Marlin Guide Gun Chapter 2 

Love the Marlin carbines. My whole family has them, all in .35 Remington, and have used them dating back to the late 1940's and they prove reliable when hunting in the harsh winters in Minnesota. The one problem that we've encountered is that the Hornady Lever-Revolution ammo doesn't feed properly when using it. The plastic tip causes it to get jammed.

I just bought this same exact gun! Believe it or not, Walmart had them on clearance last week for only $299! I call all over TN, ended up finding one in the Mt. Juliet store. Flew over there as fast as I could and picked it up. The guy in sporting goods could not believe the price when he rang it up. Deal of a lifetime. Awesome gun!

I'm always amazed what a good marksman he is when I watch his videos. He has so many different guns of different calibers and hardly ever misses a shot.

I've taken a lot of guide's with this gun. If you hunting guide's I would definitely suggest this rifle.

Am I the only one around here that wants Hickok45 to do a video on his gun room? I'm assuming it a room, no safe is big enough to house that many guns

Now I can safely say I know where all that 30-30, .35 and .45-70 ammo went during the national ammo shortage. Have a 20 in. Marlin 336 (uses either .30-30 Win or .35 Remington). I got out to shoot it last December for my birthday. Hadn't been shot in over 30 years, as it was my Grandpa's when he went deer hunting in NY (he bought it used). When I finally got to shoot it, it was like nothing else I'd ever fired. Had no issues, only with sighting in using a scope. Yeah, ARs and Semi Auto Handguns and Shotguns are cool and all...but man, a lever gun is just something that is timeless. Hope everything's going well on the hickok ranch/homestead! All the more: be safe out there, folks!

"all the way back to 1873, right before I was born" I love how nonchalant he says that. hahahaha

was watching some other reviews …. but had to come see what Hickok45 had to say … because most the other reviews were boring BS.... one guy was actualy more interested in how it looked … just shoot the dam thing... that's why I love Hickok45 !! keep em coming

I'm from the UK, and never had the privilege to use a firearm, but boy do I love this channel :)

I bought a "standard" version of the 1895 some years ago. I was encouraged by what proved to be erroneous reports that the micro-groove barrels would indeed shoot cast bullets well. A year or two later Marlin offered an exchange program that for a fee would replace the wretched micro-groove barrel with one with Ballard style rifling. The results were outstanding, and I have been able to retire my '86 and use the less valuable '95 for field work. I won't go into the details of the '86 except to say that it is a light weight version that had every option available except the takedown feature. The Ballard rifling on the new barrel took all the same loads the '86 did, and shot them well. The nice thing about the Marlin is the modern steels that allow me to shoot loads of over 2,000 fps with out worry about damage to anything but my shoulder. My Marlin especially liked the 330 grain Gould Express Hollow point and shot a stiff load of H4198 with no leading, using a 16-1 alloy. This is just an excellent hunting rifle, well balanced accurate and fast to operate. I prefer the 22" barrel rather than the 18" one, it mounts steadier, and seems to just hang on target when the gun is aimed. I also mounted a Redfield micrometer receiver sight and found an old Redfield Patridge Sourdough front sight. I can't tell you how pleased I am with this rifle, it has done everything I've asked of it with style and grace. I did remove the front sling swivel and went to a barrel mounted band/sling swivel to insure that recoil would not ram the swivel stud into my hand, this has worked out well. Too bad the Freedom Group got rid of all the old farts who knew how to make the old tooling work, they're going to have a hard time getting the quality up to the old standards.

"If you've not fired the .45-70, what's wrong with you?" Different country :)

seriously...... How in the world can anybody "DISLIKE" this or any other video Hickok makes..???? that's way beyond me he is the man in the you~tube world..!!!!!

Hickok45, YOU are the MAN! I always enjoy your videos, your humour, the imagery captured excellently by John. I'm not fan of the older weapons and passed on this as a lever action earlier today, but hey, it's you, so I gave in and gave it a watch. well worth it. You do the world an excellent service doing these videos, and I personally want to lend you my thanks.

Nothing beats a lever gun for fun factor. And Marlin made the best until Remmy bought them. I have a 1954 39a and a 336 with the golden trigger. I love the 39a, funnest gun ever made.

We’re ready for Chapter Three, Hickok!! Bring it! I’ve got a 1895M we can add to the mix if you want!

I love my Marlin 444 more than just about anything, but I would like to try this one.

I learn more in one video than in 10 books. Hickok45 IS the man-nuff said.

Hickok45 is a national treasure. Smooth and refined like Tennessee whiskey.

YES!!! I first found Hickok googling the guide gun a long time ago. LOVE these rifles. Dad and I each have one in consecutive serial numbers.

Love your vidios, my wife bought me a Marlin 45 70guide gun, I love shooting my 45 70, and has been hunting here in Africa mostly with my Marlin 45 70 and 30 30 lever Guns, they make greate bushvelt hunting rifles.

Thank you for showing that beautiful gun.

