I also have one of these. I put a Leupold scout scope on it using an XS scope base and quick release rings. This a gun that is not for sale.Originally Posted by Lost River
Marlin "Limited" 16" non ported .44 magnum, topped with fixed 2.5X Weaver.
I also have one of these. I put a Leupold scout scope on it using an XS scope base and quick release rings. This a gun that is not for sale.Marlin "Limited" 16" non ported .44 magnum, topped with fixed 2.5X Weaver.
Very nice. A .44 magnum lever gun is a very potent weapon--though I'm not sure how many rounds my again shoulders would want to fire.
My first deer rifle was a Marlin in 44 mag. Recoil was not an issue. Only problem I had was that when I fist started using the gun, I would load the magazine to capacity (ten? some ridiculous number of rounds) and the gun would jam up. Then one day, I had the revelation that I was hunting Bambi not Geronimo and only loaded a few rounds and all was good again.
In my quest for a Marlin lever in 41 mag, I swung by one gun shops I frequent when on the road. To my surprise, I see a wichester 1895 grade 1 reproduction. I think the last run was 2011. It seems the previous owner of the shop had never put it out front. I have always wanted one , but they aren't very plentiful around here. It is brand new, in 30-40 Krag. After some haggling, we played let's make a deal and I was offered 900.00 out the door. I told him to hold it for the night and I would call him in the morning.
I plan on using this as my main ranch, pickup/saddle, shelter belt/slough hunting gun, it's gonna get used. I have kind of lost my objectivity here. Can anyone tell me how this isn't a good deal? I wanted the night to think about it, and I am having a hard time talking myself out of it.
Sounds like a winner to me. With a decent receiver sight and sling, youd be good to go for about anything short of large bears. With some 220 gr loads you could probably make decent dents in large bears.
(large bears in this context not including coastal Alaskan bears)
Last edited by Malamute; 06-08-2016 at 08:49 PM.
Any word of these coming to America? Tried to contact Turkey, got refered to an importer in Australia
Still cant talk myself out of it, (probably doesn't help I ordered my Lyman sight last night).
One of these chambered in "Big Medicine" .405 WCF, now would that work on the coastal bears?
No idea; USA import laws always mystify me.
It's a sporting shotgun; shouldn't that be allowable?
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I've always wanted a lever-action rifle. Something handy and compact, maybe a .44 or .45... Never did figure out what to put on the permit application though. :P
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.45 Colt EMF 1892 copy, "custom" scout scoop mount, in the process of restocking it (for several years now)
.38/.357 Win 94 trapper
30/30 Win 94 1970's
30/30 win 94 1920's
32 Win Spl Win 94 1940's
45/70 Marlin 1895, don't remember everything I've swapped out
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