I have a .45/70 Marlin Cowboy with a 26" octagonal barrel. While a wonderful rifle...it is a bit long....if you know what I mean.....

I am considering having the barrel cut to 18"...maybe sacrilgious....maybe not...

Does anyone personally know a TOP lever action smith that can make this simple job go perfectly?

Thank you in advance,

Byon

it. I imagine that Steve Young of Steve's Gunz (http://www.stevesgunz.com) can as well. I know that all three do good work.

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Sincerely,

Hobie

Mic McPherson is the top Marlin man. I have three that he has done for me.
Mic is a fine upstandind, honest, man and will do a good job on anyone's Marlin.

Email is: micmacfone@centurylink.net

Phone: 970-564-0500

I took your chair to the holler but you didn't show up to use it.
It is back in storage for another year.

I had a local 'smith do this exact project and it turned out great.

Michael Shumaker, he works out of Star Arms in Stephenville, Texas.

http://www.shumakergunworks.com/

Regan Nonneman - Nonnemann Custom Rifles shortened this .35 Rem from 20" to 18".

http://www.leveractions.com/

Cut barrel to 18 inches.

Re-cut crown.

Shorten magazine tube.

Add custom fore end cap

Re-blue.

This was the McPherson gun that Fermin Garza coordinated the conversion and auctioned off. The stock was recontoured/refinished by Fermin's brother Henry.

Tom has contact info below.

There's a new smith that goes by the UserID of 'Mr Smith' on the M4carbine.net forum that has posted some interesting treatments of some lever guns. His work might tickle your fancy.
AKA DeeBee