i want to change the stock on the 45-70 guide gun to better take the recoil of larger faster bullets. i know because the angle of the stock is bad for recoil, any recomendations.....

You might give Great American Gunstocks a try..have heard both good and bad here on the forum about them. Also there is a company called Treebone Carving that I beleive offers Marlin stocks. I don't like fiberglass (personal reasons) or kevlar stocks, but someone like Brown Precision or McMillan might offer one. Hope this helps.

Wild West is selling a composite stock of some sort....haven't seen one in the flesh.

By chance have you tried shooting one with a Decelerator pad on it?? A friend installed one on his, and while I never found the recoil objectionable in the first place, it DID make a world of difference.

A good stock to look for would be one with a high comb.
That way when the rifle recoils back, the stock moves away from your face and will not bite you.

-Spencer

Try Treebone Carving. He makes several different patterns for the Marlin. A buddy of mine installed a Treebone that had a larger recoil pad footprint and hat helped a bunch.

The standard stock on the marlin will down right maim you at times......................I have shot mine from the ute window a few times at game and with no where for your body to and 405 gr at 1800 fps it can draw tears, I to would liketo add a good pad to the back of mine. The 405's are in a whole different leauge than 300gr weight bullets from the 45/70.

just for fun, a fella could try to tip the heel of the stock -- the top round end -- forward about 3/16 of an inch... where the recoil pad is less then vertical to the bore....

this should take a little of the flip up out.


just like a shotgun

jeffe