Marlin 1895 owners...

white_knight

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Juts recently I'm wonderful girlfriend bought me a new marlin 1895 gbl. And after taking it to the range, noticed I can't hit schist with it. After taking it home and apart to clean, I really got a good look at the bore... could you guys please post up some pictures of the rifling on your 1895's. I don't know if it me but the rifling in mine looks much different from what I'm used to. There doesn't seem to be clear defined rifling and looked pretty dirty even new.

Help me out guys. Post um up and let me know if I should be talking to my gun store. I'll post mine up when I get home tonight.

EDIT: ok here it is... Is this normal rifling on my 1895? Or should I be sending this back.

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Benched at 50m. I'm no expert but I'm no slouch either. Am I that bad? 5 shots, 3 "on paper/wood"

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You might want to check sight alignment.
For 50m, those are terrible shots.
What ammo?
Have you broken it in?

I have no problem with my GS.
I'm a member there, maybe I can give it a try to have better opinion.
I might be going there this weekend. Or I might go for a blackie.

PM me if you're heading to the range.

white_knight said:
Juts recently I'm wonderful girlfriend bought me a new marlin 1895 gbl. And after taking it to the range, noticed I can't hit schist with it. After taking it home and apart to clean, I really got a good look at the bore... could you guys please post up some pictures of the rifling on your 1895's. I don't know if it me but the rifling in mine looks much different from what I'm used to. There doesn't seem to be clear defined rifling and looked pretty dirty even new.

Help me out guys. Post um up and let me know if I should be talking to my gun store. I'll post mine up when I get home tonight.

EDIT: ok here it is... Is this normal rifling on my 1895? Or should I be sending this back.

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Benched at 50m. I'm no expert but I'm no slouch either. Am I that bad? 5 shots, 3 "on paper/wood"

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Marlin is notorious for having rough looking bores, not all, but some do and they still shoot fine.
It looks like you're shooting to roughly the same area, but you need to adjust your sights. They seldom come zero'd from the factory. I agree with the above, try at 25y or even 10y.
 
It looks like the barrel could use a good scrubbing and oiling,but,other than that,my barrrel looks the same. I'm not trying to be a smart a**,but,.45/70 in a short barrel rifle packs quite a whollop. Is it possible you've picked up a flinch? Try sighting at 25yds holding the front post at "6o'clock" of the 10 ring and move back after that. Sights are simple to adjust. Keep us posted.
 
Your 'group' is low and right. Try drifting the front sight to the right a tad (use a brass drift), and elevating the rear sight one notch on the elevator and shoot again (same distance) from a bench rest of some kind (even a sand bag). I believe you will be there. As for the rifling, your picture seems to reveal striations running the length of the bore between the lands. While, if this is the case, it is poor machining of the bore, it would likely just amount to additional unintended rifling. I would give the bore a good cleaning with a solvent soaked bronze brush. Please report back once you give it another try.
 
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OK, you're a good shot, and you make tight groups, even with iron sights.
But on your target I notice a coincidence. A right hand shooting person with a bad flinch will almost always yank the shots low and to the right!
A sure way to either prove, or disprove, a flinch, is to have a friend with you. Hand him/her the rifle prior to shooting and he/she will either hand you back the rifle with a cartridge in the chamber ready for firing, or they will hand you the rifle with an empty chamber and you will not know until you pull the trigger, whether or not the gun was loaded.
This is the absolute first thing that should be done, before doing anything else.
 
My opinion would be to stick that rifle in a case, then in the trunk.
Take a bore light with you to the store that the trunked rifle was purchased from.
Have a look down the bore of a few at the store and compare the riflings.
If none match yours, wander yer arse out to your trunk and bring in the
damaged goods for a replacement or refund.

Man, that rifling sure don't look right.

Oh, don't forget your receipt..............:canadaFlag:
 
that rifling looks like garbage to my laymen eyes

for ####s, if you shoot at the top left corner the group should end up on paper.
 
Sorry guys, cal is 45-70. As for flinch. This is irons rested on a block of wood with sandbags, I just don't see how I could flinch tha bad rested on a bench, taking my time. Thanks for the input guys, if anyone could post up pics of their marlin 1895 45/70s please post them. I'd love to compare. I'll probably be taking her back to the shop.

kamlooky said:
My opinion would be to stick that rifle in a case, then in the trunk.
Take a bore light with you to the store that the trunked rifle was purchased from.
Have a look down the bore of a few at the store and compare the riflings.
If none match yours, wander yer arse out to your trunk and bring in the
damaged goods for a replacement or refund.

Man, that rifling sure don't look right.

Oh, don't forget your receipt..............:canadaFlag:
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Might just do that. Problem is that was the last one... My fualt I guess, without removing the bolt it was just hard to get a look down there
 
Looky, that is deep cut, six groove Ballard rifling in your pictures.
The two big Marlin's you were shooting yesterday each have Micro groove rifling.
However, many people don't look on micro groove rifling as being cut rifling. But it is shallow cut, 12 groove rifling.
 
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