Modern Bullets - Levergun Cartridges - AmerRifleman

[JohndeFresno]

The March 2013 issue of the American Rifleman has a nice rundown, with posted loads, of newer bullets for our beloved levergun cartridges, as the title implies.

[Marlin32]

Except he left out the 338 Marlin Express. Can't figure that out.

[Hobie]

Except he left out the 338 Marlin Express. Can't figure that out.

Ignorance? Forgetfulness? Inablility to test ('cause he doesn't have a rifle for it)?

[Pete44ru]

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FWIW, I didn't see mention of the .356 Win, .38-55, or .375 Win, either.


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[mikld]

Okay, okay, then lets say "There was a good article in American Rifleman about bullets, loads and stuff for half of todays leverguns "...

[Borregos]

............................................but you can't please all of the people all of the time

[JohndeFresno]

I think it was because the .338 Marlin Express has been covered in the last few years so extensively in other magazines, for instance - this month:
March 2013 Shooting Times, ".338 Or .348?" by Layne Simpson (starting at Page 52).

I just did an index search of my digitized magazines and stopped counting at 10 magazine issues that did various write-ups, starting back with the Successful Hunter Magazine Issue 38, March/April 2009.
Others, for instance:
American Rifleman, Feb 2009
HandLoaders Magazine 276, Feb 2012

So... I don't think the .338 Marlin Express is considered a new bullet, now.

[jeepnik]

All in all a good article, but a bit patronizing of those of us "who love to hunt with the OLD tubular magazine lever guns".

[spaceman spiff]

I would like to see Hornady come out with some .38-55 FTX or Monoflex.....



spaceman