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Quoted: I found this sight in 2005 after buying my first AR15, for the last 3 years my favorite fire arms are lever actions. Just got this Rossie 38/357 with the 24 inch Octagonal barrel. Out of the box exact point of aim at z25 yards and cycled just as smooth as my Henry 45-70. Cheap to reload. Personally these little R92’s I like better than my Henry and almost as much as my currently mystery locked up JM 3030https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/80067/IMG_1677_jpeg-3252257.JPG View Quote I like that Rossi does a 92 with the 24in barrel...with .357 that round has to be zooming |
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I have 2 Winchester wranglers with the large hoops in .44 mag.
Browning B92 .44 mag( real nice rifle) 1 Winchester trapper in .357. A few Ruger vaqueros in both calibers. .44 mag is the ultimate up close down south rifle. It’s a hammer caliber out of a rifle and pig poison. |
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Quoted: ...In the case of the .44, the first factory chambered rifle was the Ruger 44 Carbine starting in 1959.... View Quote Mine was made in 1963, and it's one of my favorite firearms in my collection. |
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I'm really happy with my 2 Henry's- a 16" .22 and a model X .44. I wanted a .45-70 but it's totally overkill here and I thought it would be too much for my bad shoulders. .44 is a great carbine round, 180 grain Remingtons are over 2000fps per Lucky Gunner. I can hunt with it, it's a blast to shoot and I take it along when I fly to California. I've had an RPP handguard for a while that I need to install, I want a side mounted sling and light and that's not possible with the factory front end. Mine initially held 7 rounds in the tube but has broken in enough to now hold 8. The factory rear sight sucks; I don't mind the buckhorn on the .22 but there's no spot to hold on the front sight on the 44. I'm considering doing some scope juggling and taking the Leupold 2.5x20 off my main AR and putting it on the .44. The 22 is half cock and the 44 has a transfer bar, kinda wish they had the same safety. The new Marlin 1894 SBL .44 is exactly what I originally wanted, maybe I'll grab one down the line to protect myself from midsize dinosaurs. Quoted: Ruger/Marlin should make a lever gun in .357 Maximum. View Quote Converted 336's used to be a thing, but they're not 400 bucks anymore. |
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Quoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/5530/IMG_1097_jpeg-3252216.JPG NEF single shot in 357 mag. 16.5” threaded for a can View Quote When I sent mine in for .223 and slug barrel I should have gotten one of those too. |
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Quoted: Im surprised someone hasn’t tried making these again. IMI timberwolf https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/rifles/imi-rifles/imi-timber-wolf-action-arms-357-magnum-pump-slide-rifle.cfm?gun_id=101196169 View Quote I want one of these so bad in stainless. I wish someone would make them again. |
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Quoted: I see that you are a man of refined taste! Although my flavor is a 44 mag. still fun as hell suppressed. Mine is an H&R handi rifle. A lever action is something I haven't picked up yet. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Picked up a Ruger 77/44 a few weeks back. Its still in the box, I need to get it shipped out and refitted with a integral suppressor. Suppressed 44 Special is probably more fun than rimfire! I see that you are a man of refined taste! Although my flavor is a 44 mag. still fun as hell suppressed. Mine is an H&R handi rifle. A lever action is something I haven't picked up yet. |
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Out of my 25 or so lever actions, my favorite is a 1906 Winchester 1892, which started life as a 32-20 octagon barrel rifle that my Dad sent to P.O. Ackley circa 1960 to cut down and convert to .357 Mag.
