I have a good shooting Marlin 1895 Guide Gun but I have some problems I need to see if I can solve.
One, the stock is too long for my short arms, put a jacket/coat, day pack straps on thr shoulder I struggle to reach the trigger. I believe that I can properly shorten the stock, as I have done this before, but I have installed a Pre-fit Decellerator pad (it didn't fit well that is) and will be neededing to be ground down to match the contours of the new stock length. Any suggestions on the best way toi do this without screwing up a $30 pad?
Two the carriage lifter is starting to annoy me. I think the distance from the front of the reciever, mag azine tube and the barrel extension to the rear of the carriage lifter is what determines the length of cartridge that can be feed from the magazine tube into barrel. There is a LOT of steel on th eback of the lifter, that seems that could be reduced, I am I correct in my observation? Can some of the excess metal be filed/ground/stoned off and allow somewhat over length cartidges to be fed?
Third about the lifter, when the gun is in battert, action closed a small metal finger protrudes though a suard cut in the bottom of the trigger plate assembly, Is this part of the lifter? Does it have to RATTLE so much, whe out in the woods it sounds like a set of castenets are being played in my rifle if you don't put your finger over it. Any suggesstions?
Fourth, Where in the world did Marlin get that loading gate spring? is it a recycled leaf spring off a Nash Rambler> Why does it have to be so blooming stout??
Any suggestions, comments will be appreciated
Waterone
One, the stock is too long for my short arms, put a jacket/coat, day pack straps on thr shoulder I struggle to reach the trigger. I believe that I can properly shorten the stock, as I have done this before, but I have installed a Pre-fit Decellerator pad (it didn't fit well that is) and will be neededing to be ground down to match the contours of the new stock length. Any suggestions on the best way toi do this without screwing up a $30 pad?
Two the carriage lifter is starting to annoy me. I think the distance from the front of the reciever, mag azine tube and the barrel extension to the rear of the carriage lifter is what determines the length of cartridge that can be feed from the magazine tube into barrel. There is a LOT of steel on th eback of the lifter, that seems that could be reduced, I am I correct in my observation? Can some of the excess metal be filed/ground/stoned off and allow somewhat over length cartidges to be fed?
Third about the lifter, when the gun is in battert, action closed a small metal finger protrudes though a suard cut in the bottom of the trigger plate assembly, Is this part of the lifter? Does it have to RATTLE so much, whe out in the woods it sounds like a set of castenets are being played in my rifle if you don't put your finger over it. Any suggesstions?
Fourth, Where in the world did Marlin get that loading gate spring? is it a recycled leaf spring off a Nash Rambler> Why does it have to be so blooming stout??
Any suggestions, comments will be appreciated
Waterone