My dad loved this cartridge. We lived in the eklutna flats area of south central Alaska and there was plenty of nosey black bears getting a bit too comfortable in our living space...

Shooting those torpedoes is nothing short of naval warfare!

Like the leather Molar pad on the stock. Keeps the dentist happy

"That's one negative already, they have to be in the chamber or they don't work" haha hickok45 has by far the best gun videos on RU-vid.

Great to see the guide gun again. Hornady makes the bullet for reloading. I ve been using this type of bullet for a few years now in all my lever guns they work great.

Jesus he's insanely accurate

Thank you Brian and Hickok for your responses, my job keeps me so busy that I really don't have time to handload but I am a firearms history buff. I might just end up with a 450. However it would be kinda cool to get out my old single stage and start loading a few heavy 45-70 rounds and start getting back in the game. Who knows, maybe I'll just go for broke and get one of those Italian repops like you have and really have some fun! Decisions...decisions. Thanks Guys!

Man oh man I have the same gun. Owning this gun is why I got into reloading. It was the first real shooting addiction. Love it

Love my Marlin 1895 in .45-70! I can't tell you how many times I watched the chapter 1 of this. At least 15-20. Love it! :D

Hickok... you're AWESOME!!!!!!

Great video for a classic gun. My boys loved the two-pigs-and-a-soda shot in slow motion (so did I).

i enjoyed that tremendously. 3 years after chapter 1, and very welcome too! one of my favourite lever actions. great vid!

Hey Hickok45, I dont know if you realize it or not but you've single handed rejuvenated intrest into this wonderful cartage than onyone else ! Well done to you Sir.

The 45/70 is a great cartridge.

Hickok, you just sold me that gun, got my first guide gun and first lever action ever yesterday and now I'm wondering what he hell I've been doing all these years as a gun owner. These little boomsticks are awesome

Thank you Hickok and Big John!

I loved the sound of the brass hitting the ground in the slow motion replays, sounded like empty cans of soup hitting the ground! Awesome video....as usual thanks Hickok45!

Thanks once again. I keep coming back to this video because it’s cathartic and I cannot afford a property like yours. Need to save money for Large Rifle Primers in these post-pandemic times of 2022 September. Peace Be The Journey!

Even Hickok flinches a little with no round in the chamber in .45-70.

Thank you Hickok for the videos! Greetings from Switzerland!

The cats meow for hogs, in Florida's woods & your having way too much fun H45 .!!

Enjoyed your chapter 2. You make every gun you show case look like fun and a must have... Thanks......

Alright glad you did a chapter 2 on the Marlin 1895 guide gun. The original video was the first one of yours that I watched. Have been enjoying your videos ever since. :)

Hickok, I run a 300 gr Nosler "Combined Technology" ballistic round at 2350 fps out of my guide gun. The thing is nasty brutal and precise. I put a 1-4x Nikon Monarch African on top of it, and it is just dreamy to shoot. They are a RN boolit, so you have to only keep one in the hole with one in the mag, but heck, if you need more than 2 shots with them, you deserve to be dinner.

Hickock must be a well-heeled southern gentleman to afford all these guns. Even though a lot of them are borrowed he still owns a lot of them.

what is funny is the slow motion portion, the shells sound like something falling from an artillery station. lol. or a 5 inch gun on the deck of a destroyer! always love your vids hickock... keep up the kewelness!!

I picked up one of these fine guns in a trade. I love it. Handy little carbine with plenty of punch. Wont be trading this one off.

"go threw that 2 liter and hit that pig"..... hickok45 you the man! Why the dont you have your own TV show?

My father just bought me an absolutely mint JM stamped guide gun with ported barrel as a gift. Such an awesome lever action!

my stepdad has this same model (only its 5+1 i believe) and then for christmas his dad bought me an 1893 .44 mag and i LOVE it. Marlin makes some beastly leveractions

A very classy video with really good shooting as one expects. Some of the shots to the pig were hitting where past shots pock marked the metal showing the same hold was having the same point of aim. Now that is the essence of safe, family entertainment in shooting sports.

MFW I buy a Marlin Guide Gun 3 days ago because i watched Hickok's first video on this gun years ago. Love this rifle so awesome.

I really enjoy watching your videos. hickok45 you are awesome! I never miss a video.

Marlin is back! I just baught a GBL a mounth ago and it is great. 2015/07/31

I think I found you through the original guide gun video. Still a favorite of mine! Glad to see it back out.

Good video, by Hickok45, the weather-wizard of middle-Tennessee. Good close-up at the end of the video. All the bullet-holes in everything, makes the scene look like a picture from Tennessee 'feuding country' up in the hills. Everything is all shot-up with a gazillion bullet holes.

I'm 17 years old and i'm from Brazil, i would love to have so many guns in my future, but my country doesn't have any Guns Shop, and i am poor. One of my Goals and wishes is to have Beautiful Guns into my houses so i can practice them all day, but its really hard in Brazil

2 of my favorites !!!! high power cartridges & a lever gun nice video H45

I looooove the checkering on that marlin

Under 100 club! Love me some lever action guns, so fun to shoot!

