Sweet rig. I am a huge fan of the 45-70. A lot of guys think it’s overkill, but it’s a really versatile round.

That’s a gorgeous rifle. I’ve always wanted a 1895, but just grabbed an AR (before I can’t). Marlin is next on my buy list.

This is my favorite rifle. I love the classic old west lever type rifles, so beautiful.

I'm glad the Mason leather dude ships internationally, those cartridge cuffs look fantastic

Really like your setup. I own a 2016 Marlin 1895 ABL, had also a few problems with the gun in the beginning. Put some paracord to the leaver and my gunsmith took care of some technical problems. Now it's running beautiful and always puts a smile on my face when shooting some handloads at the range. Greetings from Germany.

I am glad I bought it 2 years ago for $1,000. Right now they are sold out everywhere and they are going for nearly 3k on gunbroker.

I love that setup. I have a Winchester model 94 built in the 70s and it’s my favorite gun. I need more lever actions in my life lol

I to am looking forward to your tuning and smoothing video. Thanks for sharing this video.

Got one a few months back. I LOVE IT! It’s truly a mans rifle !

I found this rifle after playing the new MW game which has a lever action that you can use called the mk2 carbine but it has a made up name for legal reasons so I've been trying to find the rifle it was molded after and finally came across the 1895 sbl which just so happens to be almost identical. The only differences between this gun and the one in the game are a slightly different rear sight and the metal piece holding the barrel and tube together has some separation from the hand guard. Love the look of this gun.

Really keen to see the vid with the action work mate well done.

Nice move going with the leather -- That looks Awesome!!

Just bumped into your channel today and I just did my 4570 like that except for the ghost ring sight. Beautiful rifle

Excellent video and a very nice setup. I think the SBL is one of the best looking leverguns in production.

I've kill 2 bucks and 2 does with mine with 300 gr Remington hollow point it shoots less than 1 in groups at a 100 yards I love it

Just it my cartridge holder, excellent piece of leather so happy with it. Ordering a RPP guard now🤙

Excellent set up brother I love it man! Bought my first Marlin 1895 22 inch recently so far flawless eats everything I throw at it low power to magnum..

After all, your weapon and you shoot it. I personally love the customisation of weapons.

Love this rifle.

Gotta love that cowboy lever action for deer hunting. I have my great grandpa's 30-30 Winchester, damn near 100 years old now. Not nearly as pretty as that Marlin! But like you said....use like its a tool. Good vid mate. Cheers.

Great looking gun. Still waiting for that video about polishing the action!

Great personalized setup

My 1895M has an Aimpoint Mini H-1 Scout configured (forward mounted), Wild West trigger and ejector....not a fan of the ejector. Still need the better lever loop. I also use a thin strap sling.... I don't have irons because of the red dot...but...I have a red dot. I also put on a cheek riser that combats my cowboy stock...which you don't have. Mine kills elk sub-100yds no worries. Last one was a bad shot (mostly liver), he died quick but was a beesh to find. I'm also .450 Marlin instead of .45-70....wish I went with .45-70. = (

That's awesome I'm looking to get one i really like your setup there

good looking rig cheers , and a great video presentation well done

Fantastic and very informative posting, perfectly descriptive with excellent visuals. Based off the informative posting I am now your newest subscriber 🥇

love your videos and the quality, i'm watching them out of order but very good ty!!!

@00:30 he cut his fingers on the action. I bought a new 1894 in 2012, the real bad ones. I was sliced open within a few minutes of examining the gun. The trigger was that sharp. I polished it up inside and out, and it's been a champ. I was lucky. The wood fit and the sights and mag tube were on straight. I agree with his conclusions. I have 3 lever guns and the polished up Remlin is easy my favorite.

That's a beautiful hunting rifle.

What an amazing, beautiful, rifle.

Another great video! Time to subscribe!

You have really nice gun😍. I have Marlin . 45-70 1895 xlr, and i love it😉

That is an awesome rig👍🏻

This is an absolutely incredible setup you have going on here! I’ve decided to clone it on my 336BL! Keep up the solid work brother!!!

Mine is very similar. I have a 1-8 vortex strike eagle. Black leather shell holder. I got a nice black bear Nov 17 and he went 5 yards

That’s the main gun from Jurassic World. I dig it and the ammo choice.

Beautiful rifle

Super sweet rig !!!!

I’m probably gonna steal 3 mods for my SBL .. Great looking rig!!

Love the setup I was wondering if you could do that video of the work you did to smooth the action and lever. As well as what internals you changed in the ejector area, bolt, and trigger.

Beautiful piece bro

That's a nice setup

Another good scope that is long eye relief is a leatherwood hilux ler 2-7x32. I have 1 on my sbl and 1 on my ruger gsr.

