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I love that rifle. Who did the custom work for you. Very nice.
I did the reshape and refinish. I cut the stock to look more like a vintage, long tang Marlin, reshaped the comb, setting it back a bit. I sent the wood to Errol Case in MO to execute a vintage pattern, which he did. He does great work and is reasonable. https://casecustomgunstocks.com/I used Custom Pro Oil from Brownells, a tung oil/urethane finish that's super tough. The Wild West trigger is a big improvement. This gun had been set up with tang sights, but my eyesight is beyond that. So, I mounted this scope I already had lying around the shop. Here it is with a companion Marlin 39, set up for CAS work. It actually looks better set up like this, but my vision dictates the glass. The 39 also now wears a scope, a 3-9x40 CDS set up for Fed 38 gr. GameShok, a great hunting round. My son is selling the Marble tang sights on EBay. Interesting modification on the 39. See photo for a trigger stop which works great. I drilled and tapped for a set screw as you can see. It's the best trigger I've ever felt on a 39. Feels more like an Anschutz trigger than a 39 Marlin. DF
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M-39 with vintage Fajen stock from back when. My attempt at checkering. Rosewood grip cap. DF
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...I drilled and tapped for a set screw as you can see... You should have center punched first.
"There's more to optics than meets the eye."--anon
"...most of us would be better off losing half a pound around the waist than half a pound on our rifle."--dhg
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Maybe. But I’m just an amateur. DF
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Looks like pretty nice work for an amateur. No flys on that one.
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Congrat's on your new 45-70. That looks great! 1895 GBL driver here,
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Congrat's on your new 45-70. That looks great! 1895 GBL driver here, Hmm...don't have that model. I should get one to have an even seven.
Don't ask me about my military service or heroic acts...most of it is untrue.
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I had five, traded the Miroku Win because you can’t scope those very well and old eyes need good glass.
So, now with two 1895 Marlins, a BPCR Browning and an old Rolling Block.
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I have a couple loads, mostly enjoy the lighter one of the two. 405gr cast over 15.0gr Unique, 1250 fps 405gr jacketed flat point over 40gr RL7, 1500 fps.
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405s with Unique have that "Old Western Movie" sound to 'em.
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405s with Unique have that "Old Western Movie" sound to 'em.
Yeah, not terribly loud, but still a nice push of recoil.
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The 400/405 gr bullet in the 45-70 at 1200 to 1400 fps is a sromp-er !! These 330 gr HP''s are great for deer.
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The 400/405 gr bullet in the 45-70 at 1200 to 1400 fps is a sromp-er !! These 330 gr HP''s are great for deer. You cast them or bought’em? I did cast years ago. Gave it up due to time, buy all my cast bullets. Don’t shoot that many. DF
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Got my first kill a few days ago. Handloaded 300gn Speers & H4198 was the winning combination.
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Excellent! did you recover the bullet? congratulations!
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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I experience more recoil with H4198 in 45-70 loads compared to RL-7, but still load with it.
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I got the trifecta several years before the sale to Remington. My ported guide Gun has a little Leupold scout scope, the cowboy has a Skinner express sight and the standards 1895 sports a Lyman receiver sight. The Guide gun and cowboy have large loop levers, my hands and those small squared levers just do not get along
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Yeah, I added big loops from WWG on a couple of Cowboys, two GS and a CB. The SBLs Big Loop is the optimum. Disappointed in the Ranger offerings.
New acquisitions will be swapped with levers from the existing pieces per outing, blued/stainless.
Don't ask me about my military service or heroic acts...most of it is untrue.
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