Loose butt stock

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masshunter

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Pulled my marlin 1894 357 carbine out of the safe tonight and noticed a lot of play in the butt stock. I unscrewed the butt plate , expecting to find a deep hole with a screw to tighten, but nothing. It seems to be held on by one tang screw only.
That screw i tight, but the stock is still loose. This is an early rifle, first year of production.Any one have any Ideas ?
 
Have your removed the one screw and tried to remove the butt stock?? I have an early 1894 in .44 Mag and never attempted to remove mine...You might pull up the schematic from Brownell's website and see if there is a pin of some kind from the receiver that extends into the butt from that end...
 
Pull it off, slip a thin piece of leather in as a shim, and put it back on I suppose. Dye it red or something to make it look like a cool accent stripe. Never played with one myself but online makes it sound like you’ve only got the 1 screw holding it and your wood musta dried out and shrunk.
 
I just looked at a schematic, I don't own a 1894. Not sure how much give there is in the top or bottom tang, maybe the screw is bottoming out on the screw shank, possibly chase the threads a little deeper to give a little more tightening ability? Other than that, maybe a bedding job on top and bottom of stock and dremel out to fit?
 
Ya I just read in the rifleman that they are a press fit. They used to heat the tangs red hot then seat the stock but they don't heat them anymore.
 
Thanks guys, I thought of the shim, but thought I'm pick some brains first. I don't know when they stopped heating the tangs, this is an early gun, first couple months of production I think. The screw doesn't seem to be bottomed out, so chasing the threads in an option. Good project for the next snow day.
 


Unscrew the bolt, take butt stock it off.
Check how much thread is sticking out. You could shorten the threads.
You could use a washer under bolt head.
OR Just call Marlin, they may fix it for free.
A phone call may fit it.
 
Thanks Willy, I think when I pull the bolt I'll find I'm at the end of the threads, or the female threads need to be chased with a tap. Years ago I would have driven the 2 hrs down to Marlin, but since they were bought by Remington and moved to NY state thats not an option, there just a division of Remington now.
 
Just thought I'd update in case it helps someone else. I shimmed between stock and action, and under top tang with layers of teflon plumbers tape. Shot about 20 rounds at the range yesterday, and it seems to have done the trick.
 
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