Marlin 1895 SBL Hunting Rig Overview
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- Hey guys! In this video I go over my Marlin 1895 SBL Hunting Rig.
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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.
Thanks! Yeah good idea. You'll love your Marlin when you get it! Thanks for watching!
This is my favorite rifle. I love the classic old west lever type rifles, so beautiful.
Thank you!
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.
Thanks so much! Glad yours is running good now! I’m the same way when i shoot mine, it always makes me smile. Have a great day!
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
Thanks! I agree, they are amazing older rifles. We actually just did a video with my father's 1970's Model 94 czcams.com/video/vqnHwWtwG0A/video.html
We also just picked up a new Marlin 336W and will be doing a complete upgrade/build series on here starting very soon. And you are right, we all need more lever guns in our lives! LOL
Thanks for watching!
Just bumped into your channel today and I just did my 4570 like that except for the ghost ring sight. Beautiful rifle
Awesome, thanks for watching!!
I to am looking forward to your tuning and smoothing video. Thanks for sharing this video.
Thanks so much! I hope to get to the tuning soon!
I'm glad the Mason leather dude ships internationally, those cartridge cuffs look fantastic
He really does some nice work!
@@buildhuntxplore Do you know if he makes his cartridge cuffs for left handed folks?
Excellent video and a very nice setup. I think the SBL is one of the best looking leverguns in production.
Thanks so much!! Yeah it really is a fine setup.
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.
Cool. Thanks for watching!!
The MK2 Carbine is the Marlin Guide Gun. Basically this gun with an 18.5 in barrel and some aesthetic differences.
Really keen to see the vid with the action work mate well done.
Will get to it as soon as I can. Our son was born a couple weeks ago and now we don’t really sleep LOL.
@@buildhuntxplore thanks mate when you can..enjoy the family
Nice move going with the leather -- That looks Awesome!!
Thanks!! I love it
Got one a few months back.
I LOVE IT!
It’s truly a mans rifle !
So true!
Just it my cartridge holder, excellent piece of leather so happy with it. Ordering a RPP guard now🤙
Awesome!
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..
Thanks! That's awesome!
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
Nice! I'll have to add that round into our testing lot.
@@JP-du4mk I killed a 6 pointer at a 180 yards I hit him a little high in the spine and he did a summer salt and died a few minutes later
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.
Howdy! Thanks! I will be doing that action smoothing in our Budget Brush Gun series. It's the same process as this one. Should be coming up very soon. Just have to work it into my schedule. Thanks for watching!
Great looking gun. Still waiting for that video about polishing the action!
Thanks so much! I promise it's coming! I've got a newborn baby that gets most of my free time at the moment. If I'm at the house filming it's tough to not spend time with him.
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
Thanks for watching!! Sorry, I’m wary on adding links. CZcams will delete the video if certain links are added.
That's awesome I'm looking to get one i really like your setup there
Thanks!! It definitely gets the job done.
Thanks for watching!
After all, your weapon and you shoot it. I personally love the customisation of weapons.
Thanks!
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.
That’s awesome! I love a vintage lever action. They have so much character. Thanks so much for watching!!
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.
Yeah it's crazy!
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!!!
Thank you!!! Awesome, best of luck! We are actually about to start a series building up a basic 336. Definitely going to be fun. Thanks for watching!!
I’m probably gonna steal 3 mods for my SBL ..
Great looking rig!!
Cool! Thanks, I’m really enjoying it! Good luck!
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.
Thanks so much!! It's coming soon. We just started a 30-30 project and will be doing it in that series. Here's the first video: czcams.com/video/bUtBbzNHDlw/video.html
Great personalized setup
Thanks!!
Fantastic and very informative posting, perfectly descriptive with excellent visuals. Based off the informative posting I am now your newest subscriber 🥇
Hello! Thank you so much!! Really appreciate it!
love your videos and the quality, i'm watching them out of order but very good ty!!!
Thanks so much!!
Love this rifle.
Thanks!!
You have really nice gun😍. I have Marlin . 45-70 1895 xlr, and i love it😉
Thanks! Those are quite nice as well!
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. = (
Very cool. Yeah I’m a huge fan of the 45-70
You’re better off with the .450
good looking rig cheers , and a great video presentation well done
Thanks so much!!
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....
Thanks! Cool, it's a great setup for sure! How do you like the Leupold? Yeah that would make it great for all weather conditions for sure! They make great stuff. Thanks for following along!!