Marlin's are one of my favorite to shoot.

You know, Hickok? I'm going to be like you and just NEVER grow up! LOL!! Yall have a great day and enjoy all the beautiful weather! IMHO

Mr. Hickok, just letting you know that that shot at 3:53 just became my favorite of all time.

I've always wanted a Marlin 45-70. Very cool rifles.

The slow motion at the end was awesome!! I gotta get one of these for the Canadian back country!

That pointed nose on the Hornady really does make a difference. My 30-30 zeroed at 100 yards with federal flat nose bullets, hit 8 inches low at 200 yards. When I switched to the Hornady ammo, it hit 1 inch high at 100 yards, and it was dead center at 200 yards! It just cuts the air a lot better.

Yep 45-70 is my favorite, Great video had to watch it twice. Keep them coming.

"...just before I was born..." Hilarious.

Just picked up one of these from my local sportsmans shop. This and 2 boxes of Underwood 430 grain +P ammo. Love the gun and the Underwood +P rounds pack a helluva punch!

Old school lever guns are so cool!

Started using 45-70 hornady levelution on my Marlin 1895SBL, now it has long rifle precision on 100yrds, added a scout scope. Love it!

What a classic. I have a bucket list of guns I want to shoot and a lever action 45/70 is one of many. Thanks for sharing this video the clear joy and enthusiasm you have for this gun had me smiling with you. Onwards and upwards friend.

That 45-70 hits like the fist of God. What a cool gun.

"What's that? $0.30/rd? $1.00? $2.00?" I absolutely love your channel, Hickok.

Wallyworld have/had these (reg 22" 1895, not your version) on clearance @ $299+tax. Grabbed it this week. After the Fall 2016 Marlin cash back rebate $50 MIR, think it was a pretty good deal... Got lucky w/ last one they had. Beautiful grain pattern w/ the walnut.

The gun looks awesome, but those Carhart Henley shirts are hands down my favorite. I have at least a dozen of them. Worth every penny.

I so love the Marlin. The 45-70 is a cracking rifle, don’t mind the ole 30-30 either. Fantastic weapons.

Man, I don't think I've ever seen a better looking rifle than the Marlin Guide gun. Looks like a blast to shoot. I hope to find a JM stamped one someday. My holy grail gun. Great stuff, Hickok!

I bought the exact same gun in SS. Fun, fun to shoot. I just am not able to shoot that many rounds at a time. Maybe 20-25 a session. Then I’m beat. Skip a day or two and I can do it again. Man, I love that thing.

That Two 2 liter pig swat was legendary

Never send a boy to do a man's job. Hickok45 FOREVER11

I have the .45-70 guide gun and I love using it for wild hog hunting. No scope, just old school iron sights with the 325gr LeverEvolution. It hits true and hard, and even with a Texas wild hogs, I've never had to chase one down. It puts them down with authority.

Thanks for the in depth look and fun shooting with the "GG" Your first video finally convinced me to get a 1895 GBL, and I opted for the Skinner "Alaskan" sight. Looking forward to part 4, 5, 6 haha! Your an inspiration! Happy trails!

Hickok45! Great vids as always. Love that range.

Had one of these in .450 Marlin and boy I miss it.

Nothing better-looking than cast lead in well-used cases. If you cast and reload, you'll understand.

"405 grains of fun", great description! Great shooting, loads of fun!

I have that rifle date code 2001 and handload for it. What a fun, handy, powerful, light weapon. What a joy to shoot.

I would have never thought the bullet would stay straight after going through that 2L!! Guess that's what a heavy round gives you!

Mr. Hickok thank you for this video on the 45-70. I love mine deer have no chance. Feed my family with this rifle.

Man i just love your casts, you man shootin so much fun and informative.

That shot through the 2 liter into the piggy was just beautiful! You one upped Plinkster with that one ;) great video Hickok45-70!

They are a great gun I live in Australia and lucky to have 3 Marlins in 45/70 all different combinations. keep up the good videos Hickok45 Cheers Pete

Never a dull video, EVER!. Good stuff.

The Leverevolution ammo really wakes up my .35 Rem, I don't hand load so not an issue with case length. Thanks for another great vid

Picked one of these up a couple of days ago very happy with it!!

Thanks for the interesting video Hickok!

Big fan of the 45-70. My Rossi Rio Grande in that caliber is a dream to shoot, even though I had to fit it with an extra shoulder pad because I'm a short, scrawny guy, and the recoil was a bit much without it. I would recommend it above about all other calibers for hunters going after any kind of big game above the size of deer, and for just about anybody who just likes to shoot with "authority." It's a powerhouse, but it's also a dang fun cartridge to shoot.

hickok gotta make a book-video about his guns... a dozen of chapters for each one might be enough... ;)