Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Marlin Lever Action Picture Collection



 Decided to have a little fun pulling a collection of pictures of my Marlin lever guns together to share. Some have come and gone however I won’t forget them. My favorites have always been the Big Bore Guide Guns & Outfitters with factory ported barrels & straight checkered American walnut stocks.

 

Model 1895G: 45/70 Government Guide Gun

 
 
 



 
 
 
 
Model 1895GS: 45/70 Government Stainless Guide Gun
 


 
Model 1895M: 450 Marlin Guide Gun
 




 
Model 444P: 444 Marlin Outfitter
 
 
 

 
Model 336D: 35 Remington Guide Gun
 
 

 
Model 1894P: 44 Remington Magnum Trapper


 


Group pictures:

444P & 1895G





 444P, 1895G, 1895GS, 1895M
 
 
Marlin Model 410 Lever Action
 




 

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Designing a New Gun Room





So we moved to Georgia, after retirement and picked a home that could use some updating. That alone sounds like a lot of work however I looked at the opportunity for a new Gun Room. You know, the kind of room where an older gentlemen can read great hunting & safari books, tall tales about finned monsters caught in streams and of course looking at and handling gun stuff…

I still enjoy reloading almost as much as shooting & hunting so I had to incorporate a bench for such scientific endeavors. Secret load notes hand written and filed away from prying eyes of close buddies and the like.

The list of priorities was long but alas budget and square footage always play their hands in the process. My list of course included a leather sofa and reading chair, bookshelves, fireplace and big screen TV and a nice spot for a reloading bench. Vertical gun racks and plenty of storage for primers, powder, bullets, dies, etc…

I was able to pre-plan the room to some degree since much of the drywall wasn’t up yet. Electrical outlets and switches placed just right for utility, new paint, baseboard and doors and flooring. This was fun to envision and install.

Security was considered and maximized however I won’t go into those details for reasons you could assume.

I may be a bit premature posting this since I’m still waiting to finish my rifle racks and still have plenty of stuff to hang on the walls but here we go. I'll be sure to revisit when completed....
 














 













 

Sunday, April 3, 2016

Reloading Bench Bullet Storage Upgrade!

I decided that I'd like to have my bullets made more readily available while reloading so I got going on a new project. It included two of these (Quantum QTB305 Clear 5-1/4-Inch by 23-5/8-Inch by 6-1/2-Inch Tip Out Bin System, White) and a piece of 1" X 6" X 6' long Poplar wood. I ordered the bins from Amazon at a cost of just under $70.00 total and a quick trip to Home Depot for another $18.00 worth of wood.

Some folks might say; I could have bought two more boxes of bullets for that price but I'd counter with "this suits my needs and adds a great look to the Gun Room" at the ranch.

Here are some pics of the finished project. To be clear this isn't all of the bullet types that I reload for however they are by far the most common so this approach works well for me. The rest of my bullet inventory stands in the shadows under lock & key within another cabinet.


This adds a bit of a gun lovers "Candy Store" feel to the room too!