And now .357 ...Ruger Newsroom... Marlin 1894 .44 Mag !

WAYNO

WAYNO

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Heart be still. I have been without a .44 carbine of any kind for some time. I am excited to see this Marlin now set to happen. (y)



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bigbillyboy said:
Hopefully a 357 mag. Is in the near future.💙 357s even in JMs were hard to find.🤞🤞
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With the Ruger Newsroom announcement, they said these new 1894's are in the supply chain. They must've been all pre-ordered and pre-sold, as I cannot find one anywhere. Same thing happened when the 1895 was first released by Ruger. Now, the 1895's show up for sale regularly.

.357 or .44 ? A toss up for me, as they both have different missions within my world. I have an older .357 and a newer .357 . Neither are being shot. But for whatever reason, I really need the .44 version. And likely, after the first couple of range trips, it'll likely remain in the safe also. But I'll sure be happy to know I own one. Such is my world.:)
 
I have two JM 44s , pretty much had given up on the 357. Was at a time or two considering a Rossi , not sure on that. Read to many negatives on them .
 
WAYNO said:
And likely, after the first couple of range trips, it'll likely remain in the safe also. But I'll sure be happy to know I own one. Such is my world.:)
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My world, too LOL I get excited when it's coming in, shoot it a time or two, and put it away just knowing it's there. I'm still glad I bought it, but I always seem to rotate the regular 6-8 when I go to the range. Weird...
 
Cholo said:
My world, too LOL I get excited when it's coming in, shoot it a time or two, and put it away just knowing it's there. I'm still glad I bought it, but I always seem to rotate the regular 6-8 when I go to the range. Weird...
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I like your thinking .😊 With inflation going the way it is , down the road ,those safe guns are as good as money in the bank. Or at least that's what I keep telling myself .......😄
 
I was hoping they'd lose the barrel bands and the hooded appendage. Forend caps, magazine hangers and dovetailed sights must be expensive and/or troublesome. Nice looking gun though
 
I have one of the original Marlin 1894 44 Spl/44 Mag. Goes well with my Ruger Super Blackhawk and Super Redhawk. When shooting it indoors always feed it 44 Spl.
 
Miss the good old days. My dad bought a 1894C 357 Mag at Kmart for $179 plus tax in Dec 1980. I came home on leave a week later and they were on sale for $169 plus tax. Bought one, should have bought a bushel basket of them in hindsight. Already had the 1894 44 Mag for a few years. Love them both.
 
bigbillyboy said:
I have two JM 44s , pretty much had given up on the 357. Was at a time or two considering a Rossi , not sure on that. Read to many negatives on them .
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I have had great luck with Rossi model 92s
I currently have an octagon barrel 45 Colt that shoots my heavy handloads very accurately and feeds and cycles great.
I used to have a 454 Puma and wish I still had it.
My son in law just bought a real nice 357 with laminate stock, larger lever and sight rail with peep sight
 
bigbillyboy said:
I have two JM 44s , pretty much had given up on the 357. Was at a time or two considering a Rossi , not sure on that. Read to many negatives on them .
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I have not heard that many complaints on the Rossi, except about the front sight. I have one but have not shot it yet. I've heard more complaints about the Henry than the Rossi: feed issues and the twist rate.
 
ptypegreen said:
Miss the good old days. My dad bought a 1894C 357 Mag at Kmart for $179 plus tax in Dec 1980. I came home on leave a week later and they were on sale for $169 plus tax. Bought one, should have bought a bushel basket of them in hindsight. Already had the 1894 44 Mag for a few years. Love them both.
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Yep I still have the 357 I bought from Kmart in 1980. Well almost still have it. It now lives at Son's house along with a lot of my other stuff:-)
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Scuse ignorance, but if the rifle was originally made in 1894 or shortly thereafter? ...and supposed to be a classic, shouldn't it be an octagon barrel? Was lathing advanced enough in those days to not be so expensive to make the round barrels? Round barrels = lighter barrels, right?
 
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