Ruger will start production of Marlin rifles very soon, if they haven’t already. This happened after Marlin’s parent company (Remington Outdoor Company) declared bankruptcy. You may have heard industry rumblings about Marlin’s acquisition by Ruger in 2020. The Marlin 1895 is in the middle of these two extremes, and it is a doozy. 22 LR at the low end, or an Italian-made replica of the Winchester 1873s and 1892, at the high end. You can spend hundreds of dollars on a lever action rifle. We shot it yesterday – my sons had a blast. Over the years, I have had many lever action rifles. While not authentic, light smokeless loads loaded to the same muzzle velocity as BP are a bit easier on the shoulder.I once owned an excellent Winchester 92 (actually made by Winchester). He would not have carved up a government piece, and wouldn't have autographed it if he had stolen it. He carved his name in the stock, and, although the documentation of the transfer of ownership hasn't been found, other records make it 95% certain this was one of the five Sharps! It was not uncommon for a civilian employee of the QM Dept., working in the field with the troops to "lose" items, have the cost deducted from their pay ($30/month + one meal a day), and some means of identification of the firearm done to distinguish it from the government owned pieces. Five of the M1869 Sharps carbines were on hand there in addition to the M1873 Trapdoor Carbines that were the standard issue.Īt least one of the Sharps are known to exist, having been acquired by a young civilian teamster working there. 50-70 were utilized for target work and foraging (hunting to supplement the diet of the troops). To compensate for the small practice allowance in the 1870's, a number of the companies/troops retained a few of the Sharps cartridge conversions in.
45-70 ammo was authorized! It wasn't until the 1880's that target practice was given more importance.
For a while only three rounds per man per month of. OTOH, except in some Indian Wars battles, there was very little practice done in the Army. As the stature of most cavalry troops was less than most modern men, it couldn't have been pleasant. I have not found any reports of the opinions of the troopers on the increased recoil of the hotter ammo. A change to the front sight was also requested to compensate for the differences in the trajectories between the rifle and carbine loads. It is an investment in fun.īack in the day, some cavalry company commanders requested rifle ammo be issued because it had greater range. It truly is one of my favorite rifles to shoot. It is very popular at the range too. I get lots of questions/attention, and lots of folks ask me if they can shoot it. I must say, some of the reproduction models, cost more than an original Springfield. Having said that.a pristine Springfield can be easily more expensive, than a reproduction. I have a reproduction, only because I found one on sale, and I sorta wanted one that was made with modern steels, and had a really great bore condition. Of course it was done that way because the carbine was lighter in weight, and would have had more pronounced felt recoil, if it had been loaded with 70 grains. From a book I have, it stated that the carbine was loaded to 55 grains of (black) powder, while the rifle was loaded to 70 grains of (black) powder. But that's a whole other discussion.īack in the day, the trapdoor firearm, in 45-70 government, came in the carbine, and rifle, variations. Don't have one of those, and while I have seen a few over the years, only one of them looked like it was still in shootable condition.
The only other variation of potential difference is a pre-73 one in. The Trapdoor is fun to shoot, don't hesitate to get one. That prompted me to switch to a different powder, and now the gun is pleasant to shoot, just as accurate as it always was, and I have never regretted getting it. On the other hand, the exact same load that was just fine in the rifle was a nasty shoulder thumper in the carbine. The 73 carbine on the other hand is a sweet handling gun, just as accurate as the rifle, and it does not become fatiguing to shoot after just a few shots. After just a few shots it gets really heavy and all but impossible to hold steady offhand. When all is said and done, I don't think there is any significant difference between one model or another.
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