ANYONE converted a marlin to alaskan??
- Thread starter blindside
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I have asked this question here before. The responses were minimum, but try contacting buckbrush here on the sight. As far as I understand he has done them before, he might be able to help you out.
Good luck. I am also interested in hearing what you find out.
Good luck. I am also interested in hearing what you find out.
Apparently conversion to .450 Alaskan is less involved than to .50 Alaskan...I don't have one but have sold bullets to hunters in Alaska that have.....all I know is that you have to secure the Mag. tube better or it will let go under heavy recoil....I think it involves threading it, this conversion makes alot of sense and is one conversion where you actually gain performance, its not just so you " can have something diff.", the .475 Wild West(or D. raeder) would also be eff. on big game! Check other post for avail. reamers!
Lee Enfield
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blindside said:
As it appears you are aware, the Marlin "1895" suffers a few problems due to actually being a modified 1893 size action.
As you allude to the "rethreading", this is already completed in the 1895M in 450Marlin (making the barrel/receiver interface much stronger than a standard M1895).
This is because the chamber is only .10" thick through the chamber in a standard "new model 1895 Marlin"
This however leaves the OAL problem which it may-be possible to alleviate slightly via custom lifters ect. The "1895" in .45-70 is unfortunately restricted in bullet weight (405gr) & powder charge due to the short maximum OAL (nom 2.55") possible thru the 336 action.
The Marlin 1895 .45-70 can still be loaded to knock your socks off!
The .50 Alaskans I am personally aware of (4 locally) were (all) built on P.14 actions.
The .450 Alaskans I've seen (3 locally) have all been built on Winchester & Browning M.71s which were designed (originally in 1886 format) to handle the full house/full size 500gr .45-70 loads.
As an aside.....the 1895 Marlin can easily handle the Chambers 480gr. WFN GC bullet and yet leave enough powder space for 40K psi loads with RL-7, H-335, and AA2015( as tested but not endorsed by Accurate Arms) all in 45/70, W-W brass, some contributors here can attest to its lethal punch at both ends.
Sorry I havent replied earlier fellas. Apparently when you hit the "instant notification" tag here it works only when it wants to. Which pisses me off cause you got some good replies, but even though I wanted a lever I sent it back and asked for a ruger medium in 45/70. That will get the alaskan touch and by gar she'll take it!!!!!!
ben hunchak said:
Have the lott in a 77 and dont want the WM ,not even the one I have cause they wont through cast worth crap. But the alaskan gives the ballistics of the wm but throughs cast because it has a standard throat,instead of the wm's tapered throat
