Glenfield 30/ Range Report

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Glenfield 30/ Range Report

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I've relieved my loser brother in law of a couple of firearms in partial payment of the large amount of money he owes me. One is a junk/ broken Armscorp .22lr, another is a S&W 36 that needs some work, bent ejector rod, missing springs and some other issues but will be worth getting fixed if I can find a decent gunsmith.

The one of interest to me and possible some of you guys is a Marlin / Glenfield Model 30. Differing from the 30A with a 2/3rds magazine and what looks like a walnut stock, though the forend is questionable, looks more like birch but stained to match the butt stock. I can't find much information on the 30, but it doesn't matter really. I'm going to hang on to it in the off chance the 'tard wins the lottery. :shock:
It hasn't been taken care of at all, sitting in a plastic case for at least 20 years and I doubt he ever cleaned it. It had some small spots of surface rust but not bad. When I looked down the bore the first time I figured it was a write off, but turned out to be dust and debris from sitting on the floor for who knows how long.
I'll get it out soon for a range trip and will probably put a new receiver sight on it, Should make a good cast bullet shooter. :D

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The mdl 30 is my prefered Marlin because of the forend cap and dovetailed front sight. The 2/3 magazine is another plus. My guess is you'll like it.

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I have one that looks like it was drug behind a manure spreader and left for dead.....once cleaned up and the bore scrubbed out I soon found what a gem I had. the true sleeper of the lever gun world.....but I don't know nothing.
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Hard chrome it.
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Looks like a Marlin version of the Win 64.

That stock design right there is the one that beats my cheek bruised. A friend of mine had the carbine version of that and I soon learned to stick with my Win 94s .
His rear sight elevator was missing too, just like this one. Coincidence?

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I like it. Beaters are usually diamonds in the rough, and cheap to come by. 8) :idea:
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Re: Glenfield 30

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Very nice !

AFAIK, Glenfields were all issued with Birch stocks, fore & aft.


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Pete44ru wrote: Fri Jun 15, 2018 8:31 pm .

Very nice !

AFAIK, Glenfields were all issued with Birch stocks, fore & aft.


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That's what I'm finding as well but this one is definitely not birch. Thirty plus years of carpentry has taught me a few things. :D May have been replaced somewhere. He's not even sure where he got it. The guy's a lost cause.

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The sight elevator is there, just very small. Hence the thoughts for a peep and most likely a taller front sight. I dig the front dove tail too.

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2ndovc wrote: Fri Jun 15, 2018 9:45 pm
Pete44ru wrote: Fri Jun 15, 2018 8:31 pm
Very nice !

AFAIK, Glenfields were all issued with Birch stocks, fore & aft.
That's what I'm finding as well but this one is definitely not birch.

A quick butt check (under the buttplate ;) ) should tell the tale, as to the wood species. (It may be Sycamore, like Savage once used on their Saddlegun)



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Looks like stained birch on both forearm and butt stock, but you came up with a heck of a nice rifle, a gun that would fill many purposes.
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Pete44ru wrote: Sat Jun 16, 2018 10:59 am
2ndovc wrote: Fri Jun 15, 2018 9:45 pm
Pete44ru wrote: Fri Jun 15, 2018 8:31 pm
Very nice !

AFAIK, Glenfields were all issued with Birch stocks, fore & aft.
That's what I'm finding as well but this one is definitely not birch.

A quick butt check (under the buttplate ;) ) should tell the tale, as to the wood species. (It may be Sycamore, like Savage once used on their Saddlegun)



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Sycamore is often marketed as "Beech". Beech has often been used for military rifle stocks.
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I like it. What's the barrel length?
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Re: Glenfield 30/ Range report

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Well it's a keeper!

It shoots very nicely with two of my light target loads. The one on the right is a 120 gr lead RN w/ 7gr of Unique and the right target is 8 gr of Unique under a 130 gr LRN bullet. Shoots about 8" high on the lowest elevation with a 170 gr JSP hunting load, that I can't remember the data on right this min.
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Hot and humid out there this morning but I had the place to myself. 50 yd targets are the over exposed white blob to the right. :D
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I have a Lyman 66 on the way and I'm going to load up some 170 grain LRN bullets, betting that will cut those groups down considerably. One thing I have to say, this has to be one of the smoothest Marlins I have ever had. :D

The barrel is 20" with Micro Groove rifling.

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Re: Glenfield 30/ Range Report

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The short magazine and lack of barrel bands make the barrel look longer. Seems like it would be a handy sporter.
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Yours is cleaner than the one I have,but it has same specs. It is definitely a keeper.
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:D :D
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