Recent content by Des_Draws

there will be two small holes on the left Congrats on the 1886

You have a marlin 336 cowboy and want the companion 45-70. The straight stock makes it an 1895 cowboy. if that's your preference I would just look for a decent 1895 CB I have an 1886 take down in 45-90. love it But it's not a Marlin. No scope, hard to disassemble , not as slick cycling action...

Meant to say ejector

I think the flame cutting welded the extractor to the bolt body somehow That bolt is trashed. Call Winchester and see if they will replace the bolt

This is your first option Changing the COAL ( ie shorter) can make big difference just don't go Too short

Not your grandfather's Level gun For sure I collect lever guns and have every thing from 22lr to 500 S&w. Mostly Marlins but several Winchester's and Henry's 1) best choice is 45-70. Large bullet selection can do 1000 ft-lbs muzzle sub sonic - but worry about the hand guard mounting. Yes it...

I have an LMT MWSE. It's been mentioned already but I can't say enough about reliability and good accuracy (w match grade HL or factory) their barrels are good and have excellent life span one of my barrels has 2500 + down the pipe and still very accurate. The downside is getting a replacement...

The gas port is at least 50% larger than typical as indicted in the attached image. note this is a guide but I have found it be useful When you say failure to to eject, I'm assuming The case gets stuck in the receiver and Is doubling feeding. You will very likely need an adjustable gas block as...

Not sure if this has already been posted But.. check ammoseek every day 4-5 times a day, especially Monday -Friday Every powder I have been looking for has come up but it only stays listed for a Short time (minutes to hrs) The Exception is Varget Also occasionally gunbroker has reasonable...

He'll yeah I have changed/ improved 30,000 rounds and counting reloads Over last 6 years. I have learned some hard lessons and I claim full responsibility for my fuck-ups

Check out https://www.sigsauer.com/tango4-6-24x50-mm.html FFP for under $800 Designed by ex-leupold engineers I like mine but it's way more capability than I need (so far)

I am not an expert metallurgist, I definitely can't say I'm God's gift to bolt action But have had many dozens of pierced and leaking primers not to mention blown case heads ( basically destroyed the bolt) I have had one catastrophic failure which cracked the barrel and the bolt and receiver...

I hear ya never trust one source If it's important to you check around. There are recommended port dia for different calibers on the web The one I showed was for .308 but I used it for a 6.5 CM build( similar pressure ) Worked for me and solved a vexing problem but its only a guide. I worked up...

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I used https://texas-ar.com/adjustable-low-profile-gas-block-750-new/ On my last build. Works great and very affordable