Marlin 6 + 1 45-70 Government w/18" Stainless Barrel/Black/G

10 Reviews. Average Rating: [4.6 of 5 Stars!]

5 stars:		90% (9 of 10)
4 stars:		0% (0 of 10)
3 stars:		0% (0 of 10)
2 stars:		0% (0 of 10)
1 star:		10% (1 of 10)

Reviewed By: michael f on 08/23/2012 Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
I love this rifle. This is the best price you will find, trust me I have been looking for over a year for this gun. This is the 3rd gun I have ordered from buds in a 3 month period.

Next day shipping and perfect when it is delivered.

Thanks Buds

Display Product Review on Full Page

Reviewed By: Bill G on 07/02/2012 Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
Saw this gun advertised, fell in love instantly, ordered it from Bud's and got it in about 5 days total! Great service from Buds as usual. This is the fourth or fith purchase from Buds and every time the service and price was great. The gun is a beauty and is a hoot to shoot! Going to go pig hunting this winter.

Display Product Review on Full Page

Reviewed By: Steven P on 04/06/2012 Rating: [1 of 5 Stars!]
I bought this gun because I wanted a rifle chambered in the classic 45-70 gov't, but able to handle all the modern loadings of that cartridge. The 1895 SBL seemed like the perfect choice- the rail, ghost ring sights, 6+1 capacity and I had read generally positive reviews about it in online forums. Sadly, this rifle has turned out to be a massive disappointment. It has not worked properly from day one. It is nearly impossible to fully chamber a round, cycling the action is almost unbelievably rough and take several attempts to close the lever. I had a friend who is an excellent machinist and gunsmith work on it and after two complete disassemblies, he was able to get the rifle to almost cycle more than one round every 45 seconds. I have come to realize that there appears to be a group of rifles made when Marlin was moving its manufacturing facilities and these rifles exhibit shoddy to nonexistant quality control. The 1895 SBL is an excellent rifle with great potential, but be very careful as you might get stuck with a lemon. None of this should be taken to reflect poorly on Bud's- they have always been a pleasure to deal with and they are certainly not responsible for Marlin's utter failure on this particular rifle. To close on a positive note, when the gun does actually cycle and fire, it does a great job of absorbing the recoil and is very accurate- I was able to achieve one inch groups at 50 yards using the open sights; it's just too bad that it took two minutes to create those three shot groups. Sorry, I tried to end on a positive, but this particular rifle leaves me incapable of optimism.

Display Product Review on Full Page