My choice for custom Marlin work : https://www.grizzlycustom.com/team/peter-jackson/

AC

 

Grizzly Custom gunsmithing:

Faux Marauder! Lew Bonitz, Grizzly Custom

Lew is swamped right now. This was worth the wait! It was packed so well the gorilla in the American Tourister ad couldn't hurt it. I had a beater of a '65 Texan 30-30 with very little wear, a perfect bore, Oil soaked,split, sanded down 'til the metal was proud, browning, bare, and rusting...

www.marlinowners.com

AC

 

Moved to 45-70 Forum.

 

Many.

 

The basic Marlin design has been killing game and saving people's skin since 1889. What constitutes an 'upgrade'? What's the motivation? Some people consider 'upgrades' as downgrades.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

 

Depends on what you are having problems with and there are "upgrades" for that problem. Just shoot it and then let us know if you have a problem with something.

 

Check out Ranger Point Precision, Wild West Guns, Boyd’s., Bear tooth Mercantile, poke around on eBay. There are a ton of aftermarket parts for Marlins. My first order of business is to get rid of the cheap plastic magazine tube follower if your gun has that. I think when Remington owned Marlin they went to the plastic magazine tube followers. Just never understood why Marlin did that. Creep around on this site there are tons of photos that have been submitted from member that modified their rifles. You have something in mind for yours? Share your thoughts and others can help with the specifics. Tons of articles here on tuning up a factory Marlin to get better performance.

 

Let's face it - installing a "Happy Trigger" has made all of us (who have them) well ........... just happy. I dropped in a Bear Proof ejector at the same time and put the original one on the side to have as an emergency spare. Other than that, the screw that holds the lever in can be replaced with a thumb screw that will make your life easier if you clean your 1895 often.

And you may just want to get an 1895 bore guide if you're doing all that cleaning. 😁 😁

 

Charlie, may I ask what bore guide you recommend,Gar.

 

Sorry I missed your post/inquiry. Another member here recommended this bore guide and I bought one. But ..... I haven't shot my 45-70 in a while so I haven't used it yet. It's a pretty simply device so I'm sure it will work fine.

Marlin & Henry Levergun Bore Guides | 30-30 Win, 45-70 Govt (rangerpointstore.com)

 

I like the look of the WWG trigger happy kit better than the ranger point trigger but they both work great! I've upgraded my follower and ejector too and I put a WWG large loop lever. I do like the ranger point medium loop lever better so I did a squeeze job on my WWG to reshape it to be closer to the RP. I am very happy with all of the upgrades I added and being able to install them yourself is gratifying.

 

I have been very pleased with my Ranger Point precision trigger. Before it was a good trigger...now it is excellent. That is all I have done to my 1895 SBL but I intend to have the SS metal parts bead blasted.

Padraig.

 

Sure, all you need is $. The significant ones are a good recoil pad and sights -- optics or peep. If you are on a budget not much is needed but the previous things mentioned, and if possible handload. Probably better to spend the money on ammo and get familiar with the rifle. The recoil pad is useful if you decide to up the velocity. Good sights/optics are always useful. Ability to use a rifle skillfully is probably the most important thing. This comes with a bit of practice as each rifle is a bit different, however 45-70 ammo, even handloads are not cheap.

 

my sbl was pretty good from day one but i had to strip it and do a little polishing to make it even better.and remove burr on loading gate hole in the reciver.I like to strip all my guns to give them a through clean when they have had a few hundred rounds through them.

 

I went with a 2x7 rifle scope, a nice no drill sling from Brass Stacker. Other than that.. careful reloading practices that give me 100 yard 3 shot groups from the bench of around 1.1-1.3 inches with consistent repeatability.

I am done!

 

Well.....

The 2x7 is broken. I suppose the recoil was just too strong?

Now i have a Leupold fixed 6 power riding on top and a WWG Lever Happy Tune Kit on its way.


They are on sale right now. I just found out about the happy trigger. Hopefully i have good luck with the kit.

Happy Tune Kit

 

Forget the custom work unless you have more money than I have. Anyone who can operate a screwdriver can work on the 336/1895. Plenty of good on-line info how to's out there. Internal polisshing helps goes a long ways. I also recommend RPP loading gate with the surrounding polishing. I like a smooth loading rifle

 

Ranger Precision loop, cartridge follower, and bullet end cap. Plus the leather butt cover.
I'm happy.

 

put a nikon shotgun 2x7 scope on mine .still going strong .

 

I noticed more trouble loading FTX bullets with the Wild West Guns aluminum magazine follower. I also had my 1st jam with the rifle today.

Not sure what exactly caused it? But that follower is coming out of the gun no doubt!

Edit:

I have not taken the follower out. It stays. I believe the problem is loading my gummy tips a little too long on accident. Will follow up on this if evidence shows otherwise. I doubt it though....