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Offline 30-30man

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What about a new Marlin in 7.62x54r
« on: March 10, 2008, 03:09:45 PM »
The caliber is capable of great accuracy.  It is very inexpensive compared to other calibers.  It has the power between a 308 and a 30-06.  It is very capable for long range work.  It also has a rim.  What do you say fellows?  Any hope Marlin/Remington will make this move?  I think it would be very popular. I don't think the 307Win or the 308 Marlin express are ever going to catch on.  The 7.62 x 54r has been manufactured in Europe for over 100 years. 
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Re: What about a new Marlin in 7.62x54r
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2008, 03:18:59 PM »
Interesting thought, I think the Winchester 95 was chambered in it.  The down side is somebody loading a pointed bullet in the tube magazine. 
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Re: What about a new Marlin in 7.62x54r
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2008, 03:25:27 PM »
I forgot about that one. >:(
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Re: What about a new Marlin in 7.62x54r
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2008, 05:58:28 AM »
I wonder why they don't build a levergun with a box magazine for pointed bullets?
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Re: What about a new Marlin in 7.62x54r
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2008, 01:47:23 PM »
Hmmm, they could call it the BLR    http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/family.asp?webflag_=003B&catalog_=B

One of the greats was the Savage 99 but in the end they could not see enough of them to make a profit in a changing world.  Winchester realized before WWII that the market was changing and started developing a new lever action rifle.  They waited unit 1955 to release it.  The Winchester 88 lasted about 15 or 16 year's   The Sako Finnwolf was introduced in 1964 and dropped by 1972.  All three rifles had box magzines and chambered for modern medium length cartridges.

They might have sold a few more if they were chambered for magnum rounds.  But the American hunter had made a big shift to bolt action rifles by the 1970's.  The traditional lever actions still found a niche in the Winchester 94 and Marlin 336 variants.

You can have your BLR in a magnum.

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Re: What about a new Marlin in 7.62x54r
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2008, 03:59:26 PM »
I believe both the 180 and 200 gn loads for that caliber are round nose.  Mikey.
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Re: What about a new Marlin in 7.62x54r
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2008, 04:45:29 PM »
Why do people make the false assumption that rimmed cartridges are a MUST for tube fed leverguns? So the 7.62x54r is rimmed BIG DEAL this fact doesn't make it any more suitable for Marlin leverguns than 30-06

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A rim is NOT required for a Marlin levergun, Nor is there a benefit in having one. The RIMLESS 35rem is the slickest feeding loading and ejecting cartridge marlin has ever stuck in a levergun
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Re: What about a new Marlin in 7.62x54r
« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2008, 11:21:29 AM »
"I don't think the 307Win or the 308 Marlin express are ever going to catch on."

In the Marlin, the .307 is dangerous.  The 308MX has caught on, and is selling real well.  It would have done even better if they hadn't offered the XLR version first.  The blued version looks 100 times better, and the shorter barrel makes it a woods rifle.

While I love my .35 Remington, I disagree about the need for a rim.  IMO all leveraction cartridges should have a rim.  In fact, almost all good rifle cartridges do have a rim.
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Re: What about a new Marlin in 7.62x54r
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2008, 02:29:39 PM »
Quote from: krochus on March 19, 2008, 04:45:29 PM
Why do people make the false assumption that rimmed cartridges are a MUST for tube fed leverguns? So the 7.62x54r is rimmed BIG DEAL this fact doesn't make it any more suitable for Marlin leverguns than 30-06

 NEWS FLASH
A rim is NOT required for a Marlin levergun, Nor is there a benefit in having one. The RIMLESS 35rem is the slickest feeding loading and ejecting cartridge marlin has ever stuck in a levergun

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