@@buildhuntxplore The Leupold is great, super clear, good dot brightness. Medium rings and set back far enough that it almost touches the peep ring. No shadow at 5x but quick snap shots work better from 1.5-~4x. At 5x, I need to crawl the stock a little...
That is an awesome rig👍🏻
Thanks!!
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
Nice!
That's a nice setup
Thanks!!
Looking FWD to Marlin tuning vid. Keep up the good work!
Thanks! Hope to get to it very soon
Beautiful piece bro
Thanks!
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.
Good to know! Thanks 👍
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.)
True, I love my red dot on my 1894 CST. I only went with the scope on this for better view when hunting at dusk. My 1894 was FAR better as well, and so is my new 336W that we are doing a build series on now. Quality is definitely up! Thanks for watching!
@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.
My wood to metal fit definitely still needs a little TLC, lol.
Super sweet rig !!!!
Thanks!
That’s the main gun from Jurassic World. I dig it and the ammo choice.
Thanks!!
What an amazing, beautiful, rifle.
Thank you!!
@@buildhuntxplore Your welcome.
God bless you from the Republic of Ireland.
👍☺💚
45-70 - when the cartridges in the cuff look like shiney shotgun shells.
Haha, very true! Thanks for watching!
Another great video! Time to subscribe!
Thanks so much!! Lots more to come
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.
Thanks!! Yeah they’re great!
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 .
I love the ported ones. Maybe one day I’ll find one used
The ported ones have so little kick that a second shot is very doable.
Beautiful rifle!
Thanks!
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!
Thanks so much! It's in my top 3 videos to do next. Life has been crazy and I've gotten behind on content.
That's a beautiful hunting rifle.
Beautiful looking setup!
Thanks!!
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!
Beautiful rifle
Very nice!
Thanks!
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.
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
I have two newer ones and they are WAY better than this was. Also, Ruger just bought Marlin...so it may get even better!
Love my SBL. Not as smooth as my1894 but its getting there.
They can be great rifles!
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.
Yeah, I've been meaning to do something with it. For now it works, haha.
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 )
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!
Howdy! Judging by my experiences, it's gotten better. This 2017 1895 SBL was my first new Marlin. It was in the worst shape. Since then, I bought a 2019 1894 CST that was much better, then I bought a new 336 W this year and it was better than the 1894. I may have gotten lucky, but from what I can see, it got better. I've heard mixed reviews. Your best bet is to put your hands on the rifle at Academy, Cabelas, Bass Pro, etc. before buying and run the action, see how it feels.
I haven't handled a Henry yet, but I hope to get my hands on one soon for a review/comparison to my Marlins.
Best of luck!
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.
Haha, gotta love the first shots by someone with it! Yeah, the scope definitely helps. Thanks so much for watching!
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?
Looks very nice! Really like the look of the stainless Marlins but having to work over the action & replace the trigger makes me hesitant.
Thanks! Yeah it's not ideal, but it's not that much work. We'll have an action job video coming soon. Thanks for watching!
Where is that video
@@user-gx7yn8pn9c I cain't find it either. NEVER DONE ?
Very nice! Have you posted the video where you show how to polish the action making it run smoother?
Thanks so much! Not yet, haven't had the time to work it in. However, we are about to start doing a 30-30 build and will be doing a full series on it. The action smoothing is one of the things on the list for the build so it will definitely be done! Thanks for following along!!
@@buildhuntxplore Awesome, looking forward to it. Thanks!
Try Murray Custom Leather for a great leather sling.
I like it. it looks good to me.
Thanks!!
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.
Hey! This is the Coal color. You’ll love the holder, he does a phenomenal job!!
Thanks so much for watching & Merry Christmas!!
@@buildhuntxplore Thanks for getting back to me so quickly....about to order it now.
You're welcome! Hope you enjoy it!
I live in Plano, TX where this are made. I’m ordering one in the same color to match mine own 1895SBL. Can you please share the link where I can get the trigger job done ?
Thanks in advance
I wish , can have one!
They sure are fun!
Hi, love your content. Thank u. Could u tell me where the video is showing how you filed/polished the lever on your 1895?
Howdy! Thanks! I haven't done it yet. I am doing it in the 336 Budget Brush Gun Series very soon.
@@buildhuntxplore Hi, did you upload the 336 budget brush gun series yet? Still curious about how you fine tuned your 1895. Thanks man.
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
Not yet, but it's coming soon. I've got to set the time aside and life has been chaotic, plus I have a 14 month old son now too, haha.
Scope and cartridge cuff detracts from its great looks! Who needs 11+ rounds to hunt? Who needs a scope for a 150 yard rifle??
