Marlin Lever Action .357

[Que]

I was in Bradis today thinking about the two Marlin 44 mag lever action rifles I missed. As they say, if you study long, you study wrong. Well, I saw a Marlin on the wall and just thought that maybe one came in and all 85 people in the store at the time didn't see it. Well, I asked Steve to pull it down and it wasn't a .44 mag, but a .357 mag.

I was about to put it back in Steve's hand, but thought I would ask for the price, just in case. Well, I couldn't pass and put it on hold and will be getting it as soon as I possibly can.

I know the majority of people will say to go with the .44 mag, but is there anyone on here that purchased a .357 mag lever action and hated it so much you replaced it with the .44 mag?

 

[42769vette]

there is nothing wrong with the 357 for whitetail. as always shot placement is more important that bullet size. i assume this is for your new found hunting passion

 

[Fordtough25]

Nothing wrong with a .357 Mag! You will be wanting a revolver to go along side it though!

 

[kjf40]

I have a Marlin .357 mag......nothing bad to say about it, love it!!

 

[LEaSH]

If you have a 4" or greater handgun in .357, I'd say it would be an excellent companion rifle. You know, sneaky deer.

Might have to use an imaginary scenario that would require drawing down on a deer when the rifle is out of reach - you can imagine.

If you don't have the handgun, well, I think it's an excellent excuse to get one. So one hand washes the other.

 

[Que]

there is nothing wrong with the 357 for whitetail. as always shot placement is more important that bullet size. i assume this is for your new found hunting passion

Yep, that's it. I'm hoping to actually harvest something this year, so I'm starting to put equipment together now and will start sighting in this spring.

Plus my father had a 30-30 Winchester lever action when I was growing up and I still remember sneaking in his closet to play with it. So, I've always wanted a lever action.

I used to have a beautiful 357 Security Six, but sold it. I think I'll be looking for another pretty soon, as I don't have a revolver right now.

 

[Bert]

Got one at the 1500 . It's the Marlin cowboy. Hex barrel . Can't Wait for a day at the range .

 

[Redskinsfan]

Que,

You will be pleased with the 357 rifle. I shot a deer that was running and it died very quickly and humanely. The cartridge is an excellent choice for deer hunting in Indiana. The 44 magnum has superior ballistics to the 357 of course, but that makes it only in theory a better deer rifle. The 357 is plenty enough especially with high velocity hollow point ammunition, I recommend the 125 gr.

Congratulations,

Terry

 

[wagyu52]

I absolutely love mine, it's my favorite center fire rifle. It would be my CCW if I could figure out how to carry it Go to marauder.Homestead.com will show you how to tune it and fix the "marlin jam" before it happens. I did mine per his directions it's simple and really makes it smooth. .38 is what I mostly shoot at steel, it kicks like a .22.

 

[slipnotz]

I've shot bucks with both the 357 & 44 and dead is dead. As mentioned above, shot placement is important with both. The 357 will do the job, the 44 will do it a little further out.

 

[kjf40]

Have you dated it yet?
Mine was made in 1981, 10 yrs younger then i am
Just take the first 2 digits of the serial number and subtract them from 2000.
That will give you the date of manufacture.

I also have a .22 (39-A) made in 1964 and a 30-30 made in 1976......nothing better then a good Marlin rifle!!

 

[ThrottleJockey]

Let me know when it gets all beat up and nasty looking, I want a cheap one as a camp gun for commonality of ammo with my revolvers

 

[hntrdav]

The 357 will kill deer and is just plain fun to shoot in the off season.

 

[Que]

Well, I guess I need to start looking for another set of dies for reloading.

 

[badmac183]

The 357 will kill deer and is just plain fun to shoot in the off season.

it's also cheaper to shoot since you can fire cheap 38 shells out of it.

 

[SSGSAD]

Well, I guess I need to start looking for another set of dies for reloading.

When we going to the range ?????

 

[Que]

When we going to the range ?????

I won't have the rifle for a couple of weeks.

 

[tommyj223]

my budy has the 45colt version and its super accurate

 

[Que]

my budy has the 45colt version and its super accurate

Did he start with a .357 and then change to the 45LC?

 

[bikeman]

I have a few Malins and love them all. My .357 would not feed reliably when I got it so the shop sent it to Williams Gunsite in Michigan for warranty work. It's good to go now. That was about 18 months ago.