Need GS Extended Mag HELP

Marc Taylor · Post by **Marc Taylor** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 4:03 pm

My gunsmith is having trouble finding me and my buddy a stainless/nickel tube to boost my firepower in my beast.
I "think" he knows and has tried the usual channels.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance...

Taylor

Lobo · Post by **Lobo** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 11:33 pm

Marc,

I'm a little tired, and have had a tough of flu this week, but just what type of firearm are we talking about???

Pete44ru · Post by **Pete44ru** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:16 am

IIRC, a "GS" refers to the stainless .45-70 Marlin M-1895 Guide Gun.

kentdep · Post by **kentdep** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:08 pm

You mean like this one?

Ya gotta make it your self pard. That is what I did.

Jay

Nate Kiowa Jones · Post by **Nate Kiowa Jones** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:35 pm

The most economical fix is to buy a second tube from marlin and weld the two together cutting and fitting so the weld is under the forarm.

45-70- · Post by **45-70-** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:40 pm

Who is your gunsmith? I would think Jim West at Wild West Guns there in Anchorage could help you.

kentdep · Post by **kentdep** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:59 pm

I ordered a magazine tube from Marlin made it the correct length and then had a plater plate mine in electroless nickel like the factory ones on the GS. I would think that it would be cheaper than welding up too nickeled ones. But I have been wrong before.

Jay

Nate Kiowa Jones · Post by **Nate Kiowa Jones** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:33 pm

kentdep wrote:I ordered a magazine tube from Marlin made it the correct length and then had a plater plate mine in electroless nickel like the factory ones on the GS. I would think that it would be cheaper than welding up too nickeled ones. But I have been wrong before.

Jay

Jay,
I thought those guns were stainless but checking the website it appears the tubes and other part may be plated. hard to say which parts are plate for sure.

From the Marlin sight;

The receiver, barrel and all major metal parts are machined from stainless steel, and most other metal parts are nickel-plated.

If it has some plated parts then just order the 1895CB tube and fit then plate it. One more won't hurt.

kentdep · Post by **kentdep** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:06 pm

I happen to have connections with a guy who does plating for Marlin, NEF and H&R as well as Remington. I was told that the magazine tube and the forend caps are plated.

Jay

Nate Kiowa Jones · Post by **Nate Kiowa Jones** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:57 am

kentdep wrote:I happen to have connections with a guy who does plating for Marlin, NEF and H&R as well as Remington. I was told that the magazine tube and the forend caps are plated.

Jay

Anything else?

kentdep · Post by **kentdep** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:49 am

I suspect that the loading gate and the plug in the end of the magazine tube are plated but I am not going to take a file to them to find out.

Hey I met a Sheriff's Deputy in Van Buren County who knows you Steve. He told me you did his '92s and some of his wheel guns. Said that you do great work. Said you did the work a while back.

Jay

Marc Taylor · Post by **Marc Taylor** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:45 pm

Thanks for the ideas, guys.

Jay, your rifle is 'almost' as beautiful as mine!

Taylor