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!

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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Took my glenfield 30 with swift scope for a walk in public land Sunday. Was thinking I should have a period correct scope base on it. Got one of those 1 piece aluminum modern ones. Any suggestions other than that 10ft tall weaver one you can see the iron under it. Was thinking maybe those turn in red field or Leopold ones. Might upgrade the scope, but want it to look like something from the 70's/80's. Gun is from 1967 and looks pretty good. Kdi I bought it from a dozen years ago or so stained a poly'd the stock. He did a decent job, just it's shiny. Would of hand rubbed the finish to make it look duller. Might still redo it someday.