Kit for pesky marlin safety

Forgive me if these are stupid questions:

will the kit work on ALL marlin models?

After installation do you have a half-cock hammer position like on the old Marlins?

Thanks,

H
 
Hawkman, the only stupid question is the one you don't ask.
I believe the kit will work on all Marlins with the crossbolt safety.
No, you will not have a half cock because you are not replacing the hammer and sear.
 
Something else for my must-have list. Have you tried one of these, Glamdring?

Yanus, I think you would have a half-cock, since even the newer Marlins with the safety still have one.
 
Thanks, guys. I stand corrected. However, if the gun did not have a half-cock, adding the safety kit will not give it one. I was unaware that the new Marlins still had a half-cock. I guess they wanted a belt and suspenders or were just too lazy to redesign the hammer and sear.
 
I haven't tried on yet. But I really want the standard Marlin 45-70, just couldn't stand the safety.

Cooper has mentioned something about simply putting a washer on it so you can't push it on, but I like this kit idea. Much slicker IMHO & I thought people here at TFL might be interested.

Sure if someone posted on the BB at 6gunner you could get some feedback from other users.
 
It's redundant, for one thing (hence Yanus' "belt and suspenders" comment). The half-cock IS the safety. It's also seen as a PC sellout, like Remington's locking safeties. And it's ugly.
 
It just doesn't bother me.

But I don't think of my 1895 as anything other than what it is, a modern gun made for a modern world (which breeds modern idiocies).

The new kit looks like it works great, and the posted page (like so many things over at sixgunner.com) is lovely and wonderfully helpful, but it just doesn't strike me as something I need to blow money on. Thanks for posting the link, though, I'm sure a couple of my fellow curmudgeons will want to know about this.
 
Stubby,

A thought that may have not occured to you and is evidently a complaint from those that hunt dangerous game with these rifles is the liklehood that the safety may become accidently engaged during a stressful encounter with "big teeth and fur".

I've personally had this happen during a recent competition shoot. In my case, the second required to rectify the mistake caused only an increased "time on target". Those within bad breath distance of a bruin may not have that luxury.

I'm planning on installing this system on both of my Marlins. The cross-bolt is a redundant, unnecessary feature attempting to appease those who would have us all be politically correct.

Regards, Rob
 
I recently got a Marlin 1985 in 45/70, and keeping the safety off with a 1/4" O ring works great for me. You can take it off easily without altering anything on the rifle.
Good Shooting, CoyDog
 
My only problem with the Marlin safety is that it isn't needed IMO. I would normally carry a lever gun in condition 3 [ie chamber empty] and chamber a round as I mount the gun.

After carrying my Scout rifle around in the woods and hills I decided I would really prefer a lever gun as a "carry rifle" for hiking or bumming in the woods. Because they don't have any bolt handle to dig into your back.
 
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