My marlin Christmas present for myself:

[hfcable]

old model Marlin 1895 in 45/70 all original and honest though it has gone brown, like i have gone gray



perfect mechanically and really excellent bore, so should be fun to take shooting and hunting.

[AJMD429]

...should be fun to take shooting and hunting.

That gun looks like it's spent many seasons afield.


A gun like that could take you shooting and hunting - if only it could talk...

[Old Savage]

Congrats - they don't make them like that.

[rjohns94]

very nice indeed.

[J Miller]

hfcable,

Looks pretty good. But .... um, what happened, you didn't get it all? The magazine thingy shrunk. Must have been unsanforized or termites got to it. Hope you got a discount .....

You know I'm just teasing. That's a fine looking rifle. What are you going to hunt with it first?

Joe

[damienph]

What a beauty!

[kimwcook]

Very nice.

[hfcable]

hfcable,

Looks pretty good. But .... um, what happened, you didn't get it all? The magazine thingy shrunk. Must have been unsanforized or termites got to it. Hope you got a discount .....

You know I'm just teasing. That's a fine looking rifle. What are you going to hunt with it first?

Joe

may get it out after caribou in the early fall, i hope. havent been out for several years now, because of back surgeries, but doing so well now that i think i can plan on it this time!

[bluesman423]

Congratulations and well....................WOW!

20 years ago I would have wondered why you didn't buy one that still had all of it's blueing and was newer, probably stronger to shoot those super hot +p loads.

Nowadays, I simply marvel at the beauty of things with honest age that have lasted through the years. And hope you consider a little black powder. Guess I'm gettin old.

She is absolutely beautiful!

[Ray Newman]

Now that looks really nice. Really good score. And with the older firearms, nothing beats shooting a good target or taking it afield getting game.

Hope it serves you and take care of it as you are only the caretaker for the next generation of firearms enthusiasts....

[hfcable]

thanks to all. and Ray is right--- i am well aware that we become the caretaker for these objects....it has already survived longer than most of us will, and to enjoy it and pass it on again is the real goal!

[RIHMFIRE]

very cool present!

[Ben_Rumson]

Another for what Ray said...

[86er]

Nice one, Doc!

[Buster95]

Cool ol Marlin, congrats

[.45colt]

It's very nice for sure but I still want Miss May on Kirks 2011 calander. .

[Ysabel Kid]

Sweet!

[3855]

Well done.