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Offline Ridge Runner

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Would a Malin in .30 carbine be a good rifle?
« on: September 15, 2005, 05:21:00 PM »
I was thinking that a Marlin in .30 carbine would make a nice combination. Fill it up with hollow points and it would make a nice rifle with little recoil.

Anyone else think that this is a good idea?
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« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2005, 05:28:10 PM »
Marlin made the model 62 lever action .30 M1 Carbine back in the 1960's.

It had limited popularity for the same reasons as the US M1 Carbine: light, handy, convenient, low recoil, readily available ammunition, fun to shoot.

It was bad and did not sell well for the same reasons as the US M1 Carbine:  marginal power for deer-sized game (illegal in some states), too expensive for casual plinking, and very limited accuracy range.

It would be fun to own and shoot, I guess, but of limited practical use when other, more suitable chamberings are available.

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Would a Malin in .30 carbine be a good rifl
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2005, 04:33:59 AM »
Ridge Runner You never said what you'd be using the rifle for.
I think instead of the 30 the 357mag would be a very nice choice.
Cheap to shoot very cheap to reload and low recoil. Enough of power for deer at ranges up to 100 yrds.

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Would a Malin in .30 carbine be a good rifl
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2005, 04:52:13 AM »
30 Carbine out lasted its Military use[the round]though still used in many countries abroad.As a pistol round it is excellent though.
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Would a Malin in .30 carbine be a good rifl
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2005, 03:10:51 PM »
Intrepid is right of course.  I used one of my 10" T/C barrels in .30M1 to shoot IHMSA silhouette using 165-grain RCBS cast bullets, shot a lot of 39s with it.  Highly accurate with cast bullets ( 1 moa scoped) and I lost very few rams with it on my range.  Oddly, for the most accurate loads I used RL-7 for 1500 fps.
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.357 MAG vrs .30 carbine
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2005, 05:10:34 PM »
I was looking at a Marlin lever gun in .357 MAG and it just came to me that the .30 carbine would provide more punch with little recoil.

I have a M1 carbine and love shooting it.

I just thought that the .30 carbine round would make a nice combination with a Marlin lever action.
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Would a Malin in .30 carbine be a good rifl
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2005, 04:37:40 AM »
Can't beat that .357 for fun shooting and the diffrence between it and the .30 carbine is very small.
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« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2005, 10:59:41 PM »
one of the 3220s they just came out with would do the same thing.
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Re: .357 MAG vrs .30 carbine
« Reply #8 on: September 19, 2005, 03:55:01 PM »
Quote from: Ridge Runner
I was looking at a Marlin lever gun in .357 MAG and it just came to me that the .30 carbine would provide more punch with little recoil.

I have a M1 carbine and love shooting it.

I just thought that the .30 carbine round would make a nice combination with a Marlin lever action.


The 357 magnum in an 1894C has quite a bit more "punch" potential than the 30 carbine round. You can load it lighter for plinking, or shooting smaller game, or load it to it's maximum for an honest 100+ yard deer rifle.

Even with full house loads the 1894C has a powder puff recoil that even the youngest shooter can manage with ease.
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Would a Malin in .30 carbine be a good rifl
« Reply #9 on: September 19, 2005, 04:07:57 PM »
A 30 carbine load would be fun for plinking. I would personally never use that for any hunting above small game.
Some have mentioned using the 38/357. That would be a great choice. I have a 44 mag and shoot more specials than I do mags. I load my own so it's cheap for me all the way around.
The 30 just isn't much of a multi-purpose weapon. The other choices give you everything the 30 has and alot more.
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Would a Malin in .30 carbine be a good rifl
« Reply #10 on: September 22, 2005, 11:57:32 AM »
It seems to me that if you need to shoot it with two hands you also should get the benefit of rifle power. The 30-30 on up is the way to go with a carbine.

As an aside. If you can find it get Jeff Cooper 's article "The Carbine Compromise" (Guns and Ammo Oct. 1966).
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