Thoughts..marlin 1894 csbl stainless 357 carbine

[200Apples]

Ah. I see.

BTW, those are two outstanding photographs.

[golfish]

Part of the loading gate difficulty is the strength of the mag spring.

I've read that notching the spring helps a lot for loading the model 92 but I haven't read anything about this being done on the Marlins, which is strange because the Marlin action is really easy to take apart.

I guess I might as well give it a try.

[BABUSA]

We see what you did, there!


Meanwhile... there is presently no such chambering in this *particular* firearm. Rest assured, there is plenty of flexibility in a .44 Magnum chambering as well.

45 colt can out perform the 44 magnum when loaded to its capabilities. And at lower pressure levels.

[axhoaxho]

Nice. May I ask who made that forearm?

Thanks.

Threw my old aimpoint on mine, and a light of course. This is a rad little gun. The loading gate on mine is pretty tough, and it seems the rounds have to be pointed juuust right to go in to the magazine tube. Maybe some profiling work needed?

[200Apples]

45 colt can out perform the 44 magnum when loaded to its capabilities. And at lower pressure levels.

Right, but you're going to need a specific firearm to utilize that high-performance .45 Colt.

Personally, I don't care. Have fun with your .45 Colt-chambered piece. This thread isn't about .45 Colt...

Since Marlin has not yet offered this short, light, handy stainless carbine (the SBL, CSBL or the CST) in .45 Colt, the .44 Magnum chambering is what we have, and the .44 Magnum, loaded with anything between 180 grain and 330+ grain projectiles offers more than enough capability and versatility for my needs.

[kayaker]

I picked up a new 1894c 2 months ago. It was difficult to load at first, in fact I could only put 7 rounds in the first time I loaded it. I've kept the magazine loaded and after a few weeks it's easy to load with no modifications needed. I put a skinner peep sight on it. I love this little rifle. I had a hard time deciding whether to get .357 or .44 since I have revolvers in both calibers. Now I think that I may someday have to pick up a .44 also.

[G-Man WC]

45 colt can out perform the 44 magnum when loaded to its capabilities. And at lower pressure levels.

If you want to keep reloading your brass for any length of time you won't.
Sure you can, but I don't for my rifle or pistols.
IMO by design the 45LC should be loaded as intended for the time it was first produced for in the era of Colt SAA pistols.
Remember, the 45LC was a black powder ctg when it came out.
What actually made the .45 Colt viable for rifle use was cutting an extractor groove in the case. The original cases didn't have one, which is why the round was never originally chambered in the
1866 and 1873 Winchester rifles. There was nothing for the extractor to grab hold of.

I picked up a new 1894c 2 months ago. It was difficult to load at first, in fact I could only put 7 rounds in the first time I loaded it. I've kept the magazine loaded and after a few weeks it's easy to load with no modifications needed. I put a skinner peep sight on it. I love this little rifle. I had a hard time deciding whether to get .357 or .44 since I have revolvers in both calibers. Now I think that I may someday have to pick up a .44 also.

Levers keep multiplying around here. I bought a 1894 in 38/357 about ten years ago and it keeps having babies.
-g

[Spyder]

When I slow down at work, I'll take a lever family picture of what I picked up this year.

It is an unhealthy amount...

[G-Man WC]

Most excellent! We need to get a NorCal lever gun and SA pistol shoot going soon.
-g

[kayaker]

Most excellent! We need to get a NorCal lever gun and SA pistol shoot going soon.
-g

Yes, we should

[Spyder]

Yes. Yes we should.

[pennstater]

That would be a good idea. We seem to have the "Mohave Lever Group" down here in So-Cal., such as it is, but, we're here. Fine idea.

[200Apples]

That's right, Tom, and a fine group we be!

And, Spyder, we *would* like to see that picture... the one of your year's take... you know...

Meanwhile, I'm reading back over this thread for anything I might have missed... and for who it is I can blame. The tro0f is as I said I've had my eye on the Model 1895 for years... what's not to like about something so short, light and handy yet chambered in an incredibly potent .45-70... the Guide Gun. You know, for raptors and ****.

Then I shot one at the range. Yeesh. Why, when I have a rifled deer barrel for one of my Wingmasters and 400-grain sabots? I couldn't justify it.

Then the .357 and .41 Marlins came into my life... the clouds parted, the skies cleared, the angels began to sing... and a hell of a lot of fettling to get the two pre-Remlingtons to feed reliably. Thanks to the SASS shooters, those cowboy action guys who've developed these 1894s there are now fixes for anything that ails 'em.

I wanted a lever carbine in .44... and found a Browning 92 (a Miroku Winchester, effectively), and while it's a gorgeous piece was not without it's own ejector/bolt issues. I fixed those, mostly, but stout loads with it's metal butt plate are what they are and I don't want to add to it's LOP with a pad or leather butt cuff.

So there was this 1894C in .44 Mag at my LGS, a similar vintage to my now-excellent .357, but priced at almost 900... yeesh. If only. That's when I saw that pre-Braztech, pre-firing-pin block safety, 20" Rossi SRC in .357 for $449. That's when I first laid eyes on those two stainless 16" Marlins. 1895s? NO! These were 1894s! ...that CST and CSBL I mentioned earlier... crap, and they're Ballard rifling, too. And those ghost ring irons! (I liked them on goldfish's carbines too)

But that 1894C in .44 Mag... mmmm...

And then agent 88 posted this thread, Spyder posted pics of his CSBL, I started posting my Two Cents Worth about the .44 chambering, the stars aligned and the rest is history.

Thanks, guys! I finally got my .44 Mag Marlin 1894, but in Model 1895 configuration. Unbelievable.

[G-Man WC]

And, Spyder, we *would* like to see that picture... the one of your year's take... you know...

In the another post I reposted it for spyder in #207

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?p=22357854#post22357854

[200Apples]

Thank you, G-Man! That pic never gets old.

I was referring to Spyder's Post #68 in this thread:

When I slow down at work, I'll take a lever family picture of what I picked up this year.

It is an unhealthy amount...

We wanna see!