That is a sweet shotgun. I love the 410 for varmints and snakes around the house.

 

Me too! An old rabbit eared 410 was the gun my grandfather and Uncle taught me on for squirrels, rabbit, grouse and quail.
Not to mention the occasional snake or rat.

 

Do they handle three inch shells or only two and one half inch?

 

The Marlin Lever-Action platform can only go as big as 2.5" shells. The 3" shells would be too big to fit.

 

This one took a tree rat on its first trip to the timber property. I was happy. My Great Dane was thrilled.

 

I've always thought it would be fun to have a .410 Marlin lever to play and/or hunt with myself. My Dad used to let us use a single shot he had when we were kids. Think I'd have to figure out a plug for it though to actually do any hunting with here... no more than 3 rounds allowed for that purpose. Anyway, looks neat... keep up the good work.. ^-^

 

Another project Marlin needed. They are truly a versatile platform.

 

To the OP (Rangerpoint):

Can you post some pics of your extended tube installed on a .444? I'm curious as to how it attaches. I've seen some where the dovetail is moved closer to the muzzle. How is yours affixed?

 

I don't have a photo at the moment, but you are correct that the dovetail/tenon is moved closer to the muzzle. Our kits come with one of our profiled dovetail fillers for the empty original dovetail, but gunsmithing is required to cut the new dove. No way around it.

The tubes we're using for the kit are trimmed down 336CB tubes. Since these are no longer made by Marlin/Rem, we get them from Numrich, cut them to length, then form the bulge necessary for the T4 and 410. What that likely means is that there will be a limited supply of these kits, and when they're gone they're gone. We've looked high and low, but the steel tubing Marlin uses for its magazines is not commercially available. A special run would have to be ordered, and it's doubtful demand would be enough to pay for such a run. There's no shortage of 20" tubes, but if you want a 22", better get it while you can.

 

Thanks Adam, just what I need... another toy added to my "to get list."

Besides protecting ones homestead against the ever pesky varmints, I can see a nice 336 by the door loaded with Winchester 410 Buckshot. A good CQ ammunition in a lightening fast 336 would be just the ticket.

Good job Adam. Although, I'd opt for a 336 blued and walnut. Or possibly with Gun Kote finish.

Jack

 

Thanks Jack. I expect that most folks will want to stay with a traditional look. It's hard for us, from a marketing perspective. The .410 conversion looks externally identical to a regular ol' 336 except for the enlarged ejection port, so it helps to do something different. Plus, my donor was absolutely beat to heck, so I had to do something.

I really do like the addition of the M-LOK panels though. They don't detract much from classic lines, but make it easy to throw on a light when your gun is doing camp duty or tucked away near an entry door.

The idea for this project came from a regular client of ours who has a ranch in Colorado. He wanted a good little gun for his wife to keep with her as insurance against wildcats and the like. He bought a Remlin 410 off funbroker and shipped it down. It was horrible. Took us a few hours just to get the thing to run. And I'd forgotten how heavy the originals were. His came out nice, but I like our 336 conversion a lot better. And I was pleasantly surprised at how straightforward the conversion proved to be. The thing runs really slick, and didn't take a lot of tinkering to get it there.