Marlin Levergun Stocks
If you want to restock your Marlin with something a bit different, you came to the right place.
PLEASE NOTE: None of my stocks are FIT OR FINISHED, the photos show finished examples to show you what can be done if you are willing to do a bit of work on your own.
The page on How to Fit a Gunstock will show you what is involved in doing it yourself.
Plain wood stocks start at $245. for straight grip, $300. for pistolgrip butt and forearm.
What you see here are mostly examples of high grade wood, which start at $350.00 up to $1200.00. I can provide almost any grade of wood your budget will allow.
If you want someone to fit and finish your project, it can get rather spendy, anywhere from free if you can con a friend into it, to $300-500 for a midrange project, up to a couple thousand for top name jobs. Most of my customers do it themselves just because of that, or out of personal sense of accomplishment.
Frankly if it was cheap or easy, EVERYONE would have a custom stock.
PLEASE NOTE: None of my stocks are FIT OR FINISHED, the photos show finished examples to show you what can be done if you are willing to do a bit of work on your own.
The page on How to Fit a Gunstock will show you what is involved in doing it yourself.
Plain wood stocks start at $245. for straight grip, $300. for pistolgrip butt and forearm.
What you see here are mostly examples of high grade wood, which start at $350.00 up to $1200.00. I can provide almost any grade of wood your budget will allow.
If you want someone to fit and finish your project, it can get rather spendy, anywhere from free if you can con a friend into it, to $300-500 for a midrange project, up to a couple thousand for top name jobs. Most of my customers do it themselves just because of that, or out of personal sense of accomplishment.
Frankly if it was cheap or easy, EVERYONE would have a custom stock.
This is what I call a "traffic stopper".
Best quality fiddleback western maple. Perhaps the most difficult wood to fit and finish well, but absolutely stunning when done right. A customer sent me this photo a couple years ago, and I have misplaced his name for credit, which I would like to correct if you recognize it.
Best quality fiddleback western maple. Perhaps the most difficult wood to fit and finish well, but absolutely stunning when done right. A customer sent me this photo a couple years ago, and I have misplaced his name for credit, which I would like to correct if you recognize it.
Marlin shotgun pattern, by Curt Hardcastle
Checkered Steel shotgun buttplate on Marlin
Crescent Cowboy stock in high grade Quilt Maple
Treebone Silhouette rifle, Marlin 1894 .44-40
A vintage model 36 by Mark Meccage of Montana. The 36 was a transition model, and I have encountered a couple variations on the tangs. Some will use the same stock as a 336, as shown, some do not. If your model 36 has the same tangs as a 336, no problem, if not, then my stocks will not work.
Marlin Cowboy Crescent compared to factory stock.
With the popularity of Cowboy action shooting and Lever Action silhouette, the new crop of Marlins are selling like hotcakes. Unfortunately, mass production gunstocks lack the style of the early guns, so I decided to see what I could do about that.
Note the refined lines, slender sculpted combs, and scalloped schnabble pistolgrips. Forearms are likewise slender and straight as were early Marlins.
If you want something that is going to stand out, by all means order something fancy or different. With 2000 dry gunstock blanks in inventory, I'm sure I can find something to suit your taste or budget. Of course when you upgrade the buttstock wood, you will also want a forearm of matched wood.
These patterns are available for the current crop of Marlin 39, 1894, 1895, and 336 in most variations.
AS ALWAYS, All Treebone stocks are 90% inlet and profiled. NONE are "drop in fit", so be prepared for some work. The average person will spend about 20 hours fitting and finishing a stock. This is not for everybody, but for the person willing to put in the patient effort, the reward is a one-of-a-kind heirloom that will be a source of pride and enjoyment for more than a lifetime. You cannot buy that in a store.
Note the refined lines, slender sculpted combs, and scalloped schnabble pistolgrips. Forearms are likewise slender and straight as were early Marlins.
If you want something that is going to stand out, by all means order something fancy or different. With 2000 dry gunstock blanks in inventory, I'm sure I can find something to suit your taste or budget. Of course when you upgrade the buttstock wood, you will also want a forearm of matched wood.
