45-70 Recommendations (Henry vs. Marlin lever-action)

If you're concerned about the CBS being an issue: (I actually like the CBS)

Pull the rear stock off, right next to the hammer raceway on the left should be a dot of locktite.
Pick off the sealant and there's a set screw underneath. Push the safety to "fire" position and tighten down the set screw.

The safety is now locked in the off position. Takes 2 minutes and it's free.
 
I owned 2 Marlins over the years. Could not get rid of them fast enough. Got burnt twice. Now I own 4 Henrys and a fifth one coming.
 
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Ravage said:
I have been eye'ing up the Marlin 1895 GBL or the GSBL, I want to get a 45-70 as well and that is what I narrowed my choice down too.
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I've had a couple replica single shots but in lever guns, I've had a pair of Marlins. I started with a 1895GS. With the loads the Marlin is capable of handling, I found the straight stock profile could be a little hard on the fingers.



The GS went to my Son who couldn't live with out it. I replaced it with the GBL above which has a pistol grip design and for my planned uses of it, the shorter barrel suits my needs a little better as well :) .

 
I have a Marlin 1895XLR .45-70 that was manufactured in 2009 (has the "North Haven CT" stamping on the barrel but the "MR---- serial number" on the receiver). Excellent rifle. No issues - functions flawlessly and is quite accurate.

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Slamfire said:
I have a Marlin 1895XLR .45-70 that was manufactured in 2009 (has the "North Haven CT" stamping on the barrel but the "MR---- serial number" on the receiver). Excellent rifle. No issues - functions flawlessly and is quite accurate.
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Correct me if I am wrong, but the North Haven CT Stamp, with an MR serial is very rare? Its the last of the legacy guns produced in North Haven, right after the "Marlin-Remington" (MR), takeover before the move to NY? This gun would be the best of both worlds - newer, but still ultra reliable!
 
JayLei3000 said:
Correct me if I am wrong, but the North Haven CT Stamp, with an MR serial is very rare? Its the last of the legacy guns produced in North Haven, right after the "Marlin-Remington" (MR), takeover before the move to NY? This gun would be the best of both worlds - newer, but still ultra reliable!
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Just did a quick check of my GBL in post #24 above and it has both the North Haven CT stamp and the MR, MR*****D, serial number.
 
No,

It means it was assembled under the new watch with old parts.

The barrel roll stamp just means that's where the barrel was mfg'd, It could have sat on the rack for a year or two. When Rem officially took over, they used up all the old parts first. This was the source of a lot of the"Remlins", but many were still well built rifles.

If the Barrel had a JM proofing stamp and it had a Rem serial number, that would be an odd/rare rifle.
 
GMC403 said:
If you're concerned about the CBS being an issue: (I actually like the CBS)

Pull the rear stock off, right next to the hammer raceway on the left should be a dot of locktite.
Pick off the sealant and there's a set screw underneath. Push the safety to "fire" position and tighten down the set screw.

The safety is now locked in the off position. Takes 2 minutes and it's free.
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This is the way to do the safety delete. Quick easy cheap and easily reversible. All mine are done this way
 
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