Marlin also made a special run of Trapper-style 1894 carbines in. However, I’ve never had any problems with the M336 action and. This action, being shorter, is felt to be better suited to sixgun cartridges than the. In 1969, the Marlin 1894 was resurrected and offered in. JSP over 22.0 grains of #2400 yields 1,672 fps and a 7/8″ group. Groups are for three shots at 50 yards with a 4X scope in place - Hornady 240 XTP over 24.5 grains of WW296 clocks out at 1,728 fps with a 5/8″ group Hornady 240 XTP, 22.0 grains of #2400, 1,696 fps and 1-1/4″ Hornady 265 XTP, 23.0 grains of WW296, 1,621 fps, 1-1/2″ Speer 240 JHP, 24.5 grains of WW296, 1,681 fps, 3/4″ and Speer 240-gr. 44 long guns have come and gone, however this Marlin 336 remains a favorite. 44 Flat-Top, it made the perfect sixgun/levergun combination for deep woods hunting. Matched with my ever-present Bear Buster Ruger 4-5/8″. The result is an even-easier and faster handling big bore carbine. 44 Magnum, I sent it off to my now-late friend gunsmith Keith DeHart to have the barrel cut to 18-1/2″ and the overly abundant forearm and butt stock, both made of too much quality walnut, slimmed down. However, a real joy found in firearms is taking any one of many “near-perfect” sixguns or leverguns and making them even more near perfect!
WHAT YEAR WAS MY MARLIN MODEL 1894 44 MAG MADE FULL
With its 20″ barrel, full magazine tube and straight-gripped stock, it was the near-perfect woods carbine. I purchased the first one to hit town and it has now served me well for over 50 years. 35 Remington, was brought forth as the sixgunner’s companion in. I would love to have them back now! In the 1960s, the Marlin 336, a long-time deer hunter’s favorite offered in. In the foolish time of life known as teenage I let both guns slip through my hands. I’ve been a fan of Marlin leverguns for over six decades ever since I bought a pair of Marlin shooters, a pair of original Model 1894s chambered in. He went on to say: “One-caliber rifle-pistol duos are a Western tradition, handed down from the days when ammo counters were few and far between.” Little did I know I would not only meet John in the future but we’d also become good friends. In 1966 my friend the late John Lachuk wrote: “If I had my druthers, I’d take this handy lever-gun and my 44 Maggie and head for the backcountry!” He was talking about the newly introduced Marlin 336T chambered in. And, after all this time, with everything I’ve read and everything I’ve written, there is one line that stands out and I consider the best words ever written - at least for those things I’m primarily interested in. Over the ensuing years I have read millions of words and also written several million words. My first article was published in 1967 in the now long-gone magazine called GUNsport. It was notable as the first magazine ever dedicated to articles on firearms, and it led the way as over the next few years three more purely gun magazines arrived. – 38.5 long – 13.375 length of pull – 6.5 lbs.The first issue of GUNS Magazine arrived in January 1955 when I was a junior in high school. Solid-top receiver tapped for scope mount. Blued steel fore-end cap swivel studs – 20 barrel with deep-cut Ballard-type rifling (6 grooves) – 1.38 twist rate – Adjustable semi-buckhorn folding rear sight ramp front sight with brass bead and Wide-Scan hood. – 44 Remington Magnum 44 SW Special – 10-shot tubular magazine – Lever action with squared finger lever side ejection deeply blued metal surfaces solid-top receiver hammer block safety – American black walnut straight-grip stock cut checkering rubber rifle butt pad tough Mar-Shield finish. 44 Rem Mag and 44 SW with a ten-shot tubular magazine. Its handy size is punctuated by a quick-pointing straight-grip stock design and Old West-styled adjustable semi-buckhorn sights. Model 1894s are available in available in 11 chamberings although current models are only available in 45 ACP and 44 Rem Mag.Īn elegant carbine chambered for pistol calibers. Variants may additionally feature stainless steel construction large loop lever 16.25-22 barrel pistol grip Picatinny rail or ghost ring sight. Current variants of this rifle feature a solid top receiver American walnut stock tubular magazine and adjustable semi-buckhorn rear sight. The Marlin Model 1894 is a lever action repeating rifle first introduced in the year it is named after.
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