Marlin 1894 in 44mag?
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Marlin 1894 in 44mag?
Are they finicky with cycling heavier 44s?
Mike Johnson,
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Re: Marlin 1894 in 44mag?
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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Lefty Dude
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Re: Marlin 1894 in 44mag?
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?
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?
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?
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?
Good info, thanks.
Mike Johnson,
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Re: Marlin 1894 in 44mag?
geLefty Dude wrote:They do not like SWC's, and most are overbored. I had one that the bore slugged, .431".
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?
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.rjohns94 wrote:Are they finicky with cycling heavier 44s?
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Re: Marlin 1894 in 44mag?
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.
Oh and my rifle apparently didn't get the memo that its slow twist can't group heavy bullets.