I have a Marlin Camp 9

[.455_Hunter]

I had one for awhile, but it seemed a bit fragile. I sold it and put the money towards an original Ruger PC9 and am way more satisfied.

 

[Oldschool shooter]

I've had mine since they first came out. Shoots pretty well, never any issues with it. One thing I did was to buy a buffer pad, just to kerp the bolt from slamming into the receiver.

 

[berettaprofessor]

Had one for several years; sold it. Fun gun, but not that accurate and I began to wonder why I didn't just do an AR in 9mm, if I wanted a 9mm rifle to match a handgun. Still haven't bought the 9mm AR because a hundred other guns are higher on my priority list.

 

[Audie Murphy]

I had one for awhile, but it seemed a bit fragile. I sold it and put the money towards an original Ruger PC9 and am way more satisfied.

 

[Elkins45]

If you have one and haven’t replaced the buffer, you should do it before it fails. If you don’t then it’s likely it will destroy the hammer strut bridge when it does.

I like mine a great deal. I put it in a Ram Line folding stock and added a Williams aperture sight and it makes a light, handy gun.

 

[Audie Murphy]

If you have one and haven’t replaced the buffer, you should do it before it fails. If you don’t then it’s likely it will destroy the hammer strut bridge when it does.

I like mine a great deal. I put it in a Ram Line folding stock and added a Williams aperture sight and it makes a light, handy gun.

 

[Audie Murphy]

Roger that. It was the first thing I did when l got home. It wasn't in too bad of shape, but I ordered two from Brownells.

 

[msmp5]

Could one of you please advise the exact make and model to the items (buffer, etc) you recommend replacing on the Camp 9? And/or maybe a link to where to order it? All the comments have now made me want to drag out the used Camp 9 that I bought 20 years ago, which has been sitting in my safe unfired ever since!

 

[Elkins45]

Could one of you please advise the exact make and model to the items (buffer, etc) you recommend replacing on the Camp 9? And/or maybe a link to where to order it? All the comments have now made me want to drag out the used Camp 9 that I bought 20 years ago, which has been sitting in my safe unfired ever since!

This is the one I installed. I made a new hammer strut bridge from a piece of steel flat stock.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1...ckjack-recoil-buffer-marlin-camp-carbine-9-45

 

[Audie Murphy]

Please, tell us about yours. Have you had it long or is it a recent acquisition? How does it shoot for you and do you like it?

I bought mine from an auction about 10 years ago. Never heard of it but liked the style. I have yet to shoot it. However, I did replace the buffer pad. It was toast.

 

[ThomasT]

I had one several years ago and sold it. I wanted another and found one a few years ago for $286 OTD. It needed a new buffer so I ordered one from Blackjack buffers. I also replaced the 11pound factory spring with a 17 pound Wolfe spring. I also bought a 21 pound spring because that’s what a few recommended.

I don’t shoot extra hot ammo in it. Just my normal 5gr Bullseye load with 115gr bullets. When I shoot it at my buds house we have a 3.5” metal post at 90 yards for a target. We shoot off hand and so far the record is 8 out of 10 hits. So not too shabby for a pistol round.

I doubt you will ever get Marlin to make these again. It has only taken what, over 10 years to get them to make a lever action 357 rifle again.

 

[Jim Watson]

Guess they don't like money.
Ruger is demonstrating that you can sell a non-AR PCC.
Marlin could, too.

 

[someguy2800]

Guess they don't like money.
Ruger is demonstrating that you can sell a non-AR PCC.
Marlin could, too.

What I want is a lever action 9mm carbine

 

[Jim Watson]

I guess it would be possible. Ed Harris built a couple of .45 ACP lever actions. He never would shoot hardball in them because of the FMJ against the next pistol primer.
I consider it a Type 3 project; physically possible but you have to find somebody willing do drop what he is doing and do a one-off.
Factory lever action 9mm? Not a chance.

 

[jmorris]

What I want is a lever action 9mm carbine

Tiny market but I was thinking this just last week while shooting one of my 1894’s.

Enough I did the math to find out it would hold 15 rounds of 9mm in the tube. Then after shooting for awhile I remembered, other than the nostalgia aspect of loading a lever gun, how much I prefer double stack, double feed magazines.

 

[Blue Brick]

Looks terrible and is unbalanced, but is the best option. Hi Point.

Marlin is hit and miss. All service and support are no longer available. It has a design flaw with the buffer.

 

[Mosin Bubba]

I shot a friend's once. It was fun and the wood stock look was cool, but I wouldn't give $700 for one either. Not when a Hi Point can do the exact same thing for $300.

 

[GarrettJ]

What I want is a lever action 9mm carbine

That sounds like fun. I'm not sure how well it would feed with a stubby rimless round, though.

I suppose they could make one that feeds from a box magazine, which should feed just like any semi-auto 9mm. But the mag hanging down would totally kill the way it looks / handles.

Hmmm. One to think about.

 

[CapnMac]

It has a design flaw with the buffer.

Sort of. At the time, the delrin blend they used was very high-tech.

Ok, more prudent design would have been some sort of mechanical fixing in the inside of the receiver. Maybe. Also, just a tad bit more testing with a wider range of solvents (you know, like the "gun community" uses [sigh]).

Now, the 2nd generation buffers seem to have come from a different supplier which seems to have had QC issues with the buffer blocks, as those will either crack, or worse yet, crumble.

However the Blackhawk buffer fixes the "problem" for about $15, or not exactly condemning,

 

[GarrettJ]

I've owned both the Camp 9 and Camp 45 some years ago. Accuracy was good. Triggers were awful. They were heavy and squishy.

They were both good guns, but I had others that did the job better.

 

[Scrambler]

Years ago my brother in law asked if I would like to buy a gun that he'd bought at a rummage sale. He said I could have it for what he paid. Come to find it's a Camp 9 and would cost me $100. Don't think he knew what he had and since I like the guy and would feel guilty paying only $100, I gave him $200. He doubled his money and I got a carbine, that I'll never sell, for half of what they were going for.

I've since put a XS front post and a Williams apeture sight on it and also picked up some S&W 59 series mags. After reading this post I'll add the Blackjack buffer and Wolff spring also. Thanks for the info.

Took it to the range today so I could share from a fresh perspective since I haven't had it out in a while. Found it wasn't especially accurate with my reloads, the trigger is mushy, the magazines don't drop free and it has the magazine disconnect. What I liked is that it's wood stocked, there's no rails to hang stuff, it's light, compact and it runs 100%. Fun gun.

If I wanted to get serious I'd use this.

 

[kBob]

Scambler,

I think that is one of the nicest VZ58 mods I have seen. Simple and functional. I do like it a lot.

Nice Marlin Camp as well.

-kBob

 

[Elkins45]

I shot a friend's once. It was fun and the wood stock look was cool, but I wouldn't give $700 for one either. Not when a Hi Point can do the exact same thing for $300.

Hi Point can’t take readily available 15 round magazines.

 

[Riomouse911]

I just bought a new threaded barrel Ruger PC 9 for 500 bucks because I have always wanted a Camp 9...and can't ever find them.

I can't wait to shoot the Ruger (CA and it's done-nothing-to-prevent-crime 10-day wait ) ...

Stay safe!