Three Foot Johnson Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 I've got a .25-20 1894CL, and thought I'd put a longer mag tube on it for Cowboy Action, but, dang.... I can't find one. The original half-mag only holds six. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Maybe give these folks a call. https://gun-parts.com/marlin/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 See if you can make one of these work. https://www.gunpartscorp.com/search#query=Marlin 1894 tube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Other references: Jack FIrst Numrich Warden Calloway might also have one. He's a good Marlin mechanic. ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Widder, SASS #59054 said: Other references: Jack FIrst Numrich Warden Calloway might also have one. He's a good Marlin mechanic. ..........Widder I don't have any that's not already in use. The link I posted above to Gun Parts Corp is really Numrich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 Numrich carries a bunch of 'em, but only has the shorter ones in stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major E A Sterner #12916 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Would one from a 32-20 work? Might be worth trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 I think the older .25-20 & .32-20 tubes are smaller than the 1894CL. Pretty sure the modern-made Classic uses a .357 tube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 What about a larger mag tube with a sleeve inserted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Worth a try... https://www.midwestgunworks.com/marlin-model-1894.html?page=4 OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Another way would be to join two tubes together. Mark Novak lengthen a tube on a 86 Winchester. If you could conceal the joint under the forearm, it would be simple to use a short section of tube to connect and just solder or JB Weld or epoxy the joint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Warden, GREAT video! OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Look at this and see if you think it'll work. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Marlin-1894-Magazine-Tube-Small-Caliber-25-20-32-20-Old-Model-Capacity-10-/384124929986?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Glad we could help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 I had a CL that I put a longer mag tube on several years ago. FYI for those that don't know part of the problem finding a mag tube is that the barrel is 22". So you have to take a long tube and shorten it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 48 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said: I had a CL that I put a longer mag tube on several years ago. FYI for those that don't know part of the problem finding a mag tube is that the barrel is 22". So you have to take a long tube and shorten it. The description on the item on ebay says for 24" barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted August 5, 2021 Author Share Posted August 5, 2021 From 6 rounds to 11, and with just a couple more coils off the spring, it would hold 12. I cut the replacement spring pretty long - about 6" longer than the tube, so there's still plenty of spring if I want it to hold 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 So? How did you get from here to there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 3 hours ago, Warden Callaway said: So? How did you get from here to there? What he said! OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 24 minutes ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said: What he said! OLG Say what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 56 minutes ago, Warden Callaway said: Say what? You know, that thing OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted August 5, 2021 Author Share Posted August 5, 2021 I got on the phone to Midwest Gun Works and Numrich's - turned out Numrich's had a new 24" tube after all. Clamp barrel in padded barrel blocks in vise, lay out some scribe marks for the new dovetail, rough it out with a small saw, then go to work with the files. When it's close, a few strokes, check for fit, repeat. Eventually, EUREKA, you can tap the stud in. Cut the tube close to length with a tubing cutter, then chuck it up in the ol' Jet lathe to turn the last few thousandths off til it can just be pushed over the stud. Trim magazine spring to length, reassemble, cycle for function, and go shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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