It was also fitted with a 1906 silver dime fashioned into a front sight blade Dad sent along. I still have the work order and invoice in a file someplace! Dad also had his childhood friend, Bruce Meek, author of The Art of Engraving, "do a little scratching" on it as a favor to him when he got it back. Slick as snot and cycles .38 Spec. and .357 Mag like butter. Around 1978 I was shooting it and the ejector broke and I just happened to see it lying on the carrier after the last round. As luck would have it, Browning had just came out with their Miroku B92 replicas in .44 and .357. A replica ejector dropped right in and has been flawless to this day. Those early Browning/Miroku reproductions were faithful to the original design! |
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Quoted: I like that Rossi does a 92 with the 24in barrel...with .357 that round has to be zooming View Quote @beamy My chronograph finally gave up the ghost, but from what I understand I’ll get an easy 100fps with the right powder. The long barrel makes it a natural pointer and does not hinder it at all. I wish Rossie made more that was the first one I ever found. |
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Quoted: I'm a .41 black sheep. Maybe I read too much Keith/Skelton? It's pretty much a reloaders cartridge these days. View Quote Probably because FFLs dont want to stock a caliber that just sits on the shelf When I still had my FFL I stocked about six options in 41 Magnum and about the only handgun caliber that moved slower for me was 45 GAP |
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Quoted: Probably because FFLs dont want to stock a caliber that just sits on the shelf When I still had my FFL I stocked about six options in 41 Magnum and about the only handgun caliber that moved slower for me was 45 GAP View Quote I believe you entirely but have never understood why .41 didn’t catch on better. I have multiple.357 and .44’s to shoot but typically will reach for a .41 when I need to scratch the magnum itch. It just “feels right” to me. But then again, I dig .32 H&R and .45 WinMag as well |
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Quoted: I have a 24" Winchester 1892 in 357 mag. With my handloads I can hit 2400fps with a 140 grain xtp which expands to over .70" View Quote I'm surprised an XTP doesn't break up into a million pieces at that speed. You'd probably be better off with a Barnes solid copper bullet or a Swift A-Frame. |
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Quoted: Wife got me one of these for my birthday a few years ago, I need to shoot it some more. First thing I did was get rid of the stupid safety. https://www.sportsmans.com/medias/marlin-model-1894-bluedmaple-lever-action-rifle-44-magnum-1620121-1.jpg?context=bWFzdGVyfGltYWdlc3w0NDgyM3xpbWFnZS9qcGVnfGltYWdlcy9oZDEvaDg2Lzk3NDYyNzIyODg3OTguanBnfDkwNDY3Mzg5YWZlOWUzY2ViZTVjNDI5MzJhMWM5MjE1N2Y3OTQzNjk5N2UwZDQzYWE5NzA1YWE3NDNiN2E3OWM View Quote As ugly as they are, I like the safeties for hunting. When you're up in a stand and a deer has quietly snuck up on you and is 25 yards away, it's a lot quieter and easier to push that button, than to cock the hammer. |
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Quoted: I found this sight in 2005 after buying my first AR15, for the last 3 years my favorite fire arms are lever actions. Just got this Rossie 38/357 with the 24 inch Octagonal barrel. Out of the box exact point of aim at z25 yards and cycled just as smooth as my Henry 45-70. Cheap to reload. Personally these little R92’s I like better than my Henry and almost as much as my currently mystery locked up JM 3030https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/80067/IMG_1677_jpeg-3252257.JPG View Quote Before he passed away, my dad bought one in .357. He had Andy Horvath work it over to smooth things up, do a trigger job and install a peep sight. That 92 action is the smoothest one out there. It makes my Winchester 94 and Marlin 1895 seem "clunky" in comparison. |
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Iv got a beautiful Rossi stainless steel 44 mag, but can’t see the damn front sight for shit due to age, and the 92 receiver isn’t optic / red dot friendly at all. .
Guess I need to get myself a marlin 44 with optic friendly receiver . |
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I’ve got a lever 22, 30-30, and 45-70.
I need to get a lever in 357. |
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My grail gun is a Ruger 99/44. It's a scaled up 10/22 chambered in .44 magnum. They have been out of production for a long time. I found magazines today for under 30 bucks and I'm giving serious consideration to pulling the trigger on one.
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Quoted: Iv got a beautiful Rossi stainless steel 44 mag, but can’t see the damn front sight for shit due to age, and the 92 receiver isn’t optic / red dot friendly at all. . Guess I need to get myself a marlin 44 with optic friendly receiver . View Quote How would it look through a peep sight? Looking through an aperture often changes things. ETA: Also, a fiber optic front sight makes a big difference. |
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Quoted: Iv got a beautiful Rossi stainless steel 44 mag, but can’t see the damn front sight for shit due to age, and the 92 receiver isn’t optic / red dot friendly at all. . Guess I need to get myself a marlin 44 with optic friendly receiver . View Quote Let me know when you put it up for sale |
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I have an old 25-20 Winchester 92 saddle ring carbine
It has to be from the 30s or 40s. |
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Buck19Delta, your Rossi 92 stainless should be drilled and tapped under the rear barrel sight for a scout mount. I put a Holosun rds on mine. Quick and deadly! Mine is a trapper, 16” bbl.
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Well, um yeah. 44 mag and .357 mag rifles haven't been around that long because the cartridges are relatively new. We had the 1873 and 1892 in pistol calibers since, well 1873 and 1892. Now a days the 44-40 class isn't as common but back then they were as common as 9mm and .45s.
