Ok...I admit...I think the new rage of making a lever gun "tacti-cool" is..well...cool.
I had an old Marlin 336 in 30-30 that was literally collecting rust. I have not shot it in over 30 years.
Then my friend Chad of Chisel Machining started making stocks for the Marlin and Henry rifles so that sealed the deal.
Now there are many shops turning out really nice lever builds.
But I really did not want put $1500+ plus a 4-6 month wait into a rig that was just going to be for fun.
So I gathered parts and contacted my good friend Mike at The Cartridge Family to do the gunsmithing.
He shortened the barrel to 14 1/2" and then pined, welded, and blended the brake to make 16.2" barrel length.
Slicked up the action. Instalked a Ranger Point trigger and big loop lever.
The Cerakote was also done locally in Magpul OD green.
Topped it with a Leupold VX6 I had laying around.
Here is how it turned out.
I had an old Marlin 336 in 30-30 that was literally collecting rust. I have not shot it in over 30 years.
Then my friend Chad of Chisel Machining started making stocks for the Marlin and Henry rifles so that sealed the deal.
Now there are many shops turning out really nice lever builds.
But I really did not want put $1500+ plus a 4-6 month wait into a rig that was just going to be for fun.
So I gathered parts and contacted my good friend Mike at The Cartridge Family to do the gunsmithing.
He shortened the barrel to 14 1/2" and then pined, welded, and blended the brake to make 16.2" barrel length.
Slicked up the action. Instalked a Ranger Point trigger and big loop lever.
The Cerakote was also done locally in Magpul OD green.
Topped it with a Leupold VX6 I had laying around.
Here is how it turned out.
