Ranger Point Precision - Loading Gate

KansasTrapper77 · February 4, 2022, 10:58 PM

I've been looking over the Ranger Point Precision website and I'm pretty confident I'm going to purchase their trigger and cross bolt safety delete piece. But what I can't decide on is the loading gate? Does anyone on here have the Ranger Point loading gate? And what are your thoughts, is it better than the original, is it better than the original for the price?

P.S. if anyone wants to trade a standard lever for my large loop for a Marlin 1895 I'm all ears because $145 for the Ranger Point one is galling me. And I can't find a factory one.

FrankenMauser · February 5, 2022, 05:54 PM

I don't have one, because I don't want the cheap black aluminum or gawdy colored look on my Marlins.
But the guys that have them tend to love them.

Reduced loading force, smoother feeding, no snagging edges, no thumb bite.

I handled a rifle with one a few years ago. It did feel like it would be nice and easy to run.

I just can't stand the anodized aluminum look. I do also have my reservations about longevity. The originals are spring steel. RPP's aluminum will fatigue, crack, and fail far sooner.

The Happy kaboomer · February 7, 2022, 10:00 PM

And they won't last 100 years like the originals.

KansasTrapper77 · February 8, 2022, 09:35 PM

I am definitely going to get the trigger and safety delete though.

vtchopperdude · February 26, 2022, 10:03 PM

I put a RPP no-flop trigger, safety delete, peep sight, and dovetail filler blank on my Marlin 336. I also put the same peep sight on my Henry 45-70. Quality parts!

**44 AMP** · February 28, 2022, 06:15 PM

If the loading gate "bites" your finger or thumb, you're doing it wrong.

February 4, 2022, 10:58 PM	#1
KansasTrapper77 Member Join Date: April 9, 2021 Posts: 31	Ranger Point Precision - Loading Gate I've been looking over the Ranger Point Precision website and I'm pretty confident I'm going to purchase their trigger and cross bolt safety delete piece. But what I can't decide on is the loading gate? Does anyone on here have the Ranger Point loading gate? And what are your thoughts, is it better than the original, is it better than the original for the price? P.S. if anyone wants to trade a standard lever for my large loop for a Marlin 1895 I'm all ears because $145 for the Ranger Point one is galling me. And I can't find a factory one.

February 5, 2022, 05:54 PM	#2
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,427	I don't have one, because I don't want the cheap black aluminum or gawdy colored look on my Marlins. But the guys that have them tend to love them. Reduced loading force, smoother feeding, no snagging edges, no thumb bite. I handled a rifle with one a few years ago. It did feel like it would be nice and easy to run. I just can't stand the anodized aluminum look. I do also have my reservations about longevity. The originals are spring steel. RPP's aluminum will fatigue, crack, and fail far sooner. __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

February 28, 2022, 06:15 PM	#6
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,860	If the loading gate "bites" your finger or thumb, you're doing it wrong. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

February 7, 2022, 10:00 PM	#3
The Happy kaboomer Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Posts: 230	And they won't last 100 years like the originals.

February 8, 2022, 09:35 PM	#4
KansasTrapper77 Member Join Date: April 9, 2021 Posts: 31	I am definitely going to get the trigger and safety delete though.