The next things I wanted to address was the cross bolt safety, mag tube follower, and sights (Also in this time I called a fellow and ordered a custom stock. More on that in a bit)
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After getting the rear sight installed, I ordered a trigger happy kit and got to thinking about the older Marlin's with the gold triggers... But, since my sight was in brass, I decided to go down a less traveled path. A couple weeks of research later and I took a leap into unknown territory and I'm very glad I did.
Before this, I have never done any kind of instructional video and was kinda nervous. But, I couldn't find hardly any videos on this topic and thought I should do it to help out anyone with similar taste. I did manage to stumble through it though with a plethora of "uhs" and "umms"
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It turned out pretty good I think, given the fact my buffer is broken and I had only sand paper and rubbing compound to work with. The last thing I need to electroplate is the buttplate on my stock when it gets here.
Speaking of the stock, like I said I had ordered one a couple weeks before this. I managed to stumble on to a website that offered 90% stocks for lever guns in any type wood and grade you could think of. So, a few emails and a phone call later I ordered myself this stock in English walnut.
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I asked George (stock maker) to make me a stock and matching forearm with similar amounts of mineral streaking as the top stock in the above photo. He gave me an ETA of 2-6 weeks and kindly reminded me that these are not finished and require around 20 or so hours of fit and finish. I am really excited to get it in and start working on it.
Here is his website:
www.treebonecarving.com/
He has some really spectacular stuff on there and it's worth a look.
So, as of now this is what I have. It has been more work than I originally thought it needed, but I do not regret the purchase. The end result is a one of a kind rifle that I put my heart and soul into, and no store or manufacture can give you that. I will update this as I go along. Hope you enjoy.
PS. This rifle got me in the mood to get back into western style weapons, so I ordered this old model Vaquero in .45 colt to go with the rifle (gonna make grips to match the stock).
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