Are lever actions making a comeback?

[Swagman00]

Of the calibers to decide on and a price point, I came to the logical conclusion of the Marlin in 45 colt. Between mitigating recoil, providing enough "punch", common enough yet lower cost of reloading materials and lowest cost of entry into lever guns, I like the 45-70 but can't justify needing more...unless I hunt buffalo.

Fantastic round though.

Can't argue with this...

The 45 LC is almost as good as the. 357.

Properly loaded even a .357 with 158gr rockets still can't eclipse the kinetic energy of a high pressure 45 LC with 250 gr. slugs.

[OlderThanDirt]

369: RIFLEMAN "LUCAS MCCAIN" 44-40 WINCHESTER RIFLE : Lot 369

Sold at auction for $40,000, and no, I was not the buyer.

[HKBigboy]

[HKBigboy]

I went with the .357. I see it as a more versatile rifle. Shooting .38 spl out of it is like shooting a .22 and if you want you can find some pretty heavy stuff in .357 that packs a bit more punch


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[golfish]

I went with the .357. I see it as a more versatile rifle. Shooting .38 spl out of it is like shooting a .22 and if you want you can find some pretty heavy stuff in .357 that packs a bit more punch

Myself and Pennstater where out in the Mojave playing around with a new Rossi 92 in 357 last year. We were both impressed at how good the 180 grain RNFP coated bullet did with 2400 powder.

[fal_762x51]

They never left.

I only have a Winchester 1895 in 30-40 and a Marlin 1895 CB in 45-70. The last one I am saving up for is a 1873 Uberti Sporting Rifle in .45 Colt or .357 magnum. I may get a Marlin 62 Levermatic in .30 carbine that has been sitting on the rack for a year.

[200Apples]

Myself and Pennstater where out in the Mojave playing around with a new Rossi 92 in 357 last year. We were both impressed at how good the 180 grain RNFP coated bullet did with 2400 powder.

That's a load I'd like to work on, but until I get some of them thaere slugs, I have some Horny-day 180 gr XTPs to tide me over.

Last cool day to cho0t for the next week is tomorrow but I'm busy here at home. I keep my eye on the weather; any day forecast highs under 85 I'm g2g.

Let's keep in touch. Oh, and I'll see you near Long Beach for that gallon, whenever that is, again. lol. Thanks again.

[MountainMike]

If/when you were to find any Marlin 1895 in stock today it will be N.O.S. of whatever vintage. Marlin machine tooling was very worn and the decline in factory morale was noticed toward 2010. Remington took over around 2012 iirc and the quality decline continued. Things started to turn around because a great effort was put forth by new management at Remington and the investment in new machinery, but it was too late.

Ruger just bought Marlin and arranged over 80 semitruck loads of equipment and materials from NY to Connecticut or wherever any new facility for this enterprise may have been built. It will be a little while yet before we see any brand new Marlins made by Ruger, but they should be most decent. Can't wait to see them. I'd like to own one because I like certain Rugers but I already own six Marlin lever carbines, all made between 1951 and 2007. Can't think of another chambering I'd want right now.



We don't know that Ruger will reproduce every single Marlin model variant, but they're most definitely ramping up first production of .357 and .44 1894s and .45-70 1895s and then of course the once bread-and-butter 336 in .30-30, etc...

Then again who knows what's being offered out there via private party, and Gunbroker prices are high in the current culture climate. Good luck. Hope you find one you like, though, soon and for a price that doesn't hurt.

I didn't say it was going to be easy. But if ruger is going to make the 1895 then I just might wait for it. I have 3 rugers and they're all great guns.

[pennstater]

Myself and Pennstater where out in the Mojave playing around with a new Rossi 92 in 357 last year. We were both impressed at how good the 180 grain RNFP coated bullet did with 2400 powder.

Yep. That's my standard load for my Henry .357. Damn good round.

MLC

[golfish]

That's a load I'd like to work on, but until I get some of them thaere slugs, I:

I might be able to top off that gallon of denatured alcohol with a few of them.