Marlin 1895 owners...

Mine looks very similar to the OPs bore. Mine is a Marlington manufacture 1895, but overall seemed to be a good example of one.

It does shoot pretty damn well, wonder how now that I look at what looks like a garbage barrel.
 
I've owned a few Marlin 1895' in .45-70. All with standard Ballard rifling and were accurate. None of them looked bad like yours. With respect to microgroove rifling, I don't believe that Marlin has made a microgrooved .45-70 for at least a decade or more.

Chris.
 
That's what I thought. I own quite a few rifles and even ones from the 40s look better. I read that Marlins were known for having rough bores but I just wanted to gauge of this was "common" rough or send it back rough. Thanks guys. I'll swing down this weekend.

Trimmer 905 said:
My new one looks exactly like this after it was cleaned and polished (22in barrel). That's what I recommend to the OP. Take it back out to the range and try again. I'm using Hornady Leverevolution 325gr. I'm getting 3in groups with open sights at 100M. in sitting position.
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That was the exact ammo I was using, bought a case of it. The last picture on the first post was with that ammo bench rested at 50m. Only one out of 6 actually hit the paper.
 
white_knight said:
That was the exact ammo I was using, bought a case of it. The last picture on the first post was with that ammo bench rested at 50m. Only one out of 6 actually hit the paper.
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Holy crap! I'm no crack shot with iron sights at 100M,by any stretch,so,if I can do a 3in group with my rifle,something is definitely out of kilter. Maybe,the key is the different barrel length.
 
I have the 1895G. It looks like there might be a very small blemish in one of the grooves and I always thought the rifling wasn't cut very deep, but it is still super accurate. With a lot of practice one season I made a 3" group at 100 yards with the iron sights. Would I be able to duplicate that today? Not sure. It is one of my favourite guns. It always shoots well for me. Not sure if it is the fit or the rifling or what? I'll post pics of rifling if I can figure out how (but your rifling looks rough).
 
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white_knight, the solution to your dilema is pretty simple:

1) Thoroughly clean the bore of your rifle.

2) Move the target to 25 yd, and try again. All your shots will then be on the paper.

3) Adjust the sights up and to the left to zero, and shoot again to verify.

4) Shoot another group at 100 yd. You will now be hitting about two inches high at 100 yd.

5) Shoot another group at 200 yd to determine drop at that range.

6) Clean bore before storing rifle.

7) Go hunting!

Ted
 
Why not? said:
white_knight, the solution to your dilema is pretty simple:

1) Thoroughly clean the bore of your rifle.

2) Move the target to 25 yd, and try again. All your shots will then be on the paper.

3) Adjust the sights up and to the left to zero, and shoot again to verify.

4) Shoot another group at 100 yd. You will now be hitting about two inches high at 100 yd.

5) Shoot another group at 200 yd to determine drop at that range.

6) Clean bore before storing rifle.

7) Go hunting!

Ted
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Those pictures were after cleaning...
 
doesn't look right to me. Doesn't look deep or even consistent...
Do you know how to slug s barrel? Would be interesting to see what comes out.
I'm going to have to look at mine pretty close
 
I have owned and worked on many of these.

1) That rifling does not look up to par. It looks like the barrel rotated in the machine and did not cut properly when being made.

2) Even with rifling in that shape, it should still have shot well enough with jacketed bullets as while not ideal, there is enough consistent rifling there to shoot straight.

3) Marline usually are NOT sighted in at the factory. It's left to the owner to adjust the sights at the range. Yours is bringing groups low and right. Adjust our sights.
 
I've had my Marlin for a good 5 years already, I would be surprised if they did anything for me at this point. That being said, last fall I had the thing shooting extremely well. I have a set of Williams on it, and although I didnt get a chance to put it on paper, it was nailing clays 100 meters out like clockwork. This weekend I'll see if I can do some accuracy testing and post results.
 
I just had a good look at my Remlin. Garbage.

I will take out the caliber - but at least one rifle is not there.

I guess I will sell as a barrelled action with wood or pay to have the barrel changed. Can you even source proper barrels in Canada?
 
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