Old Stumpy
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Henry's octagons are overweight, way overweight.
Very true.
The Big Boy Steel weighs about the same as a Marlin 1894 however.
And the .30-30 Steel model weighs about the same as a Marlin 336.
Henry's octagons are overweight, way overweight.
Chiming in a second time, again not to advocate one way or the other, but for an HD scenario my preference would be for smoothest action with .38 Special to keep my hearing and vision intact while the lead is flying.
I think you're looking at the Henry "original" replica of the 1860. Not a Marlin equivalent model like the Big Boy Steel.Marlin lasts and lasts. Probably so would the Henry. Marlin for utility has a proven track record under field conditions. Marlin was made for durability in the field. Henry seems more of a display / gift / occasional shooter. Marlin you take out into the snow and rain / in the truck / in the saddle scabbard. Marlin is field oriented and a no-nonsense carry-rifle. Henry would work for that, but the Henry is flavored for a slightly different forum.
Americans produce great designs and builds in firearms. Lever guns in general speak American.
For me its a Marlin it just feels and looks right ,but I grew up watching cowboy movies.
I think you're looking at the Henry "original" replica of the 1860. Not a Marlin equivalent model like the Big Boy Steel.
And the Winchester 1895 has been produced in several configurations over the last 15 or so years. I have one in .405WCF and it is a fantastic rifle.
Me too. I thought about one of the .30-40 carbines but that's a lot of beef for the cartridge. The .405 is a tackdriver. It's serial number 12 and rumored to have been originally a .270 that they sent back to Miroku for conversion to .405 because they didn't sell..405 would be the only one I'd be interested in, nice as they are.
.270 always seemed like a dumb chambering for the 1895 to me......getting it swapped to a .405 presale, makes for an interesting tho lol.Me too. I thought about one of the .30-40 carbines but that's a lot of beef for the cartridge. The .405 is a tackdriver. It's serial number 12 and rumored to have been originally a .270 that they sent back to Miroku for conversion to .405 because they didn't sell.
Everyone seems to have agreed for sales to be that low!.270 always seemed like a dumb chambering for the 1895 to me......getting it swapped to a .405 presale, makes for an interesting tho lol.
Yeah, I don't actually remember any Marlins in westerns. Not off the top of my head. Lots of Winchesters though.
Henry seems more of a display / gift / occasional shooter.
HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL was one of the rare westerns of the era which occasionally featured guns other than 1892 Winchesters and Colt Single Action Army revolvers .
Stopped by the LGS today and checked out some new Marlins. Now, this store is idiotic in that they zip tie all rifles actions shut and put trigger locks on, so I had no way of knowing if they were cycling fine or not.
But the cosmetic faults I spotted on multiple rifles tells me that Marlin is still producing garbage.
Now, they did have an 1895 stainless that seemed fine, and I know most people that brag about Marlins have 1895s, so maybe they are being made on another line or something where the workers don't have to wear helmets.
But the stuff I saw on their new flagship "Dark" model was pretty bad...
Wood to metal fit was just embarrassing. You could see daylight through the Dark model...
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At least all of the sights were on straight, but this rifle was already starting to rust just sitting on the rack...
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I didn't see anything today that would convince me that Marlin has gotten their act together. Sorry.
I did the same hunt for a decent marlin last year , pitiful quality. The one I found that looked decent had an action that was sandpaper rough and receiver had severe tooling marks inside. People keep saying Marlins back... I wish. I haven't seen a single recent marlin worth a darn . Sad, I want marlin back to even half of their former glory.Stopped by the LGS today and checked out some new Marlins. Now, this store is idiotic in that they zip tie all rifles actions shut and put trigger locks on, so I had no way of knowing if they were cycling fine or not.
But the cosmetic faults I spotted on multiple rifles tells me that Marlin is still producing garbage.
Now, they did have an 1895 stainless that seemed fine, and I know most people that brag about Marlins have 1895s, so maybe they are being made on another line or something where the workers don't have to wear helmets.
But the stuff I saw on their new flagship "Dark" model was pretty bad...
Wood to metal fit was just embarrassing. You could see daylight through the Dark model...
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At least all of the sights were on straight, but this rifle was already starting to rust just sitting on the rack...
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I didn't see anything today that would convince me that Marlin has gotten their act together. Sorry.
Now, do the same inspection of Henry rifles and tell us what you see.