1895 Marlin rear sight dovetail

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I recently bought a Marlin 1895 45/70. I had heard that Marlin had been having some quality control issues.
When I received the firearm I was pleased, very nice wood to metal and fit nice smooth action.
First trip to the range with a box of Hornady ammo I noticed that it was shooting 6" to the right at 100 yards.
When I got home I carefully tapped the rear sight to the left about .025" with a small brass rod and hammer.
I noticed that there was a gap between the bottom of the sight dovetail and the dovetail machined in the barrel about .010".
Is this something I should be concerned about? It took a fairly good tap to move the sight about what I expected.

Terry

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I don't remember ever seeing any gaps on any of my rifles.
Even the lower end Cooeys manage to keep a tight interferance fit.
I would think that what you have there sucks big time.
 
I have a 2012 Remington 1895 GBL and it did not have this gap. Sorry I can't take a picture, I replaced the dovetail sight with a XS Systems Full Rail and sights.
 
got myself a GBL a few weeks ago. checked over four guns to find the best one. they were all "good" everything fit tight and barrels on straight.. the rear sight was the same on all four tho... im not too worried, Im looking into a new sight from skinner. How does it shoot?
 
My 2009 1895 is a very good fit in every respect. I wonder if your dovetail in the barrel is out of spec or if it is the rear sight itself. A replacement sight would indicate the nature of the problem. FWIW, I have a Williams peep sight on my Marlin and it is the cat's meow. Same sight line/profile as the open sights, but super fast acquisition of target.
 
I contacted Gravel Agencies about the poor fit of the sight dovetail. they sent me a new rear sight.
It fit the same as the original very loose in the dovetail.
Last night I cut a piece of .008" brass shim stock to fit the bottom of the dovetail and epoxied and clamped it in place.
Tonight I carefully filed it until it would just start in the dovetail. After a couple tries I was able to get it to where it took
a light tap with a small hammer and a brass punch to get installed. I am very happy with the fit.
You should not have to do this with a new rifle.

Terry

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Didn't notice that before. I just took a look at my 1894 Marlin and it also has a gap in the dovetail. It does have a tight fit though. I got this gun new about 7 months ago.

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