Did something creative

[Chrisj CMA]

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

[John Schmidt]

Nice...very nice Chris. 

[Jersey mike]

Yes nice fit and finish. Looks original from the photos. Nice work

[Steel cowboy]

Nice fit and finish, looks like something Marlin would have offered as an accessory at one time. 

[Chrisj CMA]

Nice fit and finish, looks like something Marlin would have offered as an accessory at one time. 

Thanks. That was my goal to not look custom but like you said so perfectly a Marlin option

[carolinarider09]

Looks Good.   Might have to look at mine 

[Jess from VA]

Very nice work.   

I like those particular swivel pin sling mounts, and use a number of them.

[Psychotic Bovine]

uber nice