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J Miller

John,

I had another idea. Check the lever to bolt pin screw. I had a 94 once that would hang up occasionally. We found out that the lever pin screw was too short and the pin would move into the screw hole and hang up.

Joe

J Miller

Hobie, thanks for the update. I'd actually deleted this one from my favorites. I'm glad it remembered my UN and PW.

This is getting cornfusing.

Joe

J Miller

It's been nice here, but I'm going home now.

See ya.

Joe

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This just came in today, Thursday. We, as gun owners are in grave trouble. I've posted the GOA alerts on other forums, and have sustained personal attacks from people who just refuse to read and understand. On this forum I was at least not attacked. I'm just trying to pass on information. I believe ...

J Miller

I voted. I wonder if anybody that has pull in this world is seeing the results of these polls?

Joe

J Miller

Well, they can call it what they want, but if there are no guns, it's not a gun show. I wouldn't waste my time going there.

joe

J Miller

Joe, Have you checked through the various tips and techniques listed on Marauder's Gun Tuning site? LOTS of info there on the Marlin 1894 for the CAS crowd which puts their guns through SEVERE service. Griff, checked out the site. Not much there that looked appropriate to my rifle except possibly p...

J Miller

Loading it part way open likely got things a little askew.

That was my first thought. I've never had that happen before. And then right after that, the jam. If one did not cause the other, then it was a heck of coincidence.

Joe

J Miller

Leverdude, What happens with the jam is the lifter lets in a second round or just gets stuck under the rim of the next one not letting the lifter move up & jaming up the works good. That's not how it jammed. I went to the range today and took the 1894 CBC. Shot a nice one hole 5 shot group, then...

J Miller

I called Marlin. They were no help at all. All the service department guy would say is send it in. Send it in. He wouldn't give me any information at all. Considering how many people have had this problem it can't be unknown. Oh well, I'll keep shooting it. Maybe all it needed was a good cleaning an...

J Miller

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Kirk, Stay away from the brass punch. I used one on my Marlin the other day and the brass punch is so hard it actually dented the sight. Ooooo was I hot for moment. I ended up using a plastic mallet with a piece of leather over the sight. I can really speak to the sight with that, and the leather wi...

J Miller

Nice rifle. I love that wood. Just for my curiosity, why did you adjust the front sight rather than the rear sight? I almost always center the front sight, then adjust the rear. I've noticed the the need to work my way into my rifles sweet point on many occasions. Once there it seems I can't miss. S...

J Miller

Just got finished cleaning my Marlin 1894CBC. I found lots of grease inside. Some was mine, some was from before I got it. I found considerable kernals of extruded powder, had to be AA5744. Filthiest powder I've ever used. When this pound is gone, I'll never touch it again. So I scrubbed it till it ...

J Miller

mm93,

Don't have any Kroil, but I have Marvel oil, LSA oil, Penzoil light duty oil. Rem Lube, PCL lube, ummm lets see ......... I've probably forgot some.

At any rate I will clean and lube, and check the loading gate screw.

Joe

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O.I., They all can jam. Just brag out loud in front of an audience that yours never jams and guess what ... it will. Griff, My ahem ..... Win 94 AE Trapper .45 hasn't jammed either. Well, since I've said this before I'm safe. meanc, I checked today after posting this, and this Marlin has less than a...

J Miller

mod71alaska,

Don't worry, you didn't want to stay there anyway.

Glad I don't go there.

Joe

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I went to the range today and took the 1894 CBC. Shot a nice one hole 5 shot group, then tried to adjust the sights. It's shooting about 3/4" left. Reloaded, fired one shot, then it jammed. The lever was full down, the carrier was free to a certain point, but it would not go all the way down. T...

J Miller

Not sure I should comment since the only 32-20 single action I've ever fired was an original 7.5" nickeled Colt SAA. Shot really nice too. No recoil to speak of, recoil was nil.

Wish it was mine ....

Joe

J Miller

You've got:

... a carrying handle on the Winchester,

... a carry strap on the Henry,

... Whatcha gonna put on the Marlin???

Just teasing you. You've got a nice collection of .22 lever guns there.
Got the bases covered I'd say.

Joe

J Miller

Vall,

Emailed you back last night.

Joe

J Miller

Vall, I went to the range today, and in the on site gun shop I found a bag of Remington ("U" head stamp) copper cased 25RF ammo. They are in nice condition and I didn't see any corrosion. No box either. I counted 48 rounds. Could have miss counted though. Shop owner wants $10.00 for them. ...

J Miller

Hobie,

Thank you.

Joe

J Miller

When the regular Leverguns.com forum comes back up, don't delete this forum right away.
There are several threads here that we might want to close out and save as text files.

Just give us some time to do this.

Thanks,

Joe

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Leverdude,

Thanks for the info.

