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Chrisj CMA
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« on: November 06, 2022, 07:57:38 PM »
I’ve been toying with putting a sling on the Marlin .357. However I could not get myself to drill the buttstock for a sling point.

So I had the idea....What if I replaced the plastic butt plate with an aluminum one that had a sling attachment point at the base.

First I made a few prototypes out of wood.



I decided I liked the plain one with no additional hardware attached. So my son in law and I got busy last week.







So after getting it right all I had to do was paint it black. Oh and I made the thin white spacer plate out of PVC, I wanted it to look original



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John Schmidt
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« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2022, 09:00:10 PM »
Nice...very nice Chris.  cooldude
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Jersey mike
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« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2022, 03:00:14 AM »
Yes nice fit and finish. Looks original from the photos. Nice work cooldude
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Steel cowboy
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« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2022, 03:56:22 AM »
Nice fit and finish, looks like something Marlin would have offered as an accessory at one time.  cooldude
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2022, 05:04:08 AM »
Quote from: Steel cowboy on November 07, 2022, 03:56:22 AM
Nice fit and finish, looks like something Marlin would have offered as an accessory at one time.  cooldude

Thanks. That was my goal to not look custom but like you said so perfectly a Marlin option
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carolinarider09
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« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2022, 06:12:32 AM »
Looks Good.   Might have to look at mine  cooldude
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2022, 06:50:01 AM »
Very nice work.   cooldude

I like those particular swivel pin sling mounts, and use a number of them.
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Psychotic Bovine
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« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2022, 08:16:30 AM »
uber nice
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