Tricked out turty turty

[Angus 1895]

Bubba up!

Took a marlin base/ hacksaw grinder made to fit the old holes drilled in a 1893.

Bore sight laser….she is ready for the range!

I assume the holes were for a Hepburn sight.

This is the second 1893 SRC that does not have the caliber stamped on the barrel.

The other one was a 32 WS.

 

[Angus 1895]

The other part of the base will fit a standard 336!

 

[Feelslikefar.]

As long as you didn't make any NEW holes...

 

[gunfun13]

Gross

 

[Catscratch]

Beautiful gun! The sight doesn't match the patina though. I bet it's fun to shoot!

 

[bigboreblr]

I like the old school. Kinda fell weird putting a DNZ one piece on my glenfield model 30. Looking for a lightweight one. The glenfield used to be my bushmeat gun. Something to walk around camp with. Used to have a Lyman 66 on it. Eyes getting older, but not that old yet. So I put the swift scope back on it with the one piece DNZ mount.

My go-to woods gun was the big bore Browniing BLR. Hurts my neck to shoot, even with low charge 300gr loads. Might need a new BLR in 308 or 358 win, or maybe a 44 mag lever gun.

I miss having a peep sighted center-fire rifle. I still have a Lyman great plains flintlock 54 cal with a Lyman 57 and a marlin 917T with a Lyman 90 target sight though.

 

[Natty Bumppo]

Nice. I can live with a modern site on a classic lever gun. Not a big fan of the M-Lok pic rails you see some manufacturers coming out with. Tacti-cool assault lever guns? About as goofy as bolt action AR-15 uppers.

 

[Angus 1895]

Took it out last night. It stuck on first round fired….it missed the target at 65 yards. Not a good way to start out.

I was using reloads …..so I will try factory ammo and get a bigger target and move it closer.

Then figure out how to polish the bore/ check the head space.

 

[bigboreblr]

Extractor needs replacing? Not are rare marlin thing. You crimp the cases?

 

[Angus 1895]

Yes I do.

What does crimped ammo cause on extraction?


But on borescope the chamber is pitted and rough. The carbine is filthy….I should tear it down and clean it.

 

[bigboreblr]

If it's tougher to get out of the case. WHen I played with old marlins years ago, I would replace the extractor unless it looks about perfect. The chamber could use a good cleaning. Sometimes pitted bores do better with lead cast bullets.