I have owned a lot of Marlins but have never broke the stock on one. I don't abuse my guns either though. Treat is good and it will last a long time.

 

I do not think the design is faulty on lever stocks but the application and abuse may be the reason you see so many lever stocks with break in the wrist portion. That flat portions at the front of the buttstcock are designed to take the recoil from the action. A good portion of the new Remlins I have looked at come from the factory have poor fit where the action is supposed to meet the stock. This will make the recoil being absorbed by the tang or tang screw then acting like a wedge to start cracking the stock. I have also noticed that some older lever guns have so much oil saturation at the join area that the wood is weakened, this can also cause the same problems of recoil hammering the stock where it was not designed to be.

There is a lot of information in the gunsmithing section if any of your rifles have this problem.

 

I have many lever guns from 1952 through 2009 production and not one of them has a broken stock. I use my guns hard and they have dings and scratches and shoot some with very stiff loads, but still no cracked or broken stocks.

 

I think one may run into that problem if they were shooting the rifle with a loose tang screw. or poor fitment of the stock with the receiver. or the owner abused/ dropped the rifle.

 

I have an 1894PG with a broken stock...

Previous owner dropped it down the cellar stairs...

I epoxied it back together and it shoots fine...

And due to his embarrassment, I got it dirt cheap...

Win/Win

 

The #1 reason for a stock to break at the wrist is poor grain orientation. When buying a gun, or just a replacement stock, look for a grain running the long axis of the wrist, not across it. It is amazing how small a whack can break a wrist when the grain is wrong, and you'll see a lot of stocks made that way.

 

Here’s what to look for...

 

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Keep the tang screw tight. finish the inside of the stock . Ive seen people toss guns in a corner. pickup truck beds. etc.

 

Well I am a victim of a broken stock. I am sure it was because of a loose tang screw and a 338 ME beast mode! What surprised me was how a broken stock effects accuracy! As previously stated keep a tight tang screw and the stock should last!

 

First, CAS shooters many times, have little respect for guns treating them as tools and not works of art. So, yea, the wood gets dinged, scratched and broken. Remember on a Marlin lever action, the weak spot is the 2 ears that fit the neck of the stock to the tang. Break one and the butt stock starts moving with extra play. Second, Remlin stocks are not fit very well or at all. To prevent, treat you rifle with respect and if it is not fit by remlin, fix it or have it fixed.

 

I will admit. I broke my first stock last year while deer hunting. I had a back pack on and fell real hard and landed just right on a log and snapped the stock on my JM 336 35 rem like twig right in the wrist. I was lucky I didn't get hurt. I robbed the stock off my other 336 30-30 and went back hunting. I have sense bought, fitted and finished a new stock and are back in business. As far as stocks "just breaking".. "usually" there is a very good reason.

 

The largest number of broken stocks happen in shipping. You buy a rifle from someone and it's shipped in a box. The box has other boxes dropped on it and general careless handling and the stock is broken.
Best way to ship is to request the shipper take the stock off the rifle and ship her in two pieces.

 

Snapped a 336 stock at the wrist when it fell out of a tree stand.

Had an old Military stock smashed into splinters by UPS....

Broke the toe off a 22 stock when it fell out of the case and hit the floor....

None of those were from "poor design"....

I guess if you want you can have your unbreakable tupperware stocks, but I like old fashioned wood...

 

Been a SASS/CAS shooter for over 16 yrs now.
Neither my wife or I have broken a stock play'n this game.
LG

 

Some folks treat their guns like rental cars, others treat them with respect.

My 2019 1894CB does not show any signs of poor craftsmanship from the factory.
It was shipped in a standard Marlin box.

I have no preconceived hate for Remlins, because my very first one is a January 2019 production year.
It appears the NY factory (after 10 years) has ironed out their quality issues.

But... my FFL did lock the gun before I picked it up... and failed to put the key in the box...