guns. Cosmetic perfection is for collectors. Me, I SHOOT my guns!

Pisgah

A fun project that can give you great satisfaction and a tough, good-looking finish, is browning your 336. Laurel Mountain Forge Browning/Degreasing solution is easy to use and gives great results. It takes a couple of days to go through the whole process, but the results are well worth the labor an...

Pisgah

I absolutely love the look of a crescent butt on a rifle. But, to be honest, I restocked and restyled a Marlin 336 .30-30 and added a sweet-looking crescent butt, and even that rifle will ding your shoulder pretty darned painfully if you're not careful with how you hold it. On a .45-70, I wouldn't e...

Pisgah

That's the sort of rifle I think I'd love -- but then I look at that crescent butt, think about how stout the recoil would be with a .348, how VERY careful I'd have to be when shouldering it to avoid a painful jab, and well... Well, I might not turn it down, but I'm sure I'd prefer a shotgun butt, m...

Pisgah

I have a Plinker, an early one, that after several thousand rounds is still a superb rifle. Cost me just under $500 back when I bought it, and it was money well spent. I have never had a single misfire or stoppage (even with several beat-up, crappy --one literally wired together-- old mags I sometim...

Pisgah

No doubt in my mind at all -- it will fire just fine. Just this morning I fired off -- still damp from the washer -- six +P .38 rounds that had been thru the wash twice in the past 2 days (they had been in a Speed Strip in the back pocket of a really filthy pair of jeans). BANGBANGBANGBANGBANGBANG!

Pisgah

Almost a twin to my 1952, except mine now wears a Redfield 102 and a silver blade front sight. My SN is about 24000 earlier than yours. Wonderful rifles, a real testament to American ingenuity and manufacturing quality of past days.

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Pisgah

This thread got me to thinkin. I went and looked on Track of the Wolf at their kits. They say their trade gun is their best beginner gun. It takes about 40 hours to complete for the first time builder. I'm thinking about a .62 cal (20 ga.) with a 36" barrel. Rusty <>< Trade guns are light and ...

Pisgah

There are kits, and then there are "kits". A "kit" is basically a largely-unshaped, uninletted hunk of wood plus parts, and these are a great challenge to someone who's never built a rifle. I'd wager that most of these end up unfinished, in a closet. Other kits are really more ju...

Pisgah

Typical of the performance I've seen for decades. The 150 in the lungs is devastating. The 170 gives somewhat superior penetration. In any case, in nearly 100 deer I've killed thru the years with the .30-30, I've never lost one, regardless of which bullet was used.

Pisgah

Mine is a 1949. Few nicer rifles of any type or caliber have ever been manufactured.

Pisgah

jimmel wrote:Magnet might tell all, unless its a low grade stainless. Reminds me I want to check my Stainless Rossi this way.

Every stainless gun I've owned has been magnetic. Non-magnetic stainless is generally the sort of stuff you'll find on appliances.

Pisgah

I want a handgun that will fill several roles...home defense, farm gun, fun gun, etc. Cost needs to be in the $400 neighborhood. What say you? Mark I say the world is awash with likely candidates. .357 Magnum would be my choice for a broad spectrum of applications. Possibilities include the aforeme...

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