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Big Loop Marlins #6093580 01/26/12
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 54,284 Parts unknown... EthanEdwards OP Campfire Kahuna
OP EthanEdwards Campfire Kahuna Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 54,284 Parts unknown...	Who here likes them? I'm assuming their main use is for hunting in harsh conditions with gloves, am I right? Didn't Wild West Guns popularize them before Marlin/Remington started cataloging them?

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Re: Big Loop Marlins EthanEdwards #6093619 01/26/12
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 9,532 Likes: 2 Vic_in_Va Campfire Outfitter
Vic_in_Va Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2002 Posts: 9,532 Likes: 2	I have a DRC on my Guide Gun. It was installed solely for using gloves, not aesthetics. It allowed the gloves to fit without being too large. I simply don't like the looks of the overly large levers, but of course, others may think different. In my opinion, the original levers are the best looking, but are not as useful in cold weather. The first large levers I recall seeing were, in fact, the Wild West product.

Re: Big Loop Marlins Vic_in_Va #6094424 01/26/12
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 587 Montana N Naphtali Campfire Regular
Naphtali Campfire Regular N Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 587 Montana	When I had Grizzly Custom Guns (Columbia Falls, Montana) create my 1895s, I specifically ordered standard pistol grip levers. I use them without issue while wearing mittens OVER gloves. What those preferring oversized levers apparently overlook is that very few hunters are caught unawares for the first shot - that is, one hunts with lever hand more or less in position. And once there, lever size becomes a non-issue. In fact, a more hand-fitting lever improves the surety of lever cycling when one is under stress (aka "buck fever"). Hope this helps. In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. George Orwell

Re: Big Loop Marlins Naphtali #6094491 01/26/12
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 3 B boondocker New Member
boondocker New Member B Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 3	I have oversized hands where I have to try all extra large gloves on to see if they fit. I have my grand fathers hands they say( baseball mitts lol). My 4 fingers do not fit loosly in the length of the standard loop. I have a hard time with my standard loop levers with gloves and just got a GBL for Christmas and shot it out back with little problem cycling the action, I am Happy now and I have a 45/70 also, life is good. Last edited by boondocker; 01/26/12.

Re: Big Loop Marlins boondocker #6094623 01/26/12
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,539 SE KS croldfort Campfire Tracker
croldfort Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,539 SE KS	I got a NIB .32 Spec Win Wrangler with the big hoop lever a few years back. It is a great shooter and is handy with the 16" barrel. I thought that the big hoop was the pits. I replaced it with a standard, before the Marlin sized glove lever was around. I might have looked for a Marlin sized if I had of known of them, but I have never been sorry for my swap. I use this Molle shotgun scabbord. Perfect fit. http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/molle-shoulder-shotgun-scabbard.aspx?a=562602

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Re: Big Loop Marlins croldfort #6094775 01/26/12
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 14,408 R rem141r Campfire Outfitter
rem141r Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 14,408	hate the looks of them but if you got big meat hooks or hunt in subarctic conditions with giant gloves i can see where they would be useful. my hands are pretty big but i wear single layer GI wool glove inserts in cold weather so i have no problem with the lever. and besides, who needs a second shot? My diploma is a DD214

Re: Big Loop Marlins rem141r #6096447 01/26/12
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 18,215 OK Deerwhacker444 Campfire Ranger
Deerwhacker444 Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 18,215 OK	I made one just to see if I could.... Took a few iterations before I got the geometry I wanted. At first I was going after the John Wayne big loop style. That proved mostly useless...Ended up settling on something close to WWG loop.

Re: Big Loop Marlins Deerwhacker444 #6096571 01/26/12
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 19,242 Likes: 3 B Blackheart Campfire Ranger
Blackheart Campfire Ranger B Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 19,242 Likes: 3	The John Wayne fan in me likes the looks of the big loops but my practical hunter side hates the damn things. My hands don't get cold easily and I never wear more than light cotton gloves when hunting so the standard lever works better for me.

Re: Big Loop Marlins Deerwhacker444 #6102976 01/28/12
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 14,070 N Nebraska Campfire Outfitter
Nebraska Campfire Outfitter N Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 14,070	Originally Posted by Deerwhacker444 I made one just to see if I could.... Took a few iterations before I got the geometry I wanted. At first I was going after the John Wayne big loop style. That proved mostly useless...Ended up settling on something close to WWG loop. I think I'd spring for a mag extenstion before I spent the $$ on a bigger loop but you did a GREAT job on that loop design! I love straight-gripped marlins and that would definitely be nice for running the lever with heavy gloves.... Biden's most truthful quote ever came during his first press conference, 03/25/21. Drum roll please...... "I don't know, to be clear." and THAT is one promise he's kept!!!

