Finally Got My Marlin 1895 to the Range

medved,nice looking west va assault rifle.

still waiting to shoot my 1895 stp 16.5 inch. one day it will reach the range
med,do what i did,bought a magnum research bfr45/70 pistol with extra 450 marlin cylinder

Medved11 said:

You were right - a 30 minute soak with some Hoppes brought out a decent number of very dirty patches full of fouling that the Ballistol did not pick up


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You will get the same if you run some Butch's through it, even after the Hoppe's, just experience of my own.

Thanks - that's sort of what I was thinking when putting this rifle together. I'm not sure where the gun laws in NJ are going after Christie leaves office next year, so I figured now was a good time to start getting ready. I've started to notice that a lot of guys here are buying a lot more lever action and bolt action rifles than before.

POLACK said:

medved,nice looking west va assault rifle.

still waiting to shoot my 1895 stp 16.5 inch. one day it will reach the range

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I'd be more worried about this Fall and who might be elected to the WH. Start stocking up on anything firearms related that you might want or need now, because if things go south in November, the panic will be on. I've been through this twice before, once in '93 and once in '08. I got burned in the first, but learned quickly. I'll never be short shooting supplies again.

I have a new production 1895 too. Fit and finish is very nice. I changed the shock pad to a Pachmayr shotgun pad (took some fitting but no big deal), and added a "Skinner" peep sight. I'm not too great with semi buckhorns, but with the Skinner, it came right in to sight. Mine shoots pretty close to what the OP's shoots at 50 and pretty dang good at 100 with my old eyes.

I load 325g Hornady FP and backed off the full powder charge of the 405 factories, and it made the recoil much more manageable. But it's still a hoss.

20 rounds with a 45/70 and then 60 with the M14....

Ahhh.. i remember those days fondly... but glad they are way behind me.. I felt it too long afterwards...

Like the OP, i'd have no problem buying another new Marlin. Mine is a hoss, and in hog country, it's a great gun to carry...

Henry45 said:

I have a new production 1895 too. Fit and finish is very nice. I changed the shock pad to a Pachmayr shotgun pad (took some fitting but no big deal), and added a "Skinner" peep sight. I'm not too great with semi buckhorns, but with the Skinner, it came right in to sight. Mine shoots pretty close to what the OP's shoots at 50 and pretty dang good at 100 with my old eyes.

I load 325g Hornady FP and backed off the full powder charge of the 405 factories, and it made the recoil much more manageable. But it's still a hoss.

20 rounds with a 45/70 and then 60 with the M14....

Ahhh.. i remember those days fondly... but glad they are way behind me.. I felt it too long afterwards...

Like the OP, i'd have no problem buying another new Marlin. Mine is a hoss, and in hog country, it's a great gun to carry...

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My shoulder is still reminding me of my "questionable" choice of going 20 rounds with 405 grains. I had to pop a few more Advil this morning in order to get my arm moving


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I've got Dawson fiber optic sights on my 1894c, and they really help my old eyes. I have a sight hood with holes from an air rifle that works great at letting light in, and protecting the FO front sight.

Speaking of bears, I graduated from HS in '61, on to college/university some 6 years or so and at that time the bear population of WV was estimated to be some 4-500. Last year it was reported that the population is now something over 12,000!! That is a lot of black bear and hunting them has grown by leaps and bounds the past few years. Have not confirmed this, but I am told the weight limit is 50lbs. so I guess the DNR is trying to thin them out fast. There are 55 counties in WV and is said that each one has a bear population. Load that Marlin up with some "bear loads" and go over past Elkins, WV and tie up with some of those boys who hunt them with dogs. Friend of mine did that and said it was a very exciting hunt especially when the bear comes down from the tree and all those dogs going nuts. At my age will just stay in the truck drinking coffee and listen to the dogs.

I have an 1895 thats a 2012 production gun and love it I put skinner sights on mine that big gold dot looked like a basket ball on the front sight and I couldnt stand it . I really like the remington 300 grain for my 45/70 and my 458 socom . I find it odd but satisfying my big bore guns are some of the most accurate I own . the fit and finish on my 1895 is excellent and I have not had any issues .

Tell me a little more about the xs sights.
I'm looking at peep sights for an 1894. How's the sight picture with the wings?
Are easy are the adjustments?

dbb1776 said:

Tell me a little more about the xs sights.
I'm looking at peep sights for an 1894. How's the sight picture with the wings?
Are easy are the adjustments?

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I've got XS peep sights on both my 1895 and 1894. The 1895 has the winged sights and 1884 doesn't. To be honest, the sight picture (at least to me) about the same between two. The wings may help focus your eyes better and cut down on some glare but I wouldn't say that there's a huge difference.

The adjustments to zero are a little fussy since you need a screwdriver to loosen the windage screws and the post of the ring slides somewhat loosely within the track; however, the zero seems to hold as long as you tighten down the screws properly.


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