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Quoted: I'm surprised an XTP doesn't break up into a million pieces at that speed. You'd probably be better off with a Barnes solid copper bullet or a Swift A-Frame. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: I have a 24" Winchester 1892 in 357 mag. With my handloads I can hit 2400fps with a 140 grain xtp which expands to over .70" I'm surprised an XTP doesn't break up into a million pieces at that speed. You'd probably be better off with a Barnes solid copper bullet or a Swift A-Frame. No kidding. I have a 140gr xtp that I recovered that hit milk jugs at 1700fps iirc and it's just barely hanging on. |
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Quoted: Iv got a beautiful Rossi stainless steel 44 mag, but can’t see the damn front sight for shit due to age, and the 92 receiver isn’t optic / red dot friendly at all. . Guess I need to get myself a marlin 44 with optic friendly receiver . View Quote https://universalopticsrail.com/Alum-Fixture-92-p248915041 |
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I would like to see more handy rifles chambered for the 460 and 500 S&W. Lever guns, pump guns, or magazine fed semi autos...just more cartridge selections. The 44 mag will do just about everything, but I just want more possibilities. A pump rifle in 460 S&W with a 10 cartridge magazine would be just awesome.
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Quoted: Late to the party. My Henry bigboyX in .357 https://i.imgur.com/I4Ghpkp.jpg Shoot mostly 158grn 38spl with a YHM R9. View Quote @Balloo I picked up another X in 45 Colt a couple weeks past after stupidly selling my first one in 44. I’m leaning hard on the Marlin in 44, anyway I like how you did yours using a rail and keeping the factory butt stock. Which rail did you get? I keep going between MI and RP, also which quick connect socket is that? Did you do the para on the lever? |
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Quoted: @Balloo I picked up another X in 45 Colt a couple weeks past after stupidly selling my first one in 44. I’m leaning hard on the Marlin in 44, anyway I like how you did yours using a rail and keeping the factory butt stock. Which rail did you get? I keep going between MI and RP, also which quick connect socket is that? Did you do the para on the lever? View Quote @mstennes It's a Ranger Point rail. I believe it was a IWC cup. I am not a huge fan of the rubber butt pad, but beyond that, it's not bad. I might go with a Magpul stock when they make one for the Henrys. I did the para cord. Saw a youtube video. |
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Quoted: Arkansas announced a straight wall extended season this year. So good luck finding anything in 357/44. I’ve been waiting on Marlins sbl in .357. supposed to come out in spring, now their site says summer. Compared to the plastic Henry big boy X, it looks 100x better https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/529720/6D03C17A-902A-487E-860B-BEFB84C68271_jpe-3252188.JPG View Quote Yeah, Henry really needs to release an All Weather threaded Big Boy. |
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Quoted: Picked up a new Marlin 1894 a few weeks ago, haven’t had a chance to shoot it yet but the fit and finish on it are superb. Ruger did a great job, I wonder if they are using the old tooling from Marlin/Remington or did they just create new? Which brings me to a question if anyone knows; there isn’t much information from Ruger on the optics plate, or even one for sale on their site. Can I buy a plate made for older versions and use that, or is the drill pattern different? View Quote Email RangerPointPrecision and ask. |
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Quoted: Yeah, Henry really needs to release an All Weather threaded Big Boy. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Arkansas announced a straight wall extended season this year. So good luck finding anything in 357/44. I’ve been waiting on Marlins sbl in .357. supposed to come out in spring, now their site says summer. Compared to the plastic Henry big boy X, it looks 100x better https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/529720/6D03C17A-902A-487E-860B-BEFB84C68271_jpe-3252188.JPG Yeah, Henry really needs to release an All Weather threaded Big Boy. With how popular lever guns have become over the past few years, I’m surprised they haven’t. Especially when you consider suppressor availability too. |
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Quoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/516916/IMG_20230919_190751107_jpg-3252288.JPGI'm really happy with my 2 Henry's- a 16" .22 and a model X .44. I wanted a .45-70 but it's totally overkill here and I thought it would be too much for my bad shoulders. .44 is a great carbine round, 180 grain Remingtons are over 2000fps per Lucky Gunner. I can hunt with it, it's a blast to shoot and I take it along when I fly to California. I've had an RPP handguard for a while that I need to install, I want a side mounted sling and light and that's not possible with the factory front end. Mine initially held 7 rounds in the tube but has broken in enough to now hold 8. The factory rear sight sucks; I don't mind the buckhorn on the .22 but there's no spot to hold on the front sight on the 44. I'm considering doing some scope juggling and taking the Leupold 2.5x20 off my main AR and putting it on the .44. The 22 is half cock and the 44 has a transfer bar, kinda wish they had the same safety. The new Marlin 1894 SBL .44 is exactly what I originally wanted, maybe I'll grab one down the line to protect myself from midsize dinosaurs. Converted 336's used to be a thing, but they're not 400 bucks anymore. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/516916/IMG_20230919_190751107_jpg-3252288.JPGI'm really happy with my 2 Henry's- a 16" .22 and a model X .44. I wanted a .45-70 but it's totally overkill here and I thought it would be too much for my bad shoulders. .44 is a great carbine round, 180 grain Remingtons are over 2000fps per Lucky Gunner. I can hunt with it, it's a blast to shoot and I take it along when I fly to California. I've had an RPP handguard for a while that I need to install, I want a side mounted sling and light and that's not possible with the factory front end. Mine initially held 7 rounds in the tube but has broken in enough to now hold 8. The factory rear sight sucks; I don't mind the buckhorn on the .22 but there's no spot to hold on the front sight on the 44. I'm considering doing some scope juggling and taking the Leupold 2.5x20 off my main AR and putting it on the .44. The 22 is half cock and the 44 has a transfer bar, kinda wish they had the same safety. The new Marlin 1894 SBL .44 is exactly what I originally wanted, maybe I'll grab one down the line to protect myself from midsize dinosaurs. Quoted: Ruger/Marlin should make a lever gun in .357 Maximum. Converted 336's used to be a thing, but they're not 400 bucks anymore. Just grab your favorite flavor RDS and the proper RDS mount from RangerPointPrecision (or one of the other modernization companies). For a Henry, it’s usually 2 screws to mount the RDS rail. |
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I am also a lover of 44 and 357 rifles.