Re: Big Loop Marlins Nebraska #6105390 01/29/12
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 625 Upstate NY H Hawken Campfire Regular
Hawken Campfire Regular H Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 625 Upstate NY	I like the way they look, so I see no negative with them. I mean really, who doesn't want to be like Chuck Connors? Being able to wear heavy gloves late in the year is key. I am an N.R.A. Life Member,you should be to.

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Re: Big Loop Marlins EthanEdwards #6108504 01/29/12
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 10,787 New Hampshire N NH K9 Campfire Outfitter
NH K9 Campfire Outfitter N Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 10,787 New Hampshire	I like the loop as issued on my SBL. Looks good, I can wear gloves......what's not to like? George �Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.�

Re: Big Loop Marlins Vic_in_Va #6108555 01/29/12
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 52,680 North of Liberalism in Wyoming eh76 Campfire Kahuna
eh76 Campfire Kahuna Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 52,680 North of Liberalism in Wyoming	Originally Posted by Vic_in_Va I have a DRC on my Guide Gun. It was installed solely for using gloves, not aesthetics. It allowed the gloves to fit without being too large. I simply don't like the looks of the overly large levers, but of course, others may think different. In my opinion, the original levers are the best looking, but are not as useful in cold weather. The first large levers I recall seeing were, in fact, the Wild West product. Same here and I like the DRC's rounded edges. I have big hands and the stock Marlin hurt to shoot. Liberalism is a mental disorder that leads to social disease.

Re: Big Loop Marlins eh76 #6108921 01/29/12
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 19,242 Likes: 3 B Blackheart Campfire Ranger
Blackheart Campfire Ranger B Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 19,242 Likes: 3	The DRC and SBL levers are "oversized" but not truly "big loop" levers like on the Winchester Wrangler. I might could get along OK with one of the DRC or SBL levers. The real "big loop" levers like on the old Winchester Wranglers are too sloppy and slow lever manipulation for me.

Re: Big Loop Marlins Blackheart #6111689 01/30/12
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 9,532 Likes: 2 Vic_in_Va Campfire Outfitter
Vic_in_Va Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2002 Posts: 9,532 Likes: 2	That's kinda the way I looked at it. I wanted my gloves to fit in without resorting to a shoehorn, but I wonder about overly large and the benefits, or lack of.

Re: Big Loop Marlins Deerwhacker444 #6123425 02/02/12
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,694 Kentucky C CrimsonTide Campfire Ranger
CrimsonTide Campfire Ranger C Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,694 Kentucky	Originally Posted by Deerwhacker444 I made one just to see if I could.... Took a few iterations before I got the geometry I wanted. At first I was going after the John Wayne big loop style. That proved mostly useless...Ended up settling on something close to WWG loop. Nice touch with the trigger stop. I like it. "The number one problem with America is, a whole lot of people need shot, and nobody is shooting them." -Master Chief Hershel Davis

Re: Big Loop Marlins eh76 #6124024 02/02/12
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 10,084 Texas temmi Campfire Outfitter
temmi Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 10,084 Texas	Originally Posted by eh76 Originally Posted by Vic_in_Va I have a DRC on my Guide Gun. It was installed solely for using gloves, not aesthetics. It allowed the gloves to fit without being too large. I simply don't like the looks of the overly large levers, but of course, others may think different. In my opinion, the original levers are the best looking, but are not as useful in cold weather. The first large levers I recall seeing were, in fact, the Wild West product. Same here and I like the DRC's rounded edges. I have big hands and the stock Marlin hurt to shoot. I would like that loop with my XLR Snake That which does not kill us makes us stronger Friedrich Nietzsche

Re: Big Loop Marlins CrimsonTide #6124836 02/02/12
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 18,215 OK Deerwhacker444 Campfire Ranger
Deerwhacker444 Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 18,215 OK	Originally Posted by CrimsonTide Nice touch with the trigger stop. I like it. You're the first person to notice that. I had to leave it long and file to fit. It really feels nice....

Re: Big Loop Marlins Deerwhacker444 #6124915 02/02/12
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 5,787 Ready Campfire Tracker
Ready Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 5,787	Originally Posted by Deerwhacker444 Originally Posted by CrimsonTide Nice touch with the trigger stop. I like it. You're the first person to notice that. I had to leave it long and file to fit. It really feels nice.... First too comment... That is great thought and execution. Member of the Merry Band of turdlike People.

Re: Big Loop Marlins EthanEdwards #6142516 02/06/12
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 189 caveman Campfire Member
caveman Campfire Member Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 189	I will be totally honest since I live in a moderate climate. I like them cause they are COOL----like the TV westerns I used to watch!!! cavey

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