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Marlin with and without barrel bands?

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6.7K views 7 replies 5 participants last post by  W.R.Buchanan  
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I guess I never noticed before, how Marlin levers like the 1895 do not have the front and rear barrel bands that we find on the 336. Instead, the 1895 has more of a "nose cap" on the forearm but no bands.

I'm just wondering if anyone can tell me why this is and if one setup has any accuracy advantage over the other.

My gut impression would be that fewer contacts between barrel, mag and forearm might prevent groups wandering as the barrel heats up.

Does that make sense?

Thanks!
 
Discussion starter · #6 ·
Hi Randy,

Yes, I read your post. It was very informative.

But maybe you didn't read my original post.. I wasn't looking for help identifying my firearm. I wrote that I was wondering if a barrel band design was any better or worse than a nose cap design, so far an accuracy goes.

Be well.
 
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