Lever-Action 357 mag carbines???

[45bthompson]

I've got one of the marlin's and it is a blast. It complements my Blackhawk great and thats one of the reasons I bought it. I must say that the henry bigboy is a better looker though. I've been lusting after the .44 mag bigboy for far to long.

 

[mdauben]

How about Marlin. Here's my 1894CSS in .357 Mag. It's an awesome little rifle.

On Gun Broker, new Marlin 1894CSS in .357 magum are selling for in excess of $1500 and these price increases started well before the current panic buying. Much as I'd love the Marlin, I'll likely end up with a Rossi.

 

[45bthompson]

Wow! Good to know! I think this last year my guns have beaten my 401k!

 

[Tommygunn]

Nice looking rifle!
If Miroku is making it it is going to be one sweet gun. I do wonder just what the spiral markings on the barrel are....some wierd lighting artifact or... hummmmm.

I have a saddle ring carbine Winchester '73 on .44-40 which is really nice. I also have a Miroku made Browning B-92 in .44 mag. If Miroku put as much into the 73 as they did the 92 it will be beautiful!
Love to see that actual Winchester '73!!!!!!

 

[PRM]

I've owned my Rossi/Puma Model 92 in .357 for right at 25 years. It's always been a performer. Very happy with the gun in all aspects. Got mine before the SASS craze really took off. Looking at today's prices compared to what I gave...Yep I'm real happy.

 

[SabbathWolf]

I own a Henry .357 Big Boy (and obviously it wins the best looking award), I will tell you the action is the smoothest I've ever felt from a gun straight out of the box. There are only two (arguably one) downsides to the design.

The first (which doesn't bug me at all) is they are a bit heavy compared to similar rifles. However, I feel the weight helps keep it steady for follow-up shots and from moving off target when working the lever quickly. (Plus, it's a cowboy gun. Suck it up! LOL)

The second is they can only be loaded from the front of the tube. This makes reloading slower but not a big deal.

I did a double-take on your post here.
I completely over-looked the Henry not having a side loading gate.
Didn't even notice that!
So I went back and read some more about the Henry.

It does look like it would be harder to pull ammo from your pistol belt loops and load the Henry while on the move. Interesting point....

 

[mrvco]

I have a Beretta Renegade in .357 Magnum. It's a ton of fun to shoot. With 38's it is an easy shooter, Magnums step things up nicely. I think they are only sold as Uberti's now.

 

[Stargazer65]

I have the Henry Big Boy. Love it. I don't mind the front loading system since I'm not a fan pinching my thumb in loading gates.

 

[wnycollector]

I owned a Rossi 44 mag for years. I sold it in a fit of insanity to a buddy of mine and kicked myself ever since. Just after Xmas, I ran across a Rossi 20" 357 and bought it. I couldn't be happier. It shoots better than the 44 at half the cost/round

 

[gpurp]

+1 for the Rossi 92. It wasn't the smoothest gun right out of the box but like others have said they can be slicked up if thats your thing. Mine needed a little work on the feed ramps but now it will chamber anything I give it.

 

[C5rider]

I was real interested in this thread as I just found a Navy arms 357. I found it in a little gun shop in a small town. Haven't had a chance to shoot it yet but I'm looking forward to it!

 

[Big JJ]

I have a Rossi R-92 (357 mag).
Do any of you hand load for this gun?
I am looking for a consisitant hand load for this gun in 357 and 38 special.
If so please PM me as to your load recommendations.
Thanks

 

[Sheepdog1968]

Miroku is one of the better things to happen n the firearm industry. High quality. If you doubt, compare the quality of a miroku lever action to the Remington made marlin lever actions. I'm willing to pay for quality.

 

[OilyPablo]

I was real interested in this thread as I just found a Navy arms 357. I found it in a little gun shop in a small town. Haven't had a chance to shoot it yet but I'm looking forward to it!

That is way cool. I would love to find one of those!

 

[Furncliff]

The family's favorite rifle is a 25 year old Marlin 1894c. Great for transitioning .22 shooters to cf since you can shoot the .38 special (or lightly loaded .357 if you reload). We don't own horses anymore, but this rifle is a perfect companion in a saddle scabbard. It's also available in .45LC and .44 mag..

I would not buy a new one.

I might be convinced to buy a Henry Big Boy, but the ones I've tried where a bit heavy, but had a super smooth action.

 

[C5rider]

Quote:
I was real interested in this thread as I just found a Navy arms 357. I found it in a little gun shop in a small town. Haven't had a chance to shoot it yet but I'm looking forward to it!

That is way cool. I would love to find one of those!

i did a little reasearch and found out through proof marks that it was proofed in 1974. I thought that was pretty cool.

STILL waiting to shoot it for the first time!

 

[OilyPablo]

C5 - what did they charge you $?

 

[C5rider]

what did they charge you $?

Oily,

I paid $450

Didn't think that was too bad.

 

[Elkins45]

Wow, after seeing what some of the Winchester Trapper carbines in 357 have sold for on Gunbroker, I'm definitely putting mine on the market now!