I have the 44 mag with the Sig Tango 6! Glad someone else enjoys these levers. This replaces my bow when saddle hinting! Love it! Please add a link for the upgrades

45-70 - when the cartridges in the cuff look like shiney shotgun shells.

Great setup Thank you for the awesome video. When would you be able to make the video of tuning up the internals on the Marlins? I would like my lever action a bit smoother. Thanks again.

Beautiful rifle!

Very nice!

Cool rifle. I basically did the same thing with a 45-70 stainless guide. Added the XS rail with the smaller diameter peep and topped it with a proper IER, the leaupold VX-R 1.5x5x33 scope. Same rings. Still using the pouch like you took off. Thinking of putting on the ranger precision point synethtic stock and forend as the guide is just a painted black stock anyway. Would make it truly weather proof....

Hi Brian, thanks again for another great video! I'm sure you've posted this but I can't find the link to your video on what you did to improve the action. Could you please provide that link? Thanks!

Bought mine from marlin before the sale, came ported with no need to refit. Use see thru scope rings, so if scope is fogged or damage doesn't matter .

Hi Did you ever do the Vido on slicking up teh action on these . Im about to get a 1895 so interested in upgrading and fettling it (im in the UK so some upgrade parts are difficult to get and all are expensive )

These rifles are great with a simple red dot to keep the weight down. I have the 1894 SBL(44 magnum) and a Trijicon RMR on it. No problem dinging the steel plates at 100 meters but I'm not really hunting with it. I guess it depends on preference, eyesight, and how far you plan to take hunting shots with it. *(And to note, they seem to be getting the quality control better. My 1894 had no fit and finish problems really and was pretty smooth out of the box. Not as good of fit and finish as say my Browning BLR, but better than it was a few years ago by far.)

Looking FWD to Marlin tuning vid. Keep up the good work!

I have one of these. Luv it. I belong to a UK shooting club and on open days lets guests try it out. Not one of them fails to say ' F%ck me" when firing the first shot. I them tell em to rack it like a man and they then put another 5 rounds through it like a boss. I too have a scope as my eye sight isn't great with iron sights.

I like it. it looks good to me.

Thanks for all the great videos on this and the bush rifle. Could you de-code the different variants of the Marlin 1895 for those of us that do not know? "Cow Boy" is easy to figure out, but "SBL", "SS", ...... are not.

Nice rifle.....I have a Marlin GBL with a Vortex Crossfire II mounted, mainly for hogs.....damn that thing can bring down a big muley though.

I bought the Marlin Guide gun in the 45-70 two years ago. Its an ok gun. But not as good as when I bought my Marlin 336c back in the late 1970's. When I bought the 336 c that was when Marlin was Marlin and NOT a lemon junk company Remington. But guess back before the 1990's Remington did really have some good quality guns.

Try Murray Custom Leather for a great leather sling.

I got to hold a henry all weather 45-70 that other day I can't say much good about it the front wood grip was sanded flat and I couldn't hold that with my sweaty hand to save my life. I don't know if it gets wet it grips better but I wasn't impressed I'll keep my marlin 1895 sbl.

The Jurassic World gun ✌️

Have the 336 xlt marlin 30-30 ss. Changed out the loading gait trigger extension and trigger. It's super nice and I've got a Leopold 2 by 7 power. Zeroed at 100 which is more than I will get a clear shot at where I live in Oklahoma. Lots of small hills, and valleys but mostly thick brush and trees. Most shots are around 50 yds or closer if you have a good spot. I zero at 100 because it's just a bit off at 50, but not much and just a bit off at 150 but not much. I'd never think about shooting anything with a 30-30 over 100 period. Hogs.....yes. Ha. My next buy will the the same configuration of Marlin in the 45/70. Curious, why does your barrel look so short?

you can replace that rubber band with some velcro tape. You can get it at the hardware store in a roll that you can cut to length and wrap whatever you want.

Hi is there a way to extend the tube on a 336 (336 XLR) .. thank you so much for your content !

Can't say I would get the remlin version. Ruger just bought Marlin so hopefully the quality that used to be will be here again

My ghost ring sights were not much good out at 100 yards ( groups of 9 to 10 inches) so I got a3x9 Vortex.

Beautiful looking setup!

Love my SBL. Not as smooth as my1894 but its getting there.

Scope and cartridge cuff detracts from its great looks! Who needs 11+ rounds to hunt? Who needs a scope for a 150 yard rifle??

I wish , can have one!

Wanna be able to use the ghost ring sights, somtimes it's a 10 yard shot somtimes it 60-100 yards with a clean opening any recommendations?

