Marlin 1894 in 44mag?

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Marlin 1894 in 44mag?

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Are they finicky with cycling heavier 44s?
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Re: Marlin 1894 in 44mag?

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I have shot the Marlin 1894 .44 Mag. with projectiles up to 330grs with no feeding issues and excellent accuracy. 1886.
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Re: Marlin 1894 in 44mag?

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They do not like SWC's, and most are overbored. I had one that the bore slugged, .431".
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Re: Marlin 1894 in 44mag?

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Bullet shape and OAL just like any other pistol caliber lever gun. Mine seem to feed most RNFP slick while most Keith style bullets are a pain. Stick with RNFP type bullets loaded to proper length and go have fun!
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Re: Marlin 1894 in 44mag?

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I've found that I have to load some of the larger bullets into 44 special cases to get proper feeding.
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Re: Marlin 1894 in 44mag?

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Mine would hang up when cycling the fat Lee 310 gr. cast bullet. I made a slight radius on the bottom of the edge of the chamber opening. Fixed the hang-up and fed them fine after that.
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Re: Marlin 1894 in 44mag?

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Good info, thanks.
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Re: Marlin 1894 in 44mag?

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Lefty Dude wrote:They do not like SWC's, and most are overbored. I had one that the bore slugged, .431".
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SAAMI standards for 44 mag is different for rifle and handguns. .431 for rifles and .429 for handguns. I don't know why that is, but it is. I size all my 44mag cast bullets to .433 so I can use the same bullet for both my Marlin and my Ruger Super Blackhawk.

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Re: Marlin 1894 in 44mag?

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rjohns94 wrote:Are they finicky with cycling heavier 44s?
I couldn't get acceptable accuracy with bullets heavier than 270 gr in my Marlin 1894 44mag. I've settled on the Ranch Dog 265gr gas checked and plain base cast bullets.

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Re: Marlin 1894 in 44mag?

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Mine gets a little hitchy sometimes with Federal Castcore. That is a very blunt lead bullet. 300 grain JHP and JSP have not been a problem.

Oh and my rifle apparently didn't get the memo that its slow twist can't group heavy bullets.
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