These patterns are available for the current crop of Marlin 39, 1894, 1895, and 336 in most variations.
AS ALWAYS, All Treebone stocks are 90% inlet and profiled. NONE are "drop in fit", so be prepared for some work. The average person will spend about 20 hours fitting and finishing a stock. This is not for everybody, but for the person willing to put in the patient effort, the reward is a one-of-a-kind heirloom that will be a source of pride and enjoyment for more than a lifetime. You cannot buy that in a store.
Monte Carlo for the straight grip Marlins
When Marlin came out with the .444 (I don't know the exact year, but the first one I saw was in 1970) this was the style of stock used.
It is a very good design for shooters that hold function above traditional appearance.
The comb is considerably higher, and it is fuller on top of the comb to minimize felt recoil. While it will work on any of the current straight grip Marlins, it will really shine for the model 95's and hotter 336's where recoil can be a bit stiff.
For those of you into the Leveraction Silhouette, be aware this may not be allowed in NRA sanctioned matches. Being a factory style stock (on the early .444 Marlin, as well as the Winchester 94 Angle Eject) it should be legal, but I expect some controversy.
When Marlin came out with the .444 (I don't know the exact year, but the first one I saw was in 1970) this was the style of stock used.
It is a very good design for shooters that hold function above traditional appearance.
The comb is considerably higher, and it is fuller on top of the comb to minimize felt recoil. While it will work on any of the current straight grip Marlins, it will really shine for the model 95's and hotter 336's where recoil can be a bit stiff.
For those of you into the Leveraction Silhouette, be aware this may not be allowed in NRA sanctioned matches. Being a factory style stock (on the early .444 Marlin, as well as the Winchester 94 Angle Eject) it should be legal, but I expect some controversy.
This is the new pistolgrip Monte Carlo pattern for the Marlin pistolgrip rifles. If you want to use a scope, this is a good choice.
It is also a good one if you are shooting a heavy recoiling caliber in the 336 or model 95.
Like the straight grip Monte Carlo shown above, this may or may not be legal for NRA silhouette.
I am not sure if there has been a decision on the matter, but they definitely are a superior stock design to the factory version.
It is also a good one if you are shooting a heavy recoiling caliber in the 336 or model 95.
Like the straight grip Monte Carlo shown above, this may or may not be legal for NRA silhouette.
I am not sure if there has been a decision on the matter, but they definitely are a superior stock design to the factory version.
Shown below, the pistolgrip monte carlo pattern on a 336 belonging to a customer in England, where it serves as a game keepers rifle. The wood is quarter sawn full fiddleback Claro walnut, a select extra fancy grade
This is my pistolgrip shotgun butt pattern. It is designed for my checkered steel shotgun buttplate. The wood shown is special select quarter sawn french walnut, I would like to see a picture of this when the customer finishes it.
The rifle shown below is a 336 started life in 1968 as a .30-30 RC (barrel band Carbine). I sent it back to Marlin, who did the Cowboy rifle conversion (octagon barrel and full mag tube) for me.
Marlin has new owners now, I do not think they offer this service anymore, but it was a really nice service while it lasted.
The forearm came from marlin when they did the conversion, so I stripped it down a bit, then stained and finished the butt and forearm alike.
Marlin has new owners now, I do not think they offer this service anymore, but it was a really nice service while it lasted.
The forearm came from marlin when they did the conversion, so I stripped it down a bit, then stained and finished the butt and forearm alike.
Below is a nice little Model 39, a good example of a stock job done by a customer who had no experience with stock work. Under the wing of John McGlothin, who kept him out of trouble, Tom turned his old 39 into a pretty nice little rifle. He stripped and reshaped the original forearm, then stained and finished the new buttstock and original forearm alike. Nice Job Tom!
Tom's 39 Marlin
Gloss finish by George Denys
Same stock, rubbed out finish
The flip side...
