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I wish my Marlin had that checkering on the stock. Too old or a cheaper model. -------- After the game, the King and the pawn go into the same box. | |||
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Not cheaper, just manufactured differently. Do you have a cross bolt safety? If not, your Marlin is much more desirable than one that does. Even if it has the cbs, it is more desirable to collectors than the checkered stock version (barring special edition rifles of course). And a checkered JM Marlin is more desirable than a Remlin. Remlin checkering is pressed, not cut. I love all my Marlins in all calibers and configurations. I’ll post up some pics tomorrow to show the differences. The only Remlin I own is a heavily customized 1895 45-70. “Remember to get vaccinated or a vaccinated person might get sick from a virus they got vaccinated against because you’re not vaccinated.” - author unknown | |||
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It's cut. It may be pressed on some cheaper variants. But it is cut on walnut stocked Marlins. _____________ "I enter a swamp as a sacred place—a sanctum sanctorum. There is the strength—the marrow of Nature." - Henry David Thoreau | |||
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Unless it is something they’ve changed in the last 2 years, it is pressed on a big machine. Some turn out better than others but Remington changed the process to save money. With their financial issues of late, I cannot see them switching back. “Remember to get vaccinated or a vaccinated person might get sick from a virus they got vaccinated against because you’re not vaccinated.” - author unknown | |||
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Its cut on a computerized checkering machine. It's not pressed. They even advertise "cut checkering" on their website. _____________ "I enter a swamp as a sacred place—a sanctum sanctorum. There is the strength—the marrow of Nature." - Henry David Thoreau | |||
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Nice stock! And even in the photos, the so-called “checkering” produced by pressing that I have seen looks nothing like that. “I don’t want some ‘gun nut’ training my officers [about firearms].” — Unidentified chief of an American police department. “I can’t give you brains, but I can give you a diploma.” — The Wizard of Oz This life is a drill. It is only a drill. If it had been a real life, you would have been given instructions about where to go and what to do. | |||
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Glad to hear Remington took care of you. I see a lot of hate directed at the new "Remlins", and while I have seen some bad ones, I have more personal experience with very nice ones...on par with or even nicer than my old JM stamped rifles. My buddy just got a "Remlin" 1894 in .357, and it feeds better than my JM stamped model from 1982, and has Ballard rifling. I know a lot of folks don't care for the cross-bolt safety, but it's actually pretty functional, difficult to accidentally actuate, and less obtrusive than other designs (Rossi, I'm looking at you!). I love my old Marlins, but I wouldn't hesitate to buy a new one today if I it was in a configuration I was looking for. | |||
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I have no problem with the cross bolt safety. I appreciate that it has a safety. _____________ "I enter a swamp as a sacred place—a sanctum sanctorum. There is the strength—the marrow of Nature." - Henry David Thoreau | |||
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Big bore beauty- custom 1895G. Barrel was chopped and the sighted brake welded to OAL of 16.25”. Leupold VX-2 Scout Scope with QR rings sits on an XS Lever-rail. Action slicked and tuned. Finish is Duracoat matte black. I hate the ultra-proud wood of the forestock so I’ll probably slim it down. To add to the menace appeal, I’m planning to eventually do the stocks in a spray on truck liner finish.  For scale, here with my chopped 16” barrel 1894 .44mag.  “Remember to get vaccinated or a vaccinated person might get sick from a virus they got vaccinated against because you’re not vaccinated.” - author unknown | |||
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Very, very nice. _____________ "I enter a swamp as a sacred place—a sanctum sanctorum. There is the strength—the marrow of Nature." - Henry David Thoreau | |||
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In the Shotgun world that butt stock is a grade 4-5 hunk of wood and worth about 1200-1400 dollars. I would suggest buying a lottery ticket just to test and see if your luck is still running strong. BTW, those waves are called "Fiddleback" and you can guess where that originated. I've stopped counting. | |||
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I learned levers on my first 30 bore carbine, a Win 94. I had a plug installed on the Marlin to REMOVE the safety. One mistaken application of said safety was one more than I cared for. -------- After the game, the King and the pawn go into the same box. | |||
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