Have one more to add here, the Mace, if ya missed ya club em to death.

Hey guys thank you, it`s nice to show some of the stuff i`ve made. I`m a jack of all trades and try and make anything i see so i`ll post some more threads if it`s all right with you guys. Got some knives i made, rope making , tomahawk, ect....... But if ya don`t want me posting OT stuff someone say ...

Nothin better than a good gun show

now that all that new guy initiation is over. welcome home. and i like your mantle decorations, too. :wink: Thanks pokey, those wood planes finally bugged me enough that i went out and sharpened the heck out of them and made curls with one for the first time in my life. :lol: http://img.photobucket...

See Disclaimer at top of this thread. The first guns were called hand gonnes, they were basically a barrel on a stick and pointed by holding under ones arm and set off with match (burning rope) or a hot wire. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/InTheWind/44gonne1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/al...

Griff wrote:Nothin' wrong with those Browning "clones." I love my Browning 1886!

Me too, bought it new and a favorite.

Thanks for the welcome olyinaz

Yep the Rossi are good too, have the rifle version in 44.

Thanks Gents, i`ve got more if anyone wants to see.

Picked up this 92 deluxe last year, nice wood on it and a good shooter.
Whoops it`s a Browning 44 mag.

Looks like it would be meat in the freezer to me.

Disclaimer, all guns shown that are home made are not for sale or intended as instruction of how to build a firearm or copied. All guns or materials should be checked by a qualified gunsmith before using. I built this matchlock rifle a few years ago, it has a green mountain 54 cal. barrel, made ever...

Looks great to me
Remember when it comes to wives you can either be right or happy.

Welcome Pitchey. What part of MN do you hang your hat? The SBL are nice guns, wish 1895ss had a full lengh tube magazine, but they are very accurate. Got mine in mid '06 and other than putting a williams peep on it, has been good to go since day 1. IF'em your up north how much snow is left on groun...

Thanks Streetstar,
Everything i have is for use, if not i have no need for it, though i`m a little more careful with some
Sounds like ya have a good un with your guide gun.

I spotted one muzzleloader

Thanks earlmck, my whole point was not that there seems to be some poor quality control but that if ya get a bad one and it only has problems that can be corrected by doing a little work yourself it`s a good thing. Talking about the issues on these forums is a valuable asset and helps a person decid...

Thanks Piller I think it`ll be a good one.

Chas, it`s all factory, new gun

This is what i did to my gun and not intended as instructions to anyone else.

I didn`t intend that statement to sound rude, just covering my butt and don`t want anyone to take my procedures as any expert advice.
Thanks for all the help and suggestions.

Ok fellers here`s what i did as far as the firing pin, got the new one piece pin and spring kit today but didn`t use any of it. Instead i removed the two piece pin and reduced the tension on the flat spring that is under the pin and made sure the pin moves freely back and forth. I cut one coil off t...

Prayers sent from Minnesota Joe, hope ya recover soon.

Pitchy, You are doing much better than I am. I hate being sick, sometime I just don't know when to stay in bed. My ratio of good to bad Marlins is 50-50. >The first one was an 1894 CS .357 carbine. Fun, Fun, Fun little gun. Had to sell it to pay bills :cry: >The second one was an 1894 S (I think) 2...

That`s a beauty, very nice indeed.

Thanks for the welcomes good and bad and nice to meet ya all and glad to be here. :) People have always had a problem understanding me i can`t help it was born this way. :lol: I wasn`t bragging about my new gun or my abilities to work on one just joining in and sharing my new but flawed purchase. No...

... I did shoot a factory 405 jacketed round or two and they shot a hair over the mark at 50 yards but as i said the rear sight was all the way up. So if i put the medium or high leaf on the rear it should be able to be adjusted for factory ammo and my reloads. Also it never hurts to learn as ya go...

Yepper, i`ll give it a try and if i don`t like the feel of things i`ll take it out. As far as the other statements don`t worry Marlin got an ear full about how the front sight issue should of never gotten by inspection. They said they didn`t have a lower front sight as that was my first thought also...

Apology excepted, i`ve been working on guns for a few years i`m 56 years old and have been shooting most my life, am i an expert probably not but if ya give me a chance you`ll learn i`ve made a few neat things. As far as the firing pin i`ve read opinions both ways and am aware of the safety issues b...

Welcome to the forum. If the quality is so bad then how come it's so accurate? Yeah, Marlins are just so easy to work on that you just gotta do it. Never mind the fact that just taking the thing out using it will smooth it right up without wasting all that money you could be spending for ammo and o...

Welcome Pitchy,This fire was about to burn out. Thx for the stir,Nice Rifle- 45-70- what R U going to Guide an Elephant Safari.Pay no never mind, that's just Me. Thanks for the welcomes :) Naw, it`s those big white tails here in Minnesooooota. :mrgreen: :lol: Just love that caliber, have an 86 and ...

Hi, just got this new guide gun 45-70 and am working the bugs out of it, smoothed the action up and waiting on a higher rear sight from Marlin as it shot low. Also have a one piece firing pin and spring kit on the way. I`ve always been a Winchester nut but i`m impressed how easy the Marlins are to w...