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Guys I am searching for pictures of different takedown systems for lever action rifles.
After searching the internet for many hours, I have come up with very little.
I know that the Winchester rifle takedown system is very close to the M12 shotgun system, and am leaning towards producing this version.
I want to convert several Marlin Lever Action Rifles to a takedown style system.
I have looked at several current commercial systems like Wild West Guns system, and David Clay's system and have rejected them both as either too costly for what you get or literally not available. I was ready to send one of my guns to Alaska until I heard I was looking at $1400 for the complete job!
Putting $1400 into a $300 generic gun is just not prudent. No way to ever recover the investment. I'd have a $1700 gun worth $500 at best.
What I'd really like to see from this post are really good pictures of the Marlin Takedown system that was available in the early 1900's. I have pics of the complete guns but can't seem to find pics of the parts or the guns taken down so you can see what they were doing. If someone has a take down Marlin High Power rifle and could take it apart and snap pics of the fore-end block and takeup wedge, as well as the front of the receiver that would really help me.
Good Pictures of any other takedown system for a threaded barrel rifle or shotgun would be much appreciated. In lue of actual pictures, direction to the actual source of the pictures would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance. This is a pic of what I am trying to do, it is a Marlin 1894 original in .44-40 cal with the takedown feature.
Randy
I want to do one like this off a current manufactured gun in .44 magnum.
After searching the internet for many hours, I have come up with very little.
I know that the Winchester rifle takedown system is very close to the M12 shotgun system, and am leaning towards producing this version.
I want to convert several Marlin Lever Action Rifles to a takedown style system.
I have looked at several current commercial systems like Wild West Guns system, and David Clay's system and have rejected them both as either too costly for what you get or literally not available. I was ready to send one of my guns to Alaska until I heard I was looking at $1400 for the complete job!
Putting $1400 into a $300 generic gun is just not prudent. No way to ever recover the investment. I'd have a $1700 gun worth $500 at best.
What I'd really like to see from this post are really good pictures of the Marlin Takedown system that was available in the early 1900's. I have pics of the complete guns but can't seem to find pics of the parts or the guns taken down so you can see what they were doing. If someone has a take down Marlin High Power rifle and could take it apart and snap pics of the fore-end block and takeup wedge, as well as the front of the receiver that would really help me.
Good Pictures of any other takedown system for a threaded barrel rifle or shotgun would be much appreciated. In lue of actual pictures, direction to the actual source of the pictures would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance. This is a pic of what I am trying to do, it is a Marlin 1894 original in .44-40 cal with the takedown feature.
Randy

I want to do one like this off a current manufactured gun in .44 magnum.