I received my NEW 1894CL from Marlin today

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jdad
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I received my NEW 1894CL from Marlin today

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To recap the whole story.....
Bought an 1894CL in June, first time out it wouldn't function and the fit/finish was sub par, sent it back, Marlin rebuilt it and sent it back to me, it functioned fine for the first 15-16 rounds, sent it back to Marlin, Marlin couldn't guarantee 100% trouble free functioning, so they scrapped the rifle and selected/tested, for function and accuracy, a new one before sending it out. This one has a 2006 serial number and so far I'm impressed. :lol: I'll see the accuracy tomorrow.

You don't need to see the rest. The fit/finish/cycling/trigger are just as nice as the wood. I'll be mounting an FP and Sourdough tonight.

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jdad, What do you mean by a "Sourdough". Please explain.
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Post by jdad »

They're no longer made by Marbles, but Brownells still has some. It gives you a flat "post" instead of a "bead" for a front sight.

http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ ... urdough&s=
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Post by C. Cash »

Good on Marlin and very nice looking wood there. Hope it shoots as good as it looks.
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Post by Pete44ru »

The original "Sourdough Patridge" front sight was made by Redfield, and was a dovetail-type flat blade, about 3/16" thick, in various heights with a squared-off top that had the top rear corner cut at a 45-degree angle to the shooter & inlaid with a small square brass face/bead.

A very rugged, easy to see/use iron sight.


http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ ... urdough&s=
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Post by Dewight »

Boy!!! I need to find a reason to send mine back to Marlin a couple of times so I can get some nice wood like yours
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Very good - that is one I have always wanted.
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Extremely nice! Now you have a factory hand picked rifle, with provenance from Marlin to prove it! Sweet!
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I took it to the range yesterday and even though it was windy I was still very impressed. The Williams FP and Sourdough sight were on target, in about 6 shots. I had 3 loads set up. 9.0, 9.2, and 9.5 gr of 2400 under a 115gr Laser Cast. The groups tightened up as the velocity increased. I just need to go back, on a calm day, and get my 50m and 100m zero.
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Congrats and sounds good. Keep us updated if you don't mind.

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