Marlin Firearms Collectors Association

I buy my barrels from Green Mountain. But BRC (Borchardt Rifle Co.) in New Mexico sells some great barrels at very reasonable prices also. Forearms in 90% inletted are available from many sources. CPA, Treebone Carving, are both good sources. BRC can also thread and fit the barrel. I use Pat Taylor...

This also started as a centerfire, and likely a #6 1/2 Rigby model. I doubt it would be a bench gun with the Farrow style schuetzen buttplate. More likely the other would have been a bench gun with that style buttplate. This one is an offhand gun for schuetzen matches. Forearm is not an offhand sty...

Thanks! The top 2 are both Carl Stiegele rifles, the triggers are among the best I have ever felt! The Sharps is chambered in 32-40. There was another single shot not pictured it is a Winchester 1885 chambered in 219 Don Wasp. I hope the get them all identified and up and running, minus the Stiegels.

Marlinman93, thank you for the information, very helpful. I will remove the forearm and see what I come up with. This is why I could never find a 22 example that quite matched up.

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The second rifle has been re-barreled, I am assuming he used this for a bench gun at some point. I included pics of the barrel I didn’t see any caliber marks. Any idea based on the pics of what model and/or caliber this could be? I also attached a few of the more interesting rifles from the collecti...

Hi guys, new to the forum. Recently took in some family heirlooms from my wife’s late grandfather. He was heavy into bench and trap shooting, and all things firearms. First rifle is labeled 22 short, matching numbers, and the barrel measures 26.5 inches. I myself am a firearms enthusiast, but never ...