Author Topic: Round bolt fish guns? (Read 4079 times)

Silver Creek Slim · « **on:** February 08, 2005, 09:17:32 AM »

Are the round bolt Marlins (336 & 1895) NCOWS legal for side matches? Or do they have to have square bolts?

Slim

Will Ketchum · « **Reply #1 on:** February 08, 2005, 06:21:44 PM »

I don't know

. Why don't you ask Lone Gunman? I think they probalby are.

Will Ketchum

Lone Gunman · « **Reply #2 on:** February 09, 2005, 02:16:04 PM »

Officially the same rules apply to side match guns as main match guns, ie they must be of a pre-1899 design. The first Marlins with round bolts were the model 336's manufactured in 1948 so they wouldn't qualify. The confusing thing is the model 1895. All original design model 1895 Marlins have the square/flat bolts, however Marlin introduced their "New Model 1895" rifles in 1972. These round bolt 1895's are built on essentially the same action as the model 336. This doesn't necessarily mean that you wouldn't be allowed to use a round bolt Marlin at a local match, it just means that they don't meet the NCOWS criteria for an approved firearm.

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Silver Creek Slim · « **Reply #3 on:** February 09, 2005, 02:23:50 PM »

Thanks, LG. That tells me what I wanted to know.

Slim

Will Ketchum · « **Reply #4 on:** February 09, 2005, 03:43:22 PM »

See, I told you he's know

Will Ketchum

Silver Creek Slim · « **Reply #5 on:** February 09, 2005, 03:59:38 PM »

Thanks, Will.

Slim

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