Originally Posted by
UncleNorby
I'm assuming you have an older Marlin with only a half-**** safety. If that's the case, you can add a hammer spur. They are often added if the gun is scoped, so you don't get your thumb caught between the scope and the hammer. That will give you a lot more to hang onto and it won't slip as easily. Marlin might even send you one for nothing if you call them.
I think what I have to do is just grip the safety a little more on my thumb around the first joint of my thumb so it has no chances of slipping past. It's not smooth but has ridges in it.
I wish my camera worked so I could show you what it looks like. I'm sure you already know what a 35 lever action looks like. I just went to look and it has nice room between the scope and the safety. Looks like an extension off the hammer, almost like a tag if I can explain it that way. <darn newbie terms anyways>
I don't know how old the gun is.