Marlin Lever Gun Cross Bolt Safety - O Ring method
- Thread starter Hungry
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Well, I just got off the phone with the gent. Looks like like I'll be getting an "O" ringHe tells me he's the only one making them and has no plans to make any in stainless any time soon.
So get the blued one and polish it to bare steel, very easy to do.
You can also cut down your cross bolt, polish it and then tighten the screw so that it cant move. I have done a few like this and it looks good, you will never know that it was there. PM me if you need guidance.
OK, I'll take the plunge and risk sticking out like a sore thumb. Remember, this is my first year hunting with my Marlin lever so be easy on me, here goes:
Just what the heck is wrong with these cross-bolt safeties? I found mine very useful especially when unloading my rifle. With the safety on, the chances of an accidental discharge are eliminated. Is the problem that the safety actually gets into the safe position when you simply carry the rifle? It hasn't happened to me yet, but is it a matter of time as the rifle gets "worn in" a bit more.
Just what the heck is wrong with these cross-bolt safeties?
I found mine very useful especially when unloading my rifle. With the safety on, the chances of an accidental discharge are eliminated. Is the problem that the safety actually gets into the safe position when you simply carry the rifle? It hasn't happened to me yet, but is it a matter of time as the rifle gets "worn in" a bit more. 
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You will find it clicked on at the worst moment guaranteed.
For a rifle lots of people claim (on the Internet) to use as a North American "stopper" rifle I would urge them to do something about the safety.
For a rifle lots of people claim (on the Internet) to use as a North American "stopper" rifle I would urge them to do something about the safety.
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I unload my 1895 GS by opening the action and then shake the live round out through the ejection port. I don't chamber the live rounds.
Ergo I don't need the cross-bolt safety and it might be "on" at the worst possible time.
The half-#### and your common sense make the cross-bolt safety on the 1895 redundant except from a corporate liability perspective.
Ergo I don't need the cross-bolt safety and it might be "on" at the worst possible time.
The half-#### and your common sense make the cross-bolt safety on the 1895 redundant except from a corporate liability perspective.
