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vikz · 08-04-2007, 11:17 AM

Here is my latest acquistion..Marlin 1894cb in 357mag..

she very accurate and a lot of fun to shoot.target is just at 15yds just wanted to try how accurate it is..man i feel like a cowboy now

mattjohnston87 · 08-04-2007, 11:33 AM

Nah, it's the wrong cartridge to be a cowboy gun.

They sure look fun though, I HAVE to get me one soon.

vikz · 08-04-2007, 12:09 PM

I know i think its either 3030 , 45 70 or 44mag that they used

but its pretty close though

i like the recoil not too strong not to weak either is just right..i have to try it with a 38 special ammo,its a little cheaper than 357

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Originally Posted by mattjohnston87

Nah, it's the wrong cartridge to be a cowboy gun.

They sure look fun though, I HAVE to get me one soon.

IndyMatt · 08-04-2007, 08:11 PM

My dad has a Marlin Lever gun in 45LC and it is an awesome shooter. I want one some day as well.

tex45acp · 08-06-2007, 09:21 AM

I hunted whitetails, here in Texas, for many years using an scoped 8" Colt Python. The 180gr Federal JHPs were lethal out to that range. I would be interested in seeing what that rifle would do with that load as well.

txs40cal · 08-06-2007, 09:26 AM

shweet, i just picked up a marlin 30-30 about a month ago. awesome awesome gun

fritzmeister · 08-06-2007, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by vikz

I know i think its either 3030 , 45 70 or 44mag that they used

but its pretty close though

i like the recoil not too strong not to weak either is just right..i have to try it with a 38 special ammo,its a little cheaper than 357

Traditionally chambered in .44-40. That's the "real" cowboy caliber.

Nice straight stock you got there. You should've gotten the big saddle loop version, if they offer it, and THEN you could've been a real cowboy................with an XD

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Is this a tool (hunting) or a toy (plinker)?

Brickboy240 · 08-06-2007, 12:20 PM

I have that same rifle in an earlier version...minus the checkering and crossbolt safety. I also have the same thing in 44 magnum.

Great rifles, aren't they? I love mine and shoot them often. I don't know why, but my 44 is more accurate than the 357, but either will give a pretty good 50yd group. Its amazing how fast you can shoot those rifles...isn't it? They're very handy rifles, too.

Careful there...buying lever actions! I started with Dad's 1957 Mod 94 Winchester and now have eightlever actions. Marlins, Winchesters and one Savage 99. Leverguns are big fun and addicting.

- Brickboy240

vikz · 08-06-2007, 02:57 PM

Its just for homedefense/plinking , and i got it via straight trade for my pt1911 so not a lot of option there i just like it becs its something different..

Quote:

Originally Posted by fritzmeister

Traditionally chambered in .44-40. That's the "real" cowboy caliber.

Nice straight stock you got there. You should've gotten the big saddle loop version, if they offer it, and THEN you could've been a real cowboy................with an XD

.

Is this a tool (hunting) or a toy (plinker)?

ichy_trigger · 08-06-2007, 03:06 PM

The original assault rifle

Looks great, one day I'll pick one up in .44 just for the hell of it. Way down on the list though.

08-04-2007, 11:17 AM	#1
vikz XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 713	My newest Rifle Acquistion Here is my latest acquistion..Marlin 1894cb in 357mag.. she very accurate and a lot of fun to shoot.target is just at 15yds just wanted to try how accurate it is..man i feel like a cowboy now

08-04-2007, 11:33 AM	#2
mattjohnston87 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 6,436	Nah, it's the wrong cartridge to be a cowboy gun. They sure look fun though, I HAVE to get me one soon. __________________ -Matt aka 'Sneaky Pete'

08-06-2007, 09:21 AM	#5
tex45acp XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Great State of Texas Posts: 163	I hunted whitetails, here in Texas, for many years using an scoped 8" Colt Python. The 180gr Federal JHPs were lethal out to that range. I would be interested in seeing what that rifle would do with that load as well. __________________ ALL IT TAKES FOR EVIL TO EXIST......IS FOR GOOD MEN TO STAND BY AND DO NOTHING!!!

08-06-2007, 09:26 AM	#6
txs40cal XDTalk Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: houston, texas Posts: 80	shweet, i just picked up a marlin 30-30 about a month ago. awesome awesome gun __________________ Saying that guns kill people is like saying a spoon made Rosie fat. It's all in how you used them.

08-06-2007, 12:20 PM	#8
Brickboy240 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 9,264	I have that same rifle in an earlier version...minus the checkering and crossbolt safety. I also have the same thing in 44 magnum. Great rifles, aren't they? I love mine and shoot them often. I don't know why, but my 44 is more accurate than the 357, but either will give a pretty good 50yd group. Its amazing how fast you can shoot those rifles...isn't it? They're very handy rifles, too. Careful there...buying lever actions! I started with Dad's 1957 Mod 94 Winchester and now have eightlever actions. Marlins, Winchesters and one Savage 99. Leverguns are big fun and addicting. - Brickboy240 __________________ The top 25% of wage earners in America pay 86% of all federal income taxes collected. (according to 2007 IRS website data) Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado Volvo...the Swedish Brick!

08-04-2007, 08:11 PM	#4
IndyMatt XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 619	My dad has a Marlin Lever gun in 45LC and it is an awesome shooter. I want one some day as well.

08-06-2007, 03:06 PM	#10
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,525	The original assault rifle Looks great, one day I'll pick one up in .44 just for the hell of it. Way down on the list though. __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

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