Marlin 1893 stock

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tinman1275

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Anyone know where I could find a replacement stock for an 1893? Or if any other Marlin models would be close enough to tweak and fit the 1893?
After much Googling, I found a few new stocks in the US, but of course they won't ship to Canada.
 
I've ordered 90% inletted from Macon Gunstocks and Precision Gunworks. Both were willing to ship to Canada at the time I placed my order (2 years ago).

If you don't mind doing some fiitting and final finishing, I'd recommend Precision:

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I was wondering about Precision, nice to hear from someone who has dealt with them, but Macon is way out of my price range, beautiful stocks though.
From what I hear even if I were to find an original stock, it would need fitting, apparently they all were hand fit on these models.
 
tinman1275 said:
I was wondering about Precision, nice to hear from someone who has dealt with them, but Macon is way out of my price range, beautiful stocks though.
From what I hear even if I were to find an original stock, it would need fitting, apparently they all were hand fit on these models.
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I can definitely give a thumbs up to Precision. Macon's prices aren't bad if you just want standard-grade wood, but they also have some nice fancy grades.

If I recall, Marlins of that generation had their tangs heated and then pressed into the wood for final fitting so that they had a "burned in" fit. Regardless, I would expect to have to do some fitting of any stock as there's definitely some variance in the tangs. A bedding compound like Acraglass can also help with getting a tight final fit.

Be aware that a 90 or 95% inletted buttstock will still require a dozen or more hours of final fitting and finishing, so it's definitely not a job to take lightly. Treebone Carving has a nice tutorial on the process.
 
stickhunter said:
I can definitely give a thumbs up to Precision. Macon's prices aren't bad if you just want standard-grade wood, but they also have some nice fancy grades.

If I recall, Marlins of that generation had their tangs heated and then pressed into the wood for final fitting so that they had a "burned in" fit. Regardless, I would expect to have to do some fitting of any stock as there's definitely some variance in the tangs. A bedding compound like Acraglass can also help with getting a tight final fit.

Be aware that a 90 or 95% inletted buttstock will still require a dozen or more hours of final fitting and finishing, so it's definitely not a job to take lightly. Treebone Carving has a nice tutorial on the process.
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Oh there will be lots of variance in this ones tang, the guy that gave it to me, had it given to him by someone who tried to repair a crack in the tang with a mig, as well as tried to fill the factory drilled sight mounts while he was at it. I had a heck of a mess to clean up, it looks fine now, but any value it had is gone, just going to be a shooter for me.
 
theres a guy down the road from me who has old stuff thats where i got my buttstock for old 336 marlin 1948 era took the cracked one off slid the new old one on looks and fits great he may have something he had several of these worth a try.
keith long (gunsmith) is his name
bewdley ontario
905 372 5955
 
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