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Thoughts on Lever Action
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<blockquote data-quote="DMP25-06" data-source="post: 1879890" data-attributes="member: 27271"><p>Well , I purchased a new Marlin 1895G in .45-70 . Changed the sights to XS Sights ghost ring and front blade , loaded several 405 gr. hard-cast lead bullets at modern rifle starting loads , and went to the range to check it out . The rifle shoots fair , but I am going to replace the front sight with a fiber-optic sight to help with my aging eyes .</p><p>Now for the IMPORTANT message to any of you that have 1 of these rifles . The new production Marlin 1895G rifles are equipped with a cross-bolt hammer block safety , that must be pushed from right to left to allow the hammer to strike the firing pin , and the cross-bar then extends outwards slightly more than 3/16" past the left side plate of the receiver , which makes it a potential hazard to the shooter .</p><p>I fired 1 cartridge of Underwood Ammo .45-70 , 430 gr. Hard-cast gas check @ 1925 FPS , standing , off-hand , with a solid grip , expecting heavy recoil . The recoil was SEVERE , causing the rifle to slam backward hard enough that my right thumb on my trigger hand was hit by the extended safety bolt , causing a bad cut to the side of my thumb , also my middle finger ( inside the lever-action ), middle knuckle took hard impact causing swelling and severe bruising . The recoil from this ammo , in a rifle weighing just over 7 pounds is substantial .</p><p>I have ordered a safety-delete cross bolt to replace the existing cross-bolt safety , and this rifle will not be fired until the safety is replaced .</p><p>If any of you have one of these rifles , you might want to think of changing your safety , also .</p><p></p><p>By the way , I think that those Underwood Ammo 430 gr, loads would take down a T-Rex .</p><p></p><p>DMP25-06</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DMP25-06, post: 1879890, member: 27271"] Well , I purchased a new Marlin 1895G in .45-70 . Changed the sights to XS Sights ghost ring and front blade , loaded several 405 gr. hard-cast lead bullets at modern rifle starting loads , and went to the range to check it out . The rifle shoots fair , but I am going to replace the front sight with a fiber-optic sight to help with my aging eyes . Now for the IMPORTANT message to any of you that have 1 of these rifles . The new production Marlin 1895G rifles are equipped with a cross-bolt hammer block safety , that must be pushed from right to left to allow the hammer to strike the firing pin , and the cross-bar then extends outwards slightly more than 3/16" past the left side plate of the receiver , which makes it a potential hazard to the shooter . I fired 1 cartridge of Underwood Ammo .45-70 , 430 gr. Hard-cast gas check @ 1925 FPS , standing , off-hand , with a solid grip , expecting heavy recoil . The recoil was SEVERE , causing the rifle to slam backward hard enough that my right thumb on my trigger hand was hit by the extended safety bolt , causing a bad cut to the side of my thumb , also my middle finger ( inside the lever-action ), middle knuckle took hard impact causing swelling and severe bruising . The recoil from this ammo , in a rifle weighing just over 7 pounds is substantial . I have ordered a safety-delete cross bolt to replace the existing cross-bolt safety , and this rifle will not be fired until the safety is replaced . If any of you have one of these rifles , you might want to think of changing your safety , also . By the way , I think that those Underwood Ammo 430 gr, loads would take down a T-Rex . DMP25-06 [/QUOTE]
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