Special Select wood
Here is a 39 for Rimfire silhouette built by Joe Duchene for his wife Marlys. I knew Joe for a few years, and some of you may recall magazine articles he's written in the past. Unfortunately he passed away a couple of years ago, but his work remains.
Marlys picked out this piece of wood for the project, but I was afraid it would be a bit too cross-grained in the wrist. Joe assured me that it would be a light recoiling rifle, and he pinned the wrist for strength. Wood with grain flow like this is quite nice to look at, but not very strong, something to consider if you are buying wood for a demanding application.
Marlys picked out this piece of wood for the project, but I was afraid it would be a bit too cross-grained in the wrist. Joe assured me that it would be a light recoiling rifle, and he pinned the wrist for strength. Wood with grain flow like this is quite nice to look at, but not very strong, something to consider if you are buying wood for a demanding application.
Jay Wayman's Marlin
The picture shown above was emailed to me by customer Jay Wayman. I am always pleased to see work like this. Jay did a great job detailing this, and no doubt has many hours of work in it.
Also note the squared custom lever, done in the early marlin pattern, this is something I would like to see Marlin offer on the pistolgrip actions, currently only available on the straight grip models.
In the meantime, if you want one, you have to do it yourself...
Also note the squared custom lever, done in the early marlin pattern, this is something I would like to see Marlin offer on the pistolgrip actions, currently only available on the straight grip models.
In the meantime, if you want one, you have to do it yourself...
This is my 336 Cowboy, .38-55. Fitted with and MVA Tang sight and MVA Beach Combination front sight. It is a pretty good all-around gun. (This stock was refit to a 1894 .38-40 Custom Project and is featured in SHOOT! Magazine, July-August 2005 issue.) Shown with my Shotgun buttstock and forearm in Select Extra Fancy grade American walnut. Fitted with my checkered steel buttplate, this style buttstock is designed with the silhouette shooter in mind. This is a good style buttstock for the straight grip 336, 1895 as well as the 1894 Marlins.
In select standard walnut, this style butt and forearm start at $245.00
Pictured below is an example of unusual wood that I encounter and utilize whenever possible, but understand that this cannot be made to order.
In select standard walnut, this style butt and forearm start at $245.00
Pictured below is an example of unusual wood that I encounter and utilize whenever possible, but understand that this cannot be made to order.
Varmint guns have thumbholes, why can't a cowboy have a thumbhole? All kidding aside, this is a stock I cut because the knot hole was clean and through--unusual enough that I thought it worthwhile to build for something out of the ordinary. Occasionally I find interesting "defects" and will carve a stock with them.
I can also offer these stocks in Laminates, but the choice of colors is limited at this time. The color shown is a Remington brown. I also have grey/brown and blue/yellow (looks better than it sounds.)
Price in laminate is $265.00. for straight grip butt and forearm, a pistolgrip set is $300.00
If you want to do a nice checkering job, or insist on perfect inletting when you are fitting a stock, this type of wood is not your friend. It tends to be a bit chippy. Despite all that is implied in the marketing of laminate, it is still low grade birch and cheap glue. Factory guns are using laminates
more frequently as the supply of quality walnut declines.
Price in laminate is $265.00. for straight grip butt and forearm, a pistolgrip set is $300.00
If you want to do a nice checkering job, or insist on perfect inletting when you are fitting a stock, this type of wood is not your friend. It tends to be a bit chippy. Despite all that is implied in the marketing of laminate, it is still low grade birch and cheap glue. Factory guns are using laminates
more frequently as the supply of quality walnut declines.
A nice pair of pistolgrip marlin stocks in Select English walnut
A fine custom Marlin by Cole Hunter
Here is a nice stock job on a marlin 39 from Rocky Tippy. The factory stocks shown in comparison to the Semi Crescent pistolgrip butt and early style forearm. Rocky's done this the smart way, that is to say, fit and finish the stock BEFORE finishing the metal work. Rocky's efforts made a clubby swollen piece into an elegent rifle. Hope to see it when the metal work is done!