Marlin · Lever action
Model 1895 SBL
Stainless steel, laminated stock and a fast lever make this the brush-country icon—compact, charismatic and very different from a Kalahari bolt gun.
$1,479US suggested retail reference
At a glance
The field brief.
- Action
- Lever action
- Field
- Woodland / brush
- Chambering
- .45-70 Government
- Calibre class
- Heavy
- Recoil
- Heavy
- Carry weight
- Midweight
- Stock
- Walnut
- Character
- Modern
Its reason to exist.
Stainless steel, laminated stock and a fast lever make this the brush-country icon—compact, charismatic and very different from a Kalahari bolt gun.
The story behind the action.
John Mahlon Marlin’s 19th-century lever-gun name now sits on a modern Ruger-built SBL revival.
See it in motion
Marlin 1895 SBL in .45-70: Full Review
Watch the action cycle, handling and field proportions before deciding whether it belongs on your shortlist.
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