My favorite is probably my Ruger 77/44. The thing is beautiful. Wood stock, blued steel, and the action is very smooth and tight. I also have a 99/44 which is the later (mini 14 style) semi auto with detachable mags. I bought a 10 round mag for it (that also fits the 77/44) but have not tried it yet. I do not shoot it much for fear of breaking parts, as replacement parts are pretty much not available. I am on the constant search for a 77/357 in the ever elusive blued finish (most all are stainless, but a few blued ones were made). I then have a pair of Marlin 1894's. One in 44 and the other in 357. Both very early 80's models (pre safety). I just picked up a used Henry model X in 44. Looks almost new. I tried it out with my can a couple weeks ago with some subs and liked it. Gonna start working up a load for it. I may pick up a 357 model X. Have not decided yet. I also have 14 inch barrels in 357 and 44 for my desert eagles. With those barrels, they are almost honorary carbines |
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I cleaned and function checked a Ruger .44 carbine for a coworker after his son left it where it got rained on and it had rust.
I'd never had my hands on one before, and now I've wanted one ever since. Damn it the prices they go for now though. |
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Grand Power, if you are listening, I'll take a Stribog in .357 Mag, 8" barrel. And a 16" carbine.
Thank you very much. |
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Quoted: With how popular lever guns have become over the past few years, I’m surprised they haven’t. Especially when you consider suppressor availability too. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Arkansas announced a straight wall extended season this year. So good luck finding anything in 357/44. I’ve been waiting on Marlins sbl in .357. supposed to come out in spring, now their site says summer. Compared to the plastic Henry big boy X, it looks 100x better https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/529720/6D03C17A-902A-487E-860B-BEFB84C68271_jpe-3252188.JPG Yeah, Henry really needs to release an All Weather threaded Big Boy. With how popular lever guns have become over the past few years, I’m surprised they haven’t. Especially when you consider suppressor availability too. I email them once a year about it. I wish more people would. I’d buy one tomorrow and my fun funds are all already spoken for. |
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Quoted: I love my 77/357 suppressed. With .38 special it’s absolutely hilarious to shoot. I just need to save up to put it in a nice stock and SBR it. View Quote Those seem cool. I want to do the same thing some day. |
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Quoted: I want one of these so bad in stainless. I wish someone would make them again. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Im surprised someone hasn’t tried making these again. IMI timberwolf https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/rifles/imi-rifles/imi-timber-wolf-action-arms-357-magnum-pump-slide-rifle.cfm?gun_id=101196169 I want one of these so bad in stainless. I wish someone would make them again. #metoo |
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Quoted: I wonder how much it's popularity was driven by states that allowed rifle hunting only with straight walled cartridges. Regular people buying stuff for shits and giggles is a modern thing. View Quote .410 shotguns were banned from the field during deer season in Missouri for decades since they will chamber .45 Colt cartridges. Didn't make logical sense then, and wouldn't now. Sometimes ballistics truth creeps in to bureaucracies. |
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I have a 44 mag winchester 94. It was Bubba fucked, so it is just a beater to me. It is fun, but with a steel butt plate, surprisingly painful with stout loads.
I like it. Eventually I will get a pistol can and Bubba fuck it even further by suppressing it. |
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I'm tempted to buy a new RM 1894, partly to compare to my old gun. I saw a RM and a new S&W in the rack earlier this week; a S&W is also tempting.
My .25-20 Win chambered 1894 is the most fun. The .44 Mag is less fun with stout loads. |
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Picked up one of the new .357 1894 Ru-Mars back in February. It's been flawless in .38 and .357.
Hking |
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