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Offline gr8ful

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marlin 41 mag
« on: February 25, 2011, 07:21:50 PM »
does anyone have any experience with the marlin 1894 in 41 magnum?  Just saw that marlin was chambering for the 41 and now i gotta buy another gun!!!! ;D
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Re: marlin 41 mag
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2011, 11:29:50 PM »
I have NO experience with the .41, but I do have a .357 & a .44, both are very nice carbines. Are you saying that Marlin is re-introducing them??? If so, I will probably have to track one down. I've been keeping my eye's open for one of the older ones, but they are hard to find.
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Re: marlin 41 mag
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2011, 01:12:57 AM »
I has one from ten ot fifteen years back. I saw they offered it again 3-4 years back I thought it was discontinued again???

Nice as all other 1894s. If your a 41 guy it's is a must have!!!

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Re: marlin 41 mag
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2011, 06:06:23 AM »
I'v had one for about 6 yrs. now and realy like it, it shoots good.
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Re: marlin 41 mag
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2011, 06:56:08 AM »
impact guns has em possibly NOS but anyway, i WANT one!  i already have a 357, but being a member of the 41 cult this is a must have.  Now to convince the wife that i NEED one. :)
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Re: marlin 41 mag
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2011, 07:40:00 AM »
I have a lot of experience taking mine in and out of the safe, unfired Limited Cowboy 20" oct barrel. Keep meaning to take it to the range but hasn't made it, hides in the back of a metal box in a gun rug . Had 2 but got talked out of one. Patner to a 657.
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Re: marlin 41 mag
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2011, 02:20:33 PM »
Have had mine for about 5 years now.  It has been my main deer gun for the last 3 years.  Mine shoots nice groups without much recoil.  Mine has a 2-7x scope on it.

I looked at the Marlin catalog a few weeks and do not recall seeing a 41.
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Re: marlin 41 mag
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2011, 01:26:54 AM »
My brother-in-law has one and loves it but says it was a pita to load for.  He said that factory ammo grouped ok but handloaded cast would near pattern unless the clugs used went oversize up to .003, and gas checked.  He said he called Marlin about their rifle not shooting cast slugs well and that Marlin provided that their barrels in pistol calibers are oversized or overbore.  A .410 jacketed slug picks up the rifling satisfactorily but cast slugs have to run larger to have the same accuracy.  HTH.
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Re: marlin 41 mag
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2011, 05:38:54 AM »
www.marlinowners.com  discusses all of that.
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Re: marlin 41 mag
« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2011, 02:32:50 PM »
I have had a 1894S for about 5 years. I love it! Very accurate. I have a 4X Bushnell scope on it.

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Re: marlin 41 mag
« Reply #10 on: March 30, 2011, 01:38:34 AM »
I've had one since 2005 and love it but mostly just plink at the range.  Darn thing makes ammo disappear too fast - 'specially when my boys use it.  It will feed and shoot even Corbon 265 gr ammo if I'm careful. No Marlin jams yet.  But the micro rifling tends to clog if I shoot much cast so generally stick with jacketed.

I  really enjoy shooting it and the boys, 9 & 13, can brag they shot a magnum!

Wish we had more caribou around, I'd like to take something with this gun.  So nice to carry too.
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Re: marlin 41 mag
« Reply #11 on: March 31, 2011, 11:21:32 AM »
I've only hunted one time with mine shot one deer, mostly range shooting great gun but wont shoot lead very good.
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Re: marlin 41 mag
« Reply #12 on: May 03, 2011, 01:48:09 AM »
The .41 in a lever gun is a great idea!
I have one, but it will never be a plinker.
1) It will NOT group 210 grain bullets over flake powders like Unique or Blue Dot. It will pattern them like a 12-gauge.
2) The head of the tech dept. at Marlin admitted that their barrels were slightly oversized. I now size my Lyman #41028 RNFP's to .413".
3) MAX loads of 2400 or H110 work fine and will surely lay out a deer.
4) Marlin does their testing indoors with Remington factory ammo. If you can find it, it is well over $60/box.

So, bolt a good low-power scope on it and practice with .38's in your 1894C 38/357 carbine. Take the .41 out when you need to protect the orchard.

Bitterroot Bob
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