Joe

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oldgerboy,

It's our own cas that does the work. Here's his site: http://www.cylindersmith.com/

Joe

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mm93,

Thanks for the link. I put it in my favorites. Now to find some one to do the wood work.

Joe

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Mine is not checkered. I like it that way too.

Winchester used that redish stain on their early rifles, did Marlin use such a stain? You are correct in the buttstock would have to be done at the same time so it would match, and if I get it done I'd like to it look good.

Joe

J Miller

Wood should always be made no larger than the metal it meets. That's what makes the old Marlins, Winchesters, and Savages such finely crafted guns! I totally agree. I've never liked the pregnant forearms found on the newer Marlins. I think they are ugly and a waste of wood. Even the one on my 2005 ...

J Miller

Leverdude,

Thanks for the pics. I like that old rifle. It has character.

Joe

J Miller

marlinman93, I think I just realized two things. First, I won't live long enough for any of my lever guns to develop the character that the old ones like you posted have. Second, I so much like the slim forearms like those old one have. I just gotta get the one on my 1894 CBC slimmed down. I won't d...

J Miller

That poor Marlin. Somebody should have rescued it from bubba.
Considering the amount of damage done by the welding, the chunk out of the stock and overall condition, I might could be persuaded to give him $7.00 for it. But $700.00 .... no way in hades.

Joe

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Buffboy, Leverdude,

Thanks for the information. I'll keep my eyes open for one. Arround here you just don't see many older Marlins. And very few new ones too.

But you never know, I might trip over one just like I did that Mdl 94 I bought several years ago.

Joe

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marlinman93,

Another Marlin question if you don't mind.

Winchester had the 1873 first, then the 1892 came out in the same calibers.
Did Marlin have a predecessor to the 1894 in the same calibers?

Joe

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marlinman93, Thanks for the information. Since buying the 1894CBC last year I've had this silly thought of trying to buy an original one. Kind of like in 44-40 maybe. Since I shoot every gun I own, I was hoping that I could use modern parts if I needed to replace any. Looks like I can for the most p...

J Miller

The receiver is dished out on the right side so me thinks that's where you're supposed to push your finger to disengage the "safety". To my way of looking at things, that kind of setup is a "Oh C**P" moment waiting to happen. Although I'm not that old I'm still an old grouch whe...

J Miller

meanc,

Doesn't the safety engage by being pushed from left to right? I've never used a Winchester with the CB safety. But my Marlin engages from left to right.
The add is dark enough on my monitor, I can't really tell.

Joe

J Miller

A question for you Marlin oriented lever crankers.

Just how close are the original Marlin 1894s to the current Marlin 1894s?
Do any or some of the parts interchange?

I know they are twins externally, but it's the insides I'm curious about.

Joe

J Miller

Griff,

Where is the screw hole? Would it be possible to go up one size, make a plug, then D&T the plug for the original size?

Joe

J Miller

Griff, I don't have any personal knowledge of welding. I was going to suggest contacting Cosby Custom Guns { http://www.cosbycustomguns.com/index.asp }, but they been hacked by JaCKal & BaCKDooR. So maybe try Mike Hunter aka Colt1849 417-453-6445 He's the one that did SteveB's 1886 remarking and...

J Miller

I'm very sure that I would not submit anything to this. I just do not trust ABC or any of the communist controlled networks. It would be very easy for them to manipulate the stories to portray the person involved as a nut case paranoid red necked bubba.

No thanks.

Joe

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Hanz, Keep soaking it, use some heat and work with the screws. Get it apart. Clean and derust everything. If the chamber and bore and action isn't in bad shape it will work. At least ... that's what I'd do. This gun was made in the same year as me. And for a change, I think I might be in better shap...

J Miller

OK, I'm kinda puter ignorant. How does someone go in and photo shop pics in an active add and still keep the links active to the unaltered factory site.

That's weird to me.
Those guns look like a display of KABOOMS.

Joe

J Miller

:roll: Did anybody notice that the rear sight blade and elevator was missing on the rifle in the Winchester add? Also in the add the shooter is resting the forearm on the cross bar in front of him. In my experiance that will throw that shot far, and wide. Other wise it's an OK pic I guess. 86er, I l...

J Miller

AmBraCol,

I wasn't really testing the water, I was just being lazy and slow. I'm a member of so many forums that the regular back up board and my others was taking up time.

But what the heck, what's one more forum between friends?

Joe

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But remember, if you want the thread to last, you'll have to post it over again when the "real" forum is back up.

If it ever is.

Joe

J Miller

Ahhhh, poor buffalo. He was just funnin ya.

Joe

J Miller

J Miller is what I use, because it's who I am. No imagination

Joe

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YAYYYYY, our regular forum is back up.

GOA alert, - update

My Marlin jammed today ....... I guess it was my turn.

A request for AmBraCol

Original Marlin 1894s vs current Marlin 1894s