|
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 30
Campfire Greenhorn
|
OP
Campfire Greenhorn
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 30 |
I bought a new Marlin 1895 Cowboy in May to add to my collection of Lever Actions. I couldn't handle the look and feel of the "Shotgun" buttstock. Sooo... I had it upgraded. It now looks and feels more authentic. [img:right] [/img] [img:right] [/img]
When Injustice becomes law, Resistance becomes duty. -Thomas Jefferson
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 13,834 Likes: 1
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 13,834 Likes: 1 |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 8,761
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 8,761 |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 11,371 Likes: 1
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 11,371 Likes: 1 |
Have you shot it with heavy loads?
1st Special Operations Wing 1975-1983 919th Special Operations Wing 1983-1985 1993-1994
"Manus haec inimica tyrannis / Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem" ~Algernon Sidney~
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 279
Campfire Member
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 279 |
What a wonderful idea! First thing I thought of, was to have my 39A done the same way. Retro them pups!
"I have always disliked the words 'authority' and 'expert' when applied to those who write about guns, shooting,and hunting. I have never set myself up as either." Jack O'Connor
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 154
Campfire Member
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 154 |
Ok,so how did you go about the upgradeing?Did you replace the stock or cut and shape or ?? Looks good by the way.
Like oats through a horses ass, so are the days of my life
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 30
Campfire Greenhorn
|
OP
Campfire Greenhorn
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 30 |
I haven't had the chance to even shoot it yet. I just got back from working out of country and need to wait for the weather to clear.
I'm looking for a nice 39A to do the same with, so if there is anyone out there with a nice 39A for sale, let me know 'cause I want one.
I thought I could have the stock cut for the crescent, but a custom stock maker said it would be too short, which makes sense. I found a gentleman in Golden Colorado that ordered the stock and crescent, fitted them and finished both the buttstock and forearm to match with a nice hand rubbed finish. He did an excellent job and for a resonable amount. I'm very happy with the outcome!
When Injustice becomes law, Resistance becomes duty. -Thomas Jefferson
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 26
Campfire Greenhorn
|
Campfire Greenhorn
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 26 |
These folks have semi-finished buttstocks and forearms for a variety of Marlin CAS conversions. No experience, but they look good and are reasonably priced. http://www.precisiongunstocks.com/index1.html
Jim H.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 30
Campfire Greenhorn
|
OP
Campfire Greenhorn
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 30 |
I finally got to shoot the 1895 Cowboy with the new crescent buttstock. I don't have much meat in my shoulder so it kicked pretty hard and will have to make some adjustments for protective padding. But it fit well and handled well. I did nail two Javelinas on my South Texas hog hunt last week. This is a young sow.
When Injustice becomes law, Resistance becomes duty. -Thomas Jefferson
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 480
Campfire Member
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 480 |
I too have a Cowboy 45-70, that is a nice looking conversion, something to think about!, who did the fitting?, Iam in Agate Co.
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 56,358 Likes: 9
Campfire Kahuna
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 56,358 Likes: 9 |
That really looks great! Worth the effort and expense I'm sure.
_______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack
LOL
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 30
Campfire Greenhorn
|
OP
Campfire Greenhorn
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 30 |
An old retired friend of mine that lives in Golden did the work. He squeezed mine in between his other projects and had the rifle for 5 weeks. You should be able to find someone in your area to do the work for you. My cost was $150 for the parts and $350 for his labor. Below is a website for a gentleman that I am considering for a future project that requires checkering. http://www.cgm-gunstockcheckering.com/
When Injustice becomes law, Resistance becomes duty. -Thomas Jefferson
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 7,967
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 7,967 |
I finally got to shoot the 1895 Cowboy with the new crescent buttstock. I don't have much meat in my shoulder so it kicked pretty hard and will have to make some adjustments for protective padding. But it fit well and handled well. I did nail two Javelinas on my South Texas hog hunt last week. This is a young sow. Nice looking rifle! Do I see a few pieces of corn by that little piggy??
Fall seven times, stand up eight.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 469
Campfire Member
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 469 |
I love it! Now that's what a Cowboy should look like. I'll bet that pint sized pig thought he got hit with a freight train.
Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity. Thor Heyerdahl
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 30
Campfire Greenhorn
|
OP
Campfire Greenhorn
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 30 |
As you can see in the photo, the bullet entered just under her left eye. It exited out her left side with most everyuthing else with it. She was quite a mess. I showed this side out of respect for the animal. Remington 300 gr. off the shelf.
I've added a MVA Creedmoor tang sight since. I'll post a picture when I can get a good one.
When Injustice becomes law, Resistance becomes duty. -Thomas Jefferson
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 3,918
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 3,918 |
My Century Limited on the bottom has a crescent buttstock, and I have found the shape is not punishing even with a .45-70 Govt push. Something about that cowboy 24" octogon bbl. begs for a crescent pad.
If there is any proof of a man in a hunt it is not whether he killed a deer but how he hunted it.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 2,691
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 2,691 |
I suggest you stick with black power era velocity loads. I had a Winchester hi wall Legacy ( crescent butt) a while ago that was a pussycat with said loads. Stoked with really stout loads under heavy bullets, it just plain hurt. And I always thought recoil did not bother me, but I found some that did. Changed that bugger out for a rifle with a SG butt!!!!! Jack
"Do not blame Caesar, blame the people...who have...rejoiced in their loss of freedom....Blame the people who hail him when he speaks of the 'new, wonderful, good, society'...to mean ,..living fatly at the expense of the industrious." Cicero
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,662
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,662 |
I've been thinking about doing this with my 1894 CB LTD. Just can't make-up my mind.
What you think about, you do ... what you do, you become. In a nation where anything goes ... eventually, everything will. We're almost there.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 8,514
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 8,514 |
so it kicked pretty hard and will have to make some adjustments for protective padding.
sounds like a shotgun butt with a recoil pad. you never mentioned your rifles caliber,but Im guessing 45/70?
Last edited by fluffy; 04/28/13.
********************** [the member formerly known as fluffy}
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 1,969
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 1,969 |
Looks awesome! I love that classic look!
Have a couple H&R's with the bufalo classic stocks. Really like the look. One day i'll make a custom lever gun and it will have that type stock.
"An armed society is a polite society."
Joe S.
|
|
|
|
573 members (12344mag, 10gaugemag, 160user, 06hunter59, 16gage, 19rabbit52, 62 invisible),
2,798
guests, and
1,268
robots. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,193,644
Posts18,512,428
Members74,010
|
Most Online11,491 Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|