My ghost ring sights were not much good out at 100 yards ( groups of 9 to 10 inches) so I got a3x9 Vortex.
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.
Thanks for the info, i'll check into that scope. I really want to avoid higher rings, if possible. I may just put a red dot on it and give that a try.
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.
A bit like mine. But i have a vortex crossfire 1-4 on mine. I use mine on wild boar.
Nice 👍🤠
The Jurassic World gun ✌️
You know it!
Hi is there a way to extend the tube on a 336 (336 XLR) .. thank you so much for your content !
Do you have a video on how to smooth/tune the action of an 1895?
Not yet, but that is coming in our 336 Build series. It's the same style action as the 1895.
So you figure the eye relief is good enough for sort of ier scope location? Thinking of getting one for my Ruger scout
I wouldn't go that far. It's at the extreme end where it is. You'd need an actual scout scope for that.
I know you’ll hate 30 things about my rifle but it works really well for me.
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 👌
BravoBear for me for resale I would go with Henry however SBL is bad to the bone and should hold its value. For battle,hunting,get home,bug out rifle , SBL = all day long
I’m not a fan of the tube loading on the Henry. Additionally, it’s not stainless. They are hard chrome coated
That’s beautiful
Thanks so much!
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.
Yeah. It was the luck of the draw. Quality is much better now though!
sure wish XS would make that rail and ring setup in Stainless to match my Marlin 336 SS 30-30
That would be pretty sweet.
Wolf's Prairie Outdoors right ? Why they gotta hate on us stainless guys
Can you please put out the video regarding the work you did on the action?
Will be coming soon! Sorry for the wait. We started a 30-30 project today, czcams.com/video/bUtBbzNHDlw/video.html , and will be doing the action work in this series. Thanks for watching!
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?
Did the action clean up video come out? I tried to locate it on your page...
Not yet sorry, it's coming! lol. I have a baby now, that's kind of slowed my progress.
Will a Leupold VX2 3-9X40 scope work good on one of these Marlin 1895 45-70 rifle?
Would not a straight pull bolt action work better for hunting then a leaver action?
It’s all personal preference. I like the nostalgia and feel of a lever action.
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
I zeroed at 50 yards. Not going to have too much drop under 200 yards really. I haven't had a chance to take my out past 100. I'll have to get back to you on the hold-over. For me, the 50 yard zero works well. The only reason I put a scope on it is for the low light situations. I would really rather run it without, but I want to do my best to have an ethical harvest in low light.
@@buildhuntxplore Thats what i was thinking 50 yards. Thankyou!
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!!
Sorry it's not your cup of tea. Works well for me. I put my body through any brush and keep my gun clear. I've never had a problem.
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?
These are Low QD rings you can get from Wild West Guns. They are 1” diameter for the Redfield Revolution scope I have. If you need to raise your line of sight, the Triad Tactical stock pouch does an excellent job!
@@buildhuntxplore
Thank you, and God Bless! LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!!!
You are welcome & thank you so much!!!
So, you replaced most of the guts with aftermarket quality parts..... instead of remlin junk. Then spent hours and blood finishing the work that should have been done at the factory on your new gun. How is the stock fit? I have several JM XLR’s and my big complaint is they are very heavy, much heavier than my BO serial number 1895. I use the Leupold 2x7x33 on mine. It has good optics and does not handle like a fence post.
Haha yeah I put a bit of work into it, but it was well worth it. A diamond in the rough, I guess you’d say. The stock fit isn’t the best at the top of the rear tang. I’m considering refitting it to make it perfect, but I just don’t have time for it at the moment. It’s slightly heavy, but I feel like that gives me more control over a lighter gun. Handle like a fence post...lol, I like that
That is the part that really bugs me. If I buy a gun, I am willing to pay more for quality. I get a bit testy with remlins because it is like buying a kit gun that I have to finish. I would rather spend more and get a quality product. So. Instead of buying 3 or 4 marlins, I now buy a Turnbull every year.
I know all about the sharp edges...cut my hand on the back end of the bolt by hardly bumping into it. Sharp as a sharp chisel.
Definitely wicked!
what brand ammo do you use and what grain 45-70 bullets do you use
I use a variety depending on what I’m doing and/or what’s available. Right now I’m shooting Remington, Steinel, Defiant and some Hornady.
What’s your intended use?
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?
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
found this video looking for reviews of the newly released (Dec 2020) Ruger made Marlin 1985 SBL
Thanks for watching! Very few people have that yet. Hopefully I can get my hands on one!