A bit like mine. But i have a vortex crossfire 1-4 on mine. I use mine on wild boar.

Hey Brian, what's been your thought on Marlin's QC as of late. I'm in between the Henry Model X and the Marlin 1894 in 357. I'm wanting to lean towards the Marlin due to the extra round, and the lighter advertised weight. The one thing keeping me away is the idea that Marlin still might not have their QC in order. Wanted to know your thoughts on your rifles and if you had any hick-ups in your process. Thanks!

So you figure the eye relief is good enough for sort of ier scope location? Thinking of getting one for my Ruger scout

Scopes mounted in sub optimal manners are a hot button for me. i'm familiar with this rifle, and how the rear ghost ring is a nice aftermarket part included with the rail and front sight, from the Marlin factory. But look; if you really must keep the rear ghost ring, just bite the bullet (so to speak) and get some rings that are high enough to clear the ghost ring so you can bring the scope back to the proper eye relief for the proper shooting position. Of course on this rifle if you DO use medium to high rings, you're going to have to put a hump on the stock now to raise your eyeline to the scopes optical axis. I see you have one on the desk there but that's not going to work with that oh so cool looking leather ammo holder you have on the stock. OR, if you're really only shooting at 50+ yards, just do without the scope; the sights are excellent, you're young and hopefully have great eyesight. The best setup for this rifle IMHO is something like a 1-4x scope with a bold and simple reticle. Like a single vertical post. At 1x it's both eyes open shooting. Or zoom into take a more aimed shot. Remove the rear ghost ring. Check out the Trijicon AccuPOINT 1-4x with vertical post and glowing amber chevron at the top of the post. No batteries to wear out. OR, see if you can get an Express style rear sight and mount it forward of the scope, or possible under the front of the scope tube, so it's ready to use when you use a QD scope ring setup. Having your scope touching the rear sight like that is just foolish. The recoil of the .45-70 is going to cause those parts to rub over time. You also now can't adjust your eyepiece focus without loosening the rings, which may screw up your zero.

I know you’ll hate 30 things about my rifle but it works really well for me.

Looks very nice! Really like the look of the stainless Marlins but having to work over the action & replace the trigger makes me hesitant.

Very nice! Have you posted the video where you show how to polish the action making it run smoother?

Will a Leupold VX2 3-9X40 scope work good on one of these Marlin 1895 45-70 rifle?

I have an 1895 CBA Marlin levergun and it is an excellent rifle and all you need are the iron semi buckhorns!! I would never want to bring a rifle with a scope on my lever gun when hunting in the brush!! Too delicate for brush hunting!!

Hi, love your content. Thank u. Could u tell me where the video is showing how you filed/polished the lever on your 1895?

Beautiful setup there! If you ever have a chance to do a video of what you did to smooth the action, would love to see that!

i have a marlin 45-70 1895 gun and am looking for a scope for it. May I ask, what kind of scope do you use for marlin?

Wolf's Prairie Outdoors That's a great looking setup. I just ordered the 1895g in dark Walnut. Love that cartridge holder!!Question...do you remember what color that was? Looks like either Coffee Dark or Cole!? Hope you get this...I was gonna try to order one before the end of the year to get the Promo discount. Great videos! Merry Christmas from Texas.

sure wish XS would make that rail and ring setup in Stainless to match my Marlin 336 SS 30-30

That’s beautiful

Did you ever end up posting a video on the action clean up? I’m looking at picking one up as an upgrade for hunting up here. Let me know bub

Do you have a video on how to smooth/tune the action of an 1895?

What type of scope is mounted on the lever?

I want one so bad.....I use a Weatherby Defender but its to heavy when hiking.

this setup is sexy as af....

Whatd you sight your 45-70 in at? I am putting a scope on mine and i dont plan on using it past 150-200 yard mainly under 100 i just was curious what it was zeroed in at and what would you consider your point black range no hold over? I use hornady 325 leverrevolution thank you in advance

Upstate New York hunter, wondering how to get a marlin 336c chambered in 3030 but want the pistol grip stock the 4570 usually comes with... is that even possible

Did the action clean up video come out? I tried to locate it on your page...

Would not a straight pull bolt action work better for hunting then a leaver action?

Can you please put out the video regarding the work you did on the action?

What scope risers/size are you using sir? I'm wanting to have my scope low enough on my .44 mag SBL to still be able to rest my cheek on my stock. Otherwise, is there a cheek pad rest you'd recommend for my rifle?

what brand ammo do you use and what grain 45-70 bullets do you use

I’m sure it’s been asked before, but what do you think of the Henry All Weather 45/70? These two guns seem to be in direct competition with each other and most people side with Henry. I intend on buying one of the two and I’m just asking around, great channel 👌