For the lust of guns

[tomato can]

I would love to get my hands on a lightly used .44 mag lever action.

Big Boy Guns in Blue Ridge had a Marlin JM stamped barrel in .44 mag last week. Might still have it.

I have winnie tastes and marlin budged.  but before I do that I am still saving up for an al raft trailer.

[RiverbumCO]

Picked up my .44 marlin today.  Gonna shoot it tomorrow, i bought the 50rd magtech ammo for $38.  Not terrible.

[JMiller]

Ive got one of those in .35 rem.
A 1980, pre safety model. Love that gun.

[Dee-Vo]

.35 Rem is sweet. I love the levers.

[Yallerhammer]

.35 Rem is an underrated caliber, IMO. Great woods gun for deer, hogs,  and bear.

[Big J]

Picked up my .44 marlin today.  Gonna shoot it tomorrow, i bought the 50rd magtech ammo for $38.  Not terrible.

Whenever you go to Wally World, look at the ammo.  There is a brand call Perfecta.  Fiocchi is supposedly the manufacturer.  I bought 50 rds of .357 mag for $18 which is way below the average price.  Great target ammo and all 100 rds feed perfectly thru my lever gun.  Sure the .44 mag is below average price as well.

[rbphoto]

.35 Rem is an underrated caliber, IMO. Great woods gun for deer, hogs,  and bear.

Phenomenal round.

Last deer I shot was with this round.

Directly head on, up the nasal cavity.  14" penetration with no exit.

Deer fell DRT - dead right there. 

Have shot for zero, but haven't shot anything with some of the Leverevolution ammo.  Know some folks reaching out beyond 200yds with excellent success.

[tomato can]

Picked up my .44 marlin today.  Gonna shoot it tomorrow, i bought the 50rd magtech ammo for $38.  Not terrible.

Whenever you go to Wally World, look at the ammo.  There is a brand call Perfecta.  Fiocchi is supposedly the manufacturer.  I bought 50 rds of .357 mag for $18 which is way below the average price.  Great target ammo and all 100 rds feed perfectly thru my lever gun.  Sure the .44 mag is below average price as well.

You can get boxes of .38 special from www.slickguns.com for 14 bucks a box.

[RiverbumCO]

I bought 50 rds of magtech for $38 w/o reading this.  Oh well, just wanted to blast some off.  I shot 20 today beside my .25-06.  Trigger work and stock mods on the .25 paid off, thumbnail sized group with 4 shots from 50 yds, which is an improvement for the cheap-o Axis rifle.   

The lever gun is awesome.  It didnt group great, but thats with shitty ammo and a scope that im 99% sure isnt adjusting the crosshairs when i adjust them.  Looking to upgrade with either a 1.5-5x20 leupold vx-3 or 1.25x4-20 vx-r firedot reticle.  With some premium hunting ammo i think i can group 3 shots in an inch at 50.

The .44 had much less recoil than the .25, which surprised me.

[Yallerhammer]

The .44 mag is a pistol round. It doesn't have nearly as much powder in it as the .25-06, which is just a necked-down .30-06. The .44 is stout for a pistol round, but is weak compared to most rifle rounds. Still plenty enough for deer at reasonable ranges, though.

[Michael Toris]

The .44 mag is a pistol round. It doesn't have nearly as much powder in it as the .25-06, which is just a necked-down .30-06. The .44 is stout for a pistol round, but is weak compared to most rifle rounds. Still plenty enough for deer at reasonable ranges, though.

I am sure he is aware of this information, as is everyone else otb

[Yallerhammer]

Probably so. I was not trying to be a smartass, just commenting on his statement that he was surprised that the .44 had a lot less recoil than the .25/06.

[Big J]

The .44 mag is a pistol round. It doesn't have nearly as much powder in it as the .25-06, which is just a necked-down .30-06. The .44 is stout for a pistol round, but is weak compared to most rifle rounds. Still plenty enough for deer at reasonable ranges, though.

I am sure he is aware of this information, as is everyone else otb

I personally never overestimate Erik's intelligence.

[RiverbumCO]

So kind in your old age.

[RiverbumCO]

But really, looking like with Hornady xtps i can be 2 high at 50, dead at 100 and 3-4 low at 150.  Not that im shooting 150 with it.