[Drummer]

I wanna trade my 336SS for a 357

 

[sheepdog]

Have you looked at the Henry Golden rifles....they are a bit higher....but they come in .357 and .44....with Marlin's current quality issues, I'm leaning towards them....and I love the tube feed instead of loading gate....

 

[Drummer]

You may have something there...I have not looked very closely at the Henrys. I have seen broken loading gates also. When that gets broken, all you have is a heavy single shot until it's replaced. The rifle won't cycle without it. The Henry is about $150 more though.
The main reason I want a Marlin is that I have worked on them a lot. I learned a few tricks from Larry Crow on them. I appreciate the advice. I'll see what I can learn about old Henry. Thanks!

 

[sheepdog]

I've never owned one but I hear slick and relliable....now if they'd just do stainless....

 

[tx gun runner]

I love my marlin

But rossi my favorite , 1/2 the money and smoother

 

[deputy125]

i really like these puma rifles----but dang they are right up there with the marlins in price it seems..........
http://www.legacysports.com/products/pu ... ction.html

 

[tx gun runner]

i really like these puma rifles----but dang they are right up there with the marlins in price it seems..........
http://www.legacysports.com/products/pu ... ction.html

there around cheap


http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... =106066196

 

[Drummer]

The Puma’s are about the same prices as Marlins. Most of the cowboy shooters agree that Marlin makes a much better rifle though. They all advise to buy the Marlin even if it’s higher in price.
I think not being able to find what I want in stock is a pretty good sign of how much popular the Marlins are.
After I read Sheepdog’s advice about the Henry rifle, I went to their website and ordered a catalog. They also ask if you want to email the president of the company for suggestions. I told him I would like to download a few owner’s manuals. I received an email within 2 hours and it had the president’s name on the email address. Cool! He gave me a link for the manuals.

 

[tx gun runner]

Since your going to get a Marlin get the trigger in paste I'm posting . Read the reviews , I
think it worth every penny and the one piece firing pin is another must . Spring kit and one
piece ejecter to top it off . Then slick up action and your good to go .

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.e ... mid=188646

 

[XLCH]

I can say that the trigger is the best, have it in three of mine.

 

[sheepdog]

I called a few months back, got the same friendly service from a son of the owner....I like their style....

 

[Snuffy]

Those type rifles are slow once ya get some greased lighten in your blood.

 

[tx gun runner]

[]Those type rifles are slow once ya get some greased lighten in your blood ]

Don't understand you answer , Please tell me about your rifle or what you mean
click paste and go down to lever guns .

http://www.jspublications.net/records/records.html

 

[Drummer]

Hey Thanks for that link. I know a bunch of those fellers. They have shot here at Hooten Old Town Regulators

 

[Snuffy]

Oh I am not saying that there aren't folks that can make them run. There is a good bit of work that has to done to them to get them to run. Mine is in 45 Colt talk to a fellow shooter about the blow by told me there wasn't anything could be done. Another one told me either more powder or a heavy bullet. That sounded good tried the more powder deal got more blow by. Didn't try the heavy bullet. I have a 73 love it had it adjust smooth as glass, the price free.
Some day I plan to put a short stroke kit in it and the new 66 I have, the person that can do that for me live a few miles down the road from me. I don't have to send them off get them to worked on.
Everyone has what works for them and what they like,to me and in my hands they are slow. Since I am the shooter its what works for me. I am far from a world class shooter but one never knows, if it gonna take a Marlin slicked up to get me to the world class shooter then that is what I am going to shoot but for me now I shoot a 73 and 66.
So for me my answer for me makes perfect since.
amost 100 bucks for a triger wow that is costly.

 

[tx gun runner]

The 66 and 73 are sweet guns and run smooth but the actions are long and weak . Marlins
are strong and short like the 92 which is my pick . I use mine in SASS and hunting in 44-40
which was designed to work in lever guns and SEALS in low and high pressure loads and black
powder better that a straight wall case . The bottle neck case feed like water in a funnel and
I reloaded my brass over 60 times without one case failure in 12 yrs and they are used in 6
different guns . And level 3 loads meet or exceed the 44 mags spec , which can't be used in
a 66 or 73 action or colt pistols . But ok in Vaquero and 92 wins

 

[Snuffy]

Great glad they work for you, I have plenty of rifles to hunt with 30-30 35 Remington and so on heck I even have a 338 Win Mag. there is nothing here in Texas that needs that much killin but I have it just the same. The 66 and 73 are stronge enough for what I use them for sass.

 

[deputy125]

well, snuffy has done flung a cravin' on me so i've been lookin' around at some cowboy guns here and there........

this site has an 1894c in 38/357 amongst other guns that are interestin'................

http://www.johnnythundersticks.com/SHOTGUNS.HTM

and for some reason, this uberti colt copy open top model holds my interest though i really don't know much about them. i know the full frame is stronger----but still.................

http://www.johnnythundersticks.com/REVOLVERS.HTM

 

[tx gun runner]

I just got these last month . Shoot super good and only hold 22gr of 3F .
A cartridge gun converted to muzzle loader .. NO FFL needed

 

[deputy125]

now thats a switch.............i've seen muzle loaders converted to cartridge such as the ruger old army and the above mentioned uberti, but not of conversions going the other direction.

who made them?