want to buy new lever rifle
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Re: want to buy new lever rifle
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I purchased a marlin 1894M in 22 magnum. With factory federal rounds ( and a scope for testing) This is probably the most accurate gun I own at 100 yards or less. On a good day it will take down most rams, on a bad day it will ring a couple if the wind is not right. No reloading, very low recoil and extremely accurate. My wife shoots it for Pistol cartridge and loves the gun. They're rare , but a few are still for sale from time to time.
I sent my 1894c to marlin and had a 20 inch octagon barrel attached. It shoots a very light load of Unique Powder and a 158 grain speer LSWC in 357 brass. Very light recoil, easy to shoot and will hold a better group than I can.
I purchased a marlin 1894M in 22 magnum. With factory federal rounds ( and a scope for testing) This is probably the most accurate gun I own at 100 yards or less. On a good day it will take down most rams, on a bad day it will ring a couple if the wind is not right. No reloading, very low recoil and extremely accurate. My wife shoots it for Pistol cartridge and loves the gun. They're rare , but a few are still for sale from time to time.
I sent my 1894c to marlin and had a 20 inch octagon barrel attached. It shoots a very light load of Unique Powder and a 158 grain speer LSWC in 357 brass. Very light recoil, easy to shoot and will hold a better group than I can.
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Finprof
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Re: want to buy new lever rifle
I'll have to check the rules again, but I believe that re-barreling a rifle is not legal for lever action silhouette. It is legal to reline, but not rebarrel.
If rebarreling was legal I would have rebarreled my 336 with a 24 inch octagon barrel.
If rebarreling was legal I would have rebarreled my 336 with a 24 inch octagon barrel.
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Re: want to buy new lever rifle
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The barrel, conversion makes the 1894c into a cowboy ....that is available from Marlin as we speak. Quite a few folks send their Marlins to Marlin to have a cowboy conversion done to the gun. Having the same gun that is/was available from the factory is within the rules. Having a green mountain match barrel attached may not be. It wouldn't bother me if someone had an after market barrel on their favorite lever gun. If you have your 336 rebarreled to a 24 inch octagon, please let me know the price and turnaround time from Marlin. I think my wife would like the longer factory barrel on her 30-30.
The barrel, conversion makes the 1894c into a cowboy ....that is available from Marlin as we speak. Quite a few folks send their Marlins to Marlin to have a cowboy conversion done to the gun. Having the same gun that is/was available from the factory is within the rules. Having a green mountain match barrel attached may not be. It wouldn't bother me if someone had an after market barrel on their favorite lever gun. If you have your 336 rebarreled to a 24 inch octagon, please let me know the price and turnaround time from Marlin. I think my wife would like the longer factory barrel on her 30-30.
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Re: want to buy new lever rifle
My understanding is that the factory may replace a barrel (changing caliber, length and so on), but a user may only have a barrel relined for the same caliber and cartridge as before.Finprof wrote:I'll have to check the rules again, but I believe that re-barreling a rifle is not legal for lever action silhouette. It is legal to reline, but not rebarrel.
If rebarreling was legal I would have rebarreled my 336 with a 24 inch octagon barrel.
Now that Remington owns Marlin who knows what will happen?
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Re: want to buy new lever rifle
My interpretation of the rules is perhaps too literal:
Barrels must be original or may be relined. Original barrels rebored to a larger caliber are allowed. Any
safe trigger is allowed. Stocks must be of original configuration. Recoil pads or replacement buttplates are
allowed.
Perahps I worry too much about the letter of the rules rather than the intent.
There is a discussion of cowboy conversions on Marlinowners.com. Here is a recent post on the subject:
"I sent my 30 AS in last september.Since the 1st of november they say they don't have any magazine tube studs.But its done other than that.Still don't have it back.I think they also had to correct the headspace.It cost $458.12" The post was from January 12th, 2010.
A like new 336 cowboy can be bought for around $600, so it would be worth it only if you already had a 336 for conversion. I bought an old 336A (actually two of them) with a round 24 inch barrel for about $300 each and a like new 336 cowboy in 38/55 for $575. My 357 cowboy with a 24 inch barrel cost $580. It also looks new. I also got a new 1894CL in 32-20 for $540. These are all Summer 2009 prices. I didn't shoot CLA before then.
Before Remington, Marlin used to charge less than $300 for the conversion. Now itr is closer to $500.
Barrels must be original or may be relined. Original barrels rebored to a larger caliber are allowed. Any
safe trigger is allowed. Stocks must be of original configuration. Recoil pads or replacement buttplates are
allowed.
Perahps I worry too much about the letter of the rules rather than the intent.
There is a discussion of cowboy conversions on Marlinowners.com. Here is a recent post on the subject:
"I sent my 30 AS in last september.Since the 1st of november they say they don't have any magazine tube studs.But its done other than that.Still don't have it back.I think they also had to correct the headspace.It cost $458.12" The post was from January 12th, 2010.
A like new 336 cowboy can be bought for around $600, so it would be worth it only if you already had a 336 for conversion. I bought an old 336A (actually two of them) with a round 24 inch barrel for about $300 each and a like new 336 cowboy in 38/55 for $575. My 357 cowboy with a 24 inch barrel cost $580. It also looks new. I also got a new 1894CL in 32-20 for $540. These are all Summer 2009 prices. I didn't shoot CLA before then.
Before Remington, Marlin used to charge less than $300 for the conversion. Now itr is closer to $500.