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- AB foothills
I just got a chance to read through that whole thread, man what a great write up. It deffinately put some interest back in my GG. 
Marlin - extended magazines?
- Thread starter Sharkson
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I looked at the posting on the Marlinowners Forum about the full length tube for the GG. It looks good but I would have thought that another dovetail would have been unnecessary. and extra few inches is not much weight.
If Marlin sold the longer stainless tubes to just replace the shorter one with then I would buy one and install it; but I would not go to a lot of bother and certainly not cut into my barrel.
If Marlin sold the longer stainless tubes to just replace the shorter one with then I would buy one and install it; but I would not go to a lot of bother and certainly not cut into my barrel.
- Location
- South Cariboo, BC
If you just want 5 round capacity, consider picking up a nice used 444P instead. The same as the guide gun but in 444marlin with a 5 round mag. I got one from the EE and love it!
Marlin should release a short model with the full length mag, there are lots of people that would buy them.
Marlin should release a short model with the full length mag, there are lots of people that would buy them.
Steiner said:
True, but you'd think there would also be a good market for better factory sights on Marlins. Most folks love the guns and immediately change the sights. I'd guess Marlin are helping keep Williams and XS Sights in business.
StuartThe only problem I have with this alteration is that it just seem to make the problem of the ammo at the target end of the mag going stale worse. So one has great deal of ammo, in the gun, but it's taking a pounding and with some of the hot loads people are using it may gain unecesarry heat from all the comotion, plus the gun is really easy to top off if it comes to that with extra shells if it comes to that.
The thread I saw on a guy who did the extended mag, he was mostly just in it for the looks, he was basically doing a Brockman Master Guide on it. Not much harm in that really.
The thread I saw on a guy who did the extended mag, he was mostly just in it for the looks, he was basically doing a Brockman Master Guide on it. Not much harm in that really.
Have you seen a 2 piece up close? I was wondering how it works, and what happens with the mag, it sorta looks just like it's permanently split, and might let dirt in. I love the idea of a 2 piece though for the kit bag on a long canoe trip a lot more discrete for areas that don't have a serious bear problem, or won't admit it.
By the way, the guy who did the Brockman look on his guide gun, has a thread over on Leverguns.com's interim forum (viral attack) in the last few days, that covers how he converted it to a 16.5".
Who would you get to do a 2 piece, Marsh? Any idea as to cost?
By the way, the guy who did the Brockman look on his guide gun, has a thread over on Leverguns.com's interim forum (viral attack) in the last few days, that covers how he converted it to a 16.5".
Who would you get to do a 2 piece, Marsh? Any idea as to cost?
I'd send/take it to Joe @ Dlask Arms http://www.dlaskarms.com/ I have been dealing with him for over 20 years now.
Click on Sporting Rifles on the top left menu bar under firearms to see a Win 94 30-30 that he converted.
I don't know the price/cost to do the conversion but the more I think about it the more I want to get it done now.
Here is another link to Wild West Guns in Alaska with a bit more info.
http://www.wildwestguns.com/index.html
I'm also interested in having my 20" barreled stainless steel LSI Puma M92 454 Casull rifle made into a 2 piece as well. This little rifle hold 9 rounds in the tube of 240gr @ 2300fps to 405gr @ 1600fps and would make an awesome package to go along with my shortened Ruger SRH 454 Casull handgun.
Click on Sporting Rifles on the top left menu bar under firearms to see a Win 94 30-30 that he converted.
I don't know the price/cost to do the conversion but the more I think about it the more I want to get it done now.
Here is another link to Wild West Guns in Alaska with a bit more info.
http://www.wildwestguns.com/index.html
I'm also interested in having my 20" barreled stainless steel LSI Puma M92 454 Casull rifle made into a 2 piece as well. This little rifle hold 9 rounds in the tube of 240gr @ 2300fps to 405gr @ 1600fps and would make an awesome package to go along with my shortened Ruger SRH 454 Casull handgun.
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- AB foothills
Smoothbore said:
I own both, and if I had to pick only one it would be the 22" version with the pistol grip. Far more comfortable to shoot with heavy loads. I have never been all that fond of the GG but I am on my second one and cant seem to let go of it.
I guess if I could only own one but wanted something short, I would chop down a 22" to 18.5" or convert a GG to a pistol grip.
But thats just me, try and shoot both and see which one you like better....
I have never fired a pistol gripped model so can't comment on felt recoil differences but I have held the pistol grip model and prefer the feel of the straight gripped butt stock.
If I were to start again on a new 1895 rifle I would buy the XLR with the black/gray laminate stock in 45-70 and have the barrel shortened to 18.5".
I would do this because I have a thing for stainless steel guns with the black/gray laminate stocks and th GG's don't come with the laminate stocks I like.
If I were to start again on a new 1895 rifle I would buy the XLR with the black/gray laminate stock in 45-70 and have the barrel shortened to 18.5".
I would do this because I have a thing for stainless steel guns with the black/gray laminate stocks and th GG's don't come with the laminate stocks I like.
I like my 1895gs just the way it is. I is light and handy. I can't wait to use it again. I am stuck in St.Jean doing basic and the Mega building is a SICK building. Most recruits here are sick with some sort of respiratory illness and or the flu. Training hard is one thing. Training while ill all the tlime is another.
It would e nice to take my Marlin out to the range and to go hunting in the fall. I wonder if I'll have time. Somehow I don't think so.
An extended magazine would be ok if the barrel did not have to be re-dovetailed. Playing around with a barrel may affect accuracy and I am not willing to take that chance.
Perhaps Marlin will listen to us and give us what we want.
It would e nice to take my Marlin out to the range and to go hunting in the fall. I wonder if I'll have time. Somehow I don't think so.
An extended magazine would be ok if the barrel did not have to be re-dovetailed. Playing around with a barrel may affect accuracy and I am not willing to take that chance.
Perhaps Marlin will listen to us and give us what we want.
I'm thinking of the XLR with the barrel cut back to 20". I'm not particularly interested in more velocity, I just think it will be a better overall package, velocity, noise, and pointing wise. I noticed a few of the customs seem to go for the extra barrel length also.
The guide gun seems like the best choice where the issue is compactness, But where that need is a little less, a slightly longer barrel seems acceptable. Anyway If I cut it back to 20" I can always go for shorter, it's harder to add back on.
I like both well executed pistol or straight grips. Really though, the mater was settled long ago and pistol grips are the standard so I don't see much practical advantage to the straight grip. I prefer the laminated stocks, depending on exactly what the wood composite is, it can perform better in wet weather, and it's also very strong.
I'll probably get the gun bead blasted and instal some of the reliability and performance parts like the sight upgrades, trigger, and ejector. After all of that it's probably worth looking at whether a custom job is just about the same cost! Maybe I should just stick with the guide gun.
The guide gun seems like the best choice where the issue is compactness, But where that need is a little less, a slightly longer barrel seems acceptable. Anyway If I cut it back to 20" I can always go for shorter, it's harder to add back on.
I like both well executed pistol or straight grips. Really though, the mater was settled long ago and pistol grips are the standard so I don't see much practical advantage to the straight grip. I prefer the laminated stocks, depending on exactly what the wood composite is, it can perform better in wet weather, and it's also very strong.
I'll probably get the gun bead blasted and instal some of the reliability and performance parts like the sight upgrades, trigger, and ejector. After all of that it's probably worth looking at whether a custom job is just about the same cost! Maybe I should just stick with the guide gun.
