which .357 lever rifle?

**nra-life-member** · December 29th, 2018, 06:08 PM

Older Marlin JM model or current Winchester work for me.

**hunterdan** · January 1st, 2019, 04:14 PM

I have a 2000 jm Marlin 1894c and love it. I've handled a bunch of the newest Marlin's, and the brand new 1894c's look and feel great. I even got to look at the new threaded barrel offering. It's heavy, but it cycled smoothly and looked great.

**mmi** · January 2nd, 2019, 04:02 AM

have you seen the cool sbr made out of the lever action pistols they also thread the barrel if interested get the side loading type
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXc0rm6dzVs

**tourrider** · January 5th, 2019, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by edritchey

I have some of each too and I actually like the tubes much better.

I'll jump on the me too wagon here

Just picked up a second Henry Big Boy Steel 16.5. New in box for $475 from coworker.

**edritchey** · January 13th, 2019, 10:45 AM

My go to lever for deer and hogs is a Henry .357 mag.

**frankski** · January 13th, 2019, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by edritchey

My go to lever for deer and hogs is a Henry .357 mag.

Not to get off-topic, but where do you go for hogs?

**edritchey** · January 13th, 2019, 12:21 PM

Texas

Originally Posted by frankski

Not to get off-topic, but where do you go for hogs?

**Gunplummer** · January 15th, 2019, 07:28 AM

What is the "Threaded barrel" you are talking about?

**Nate7667** · January 15th, 2019, 01:26 PM

https://www.marlinfirearms.com/lever...model-1894-cst

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**SaraMaru60** · January 29th, 2019, 11:51 PM

Originally Posted by Hodgie

I have a Henry Bug Boy and it’s a beautifully made rifle in every way. It's smooth and accurate with the only negative being it's on the heavy side but I did choose the octagon barrel. Side loading isn’t important to me since I have no other use for the rifle then a fun day of plinking. If your looking for an heirloom quality rifle when it comes to fit and finish then consider Henry.

New Marlin products were all sorts of messed up a few years back since Remington took them over and moved production to their N.Y. facility. Don’t know if that ever was fully resolved but I personally wouldn’t take the chance since I hate what the Freedom Group has done to several solid companies while working with that POS gov in NYS.

Rossi and Umberti are imports I don’t know much about Rossi other then I believe they were recently acquired by Taurus. Umberti makes some of the best high end authentic replica lever action rifles there are and people seem to love them.

Uberti are made in Italy, top notch all the way. Rossi is and always have been made in Brazil and they have always been one in the same with Tarus. (I think). I have a Puma (Rossi made) 44 in stainless, nice gun, very nice wood but required a break in period on the action. After a couple hundred rounds it clickey klak cycles as smooth as Chuck Connors did back in 1958. I'd buy any of the above or whatever wallet permits. The Puma/Rossi 92 clone is as nice looking as any of them with exception to the extra safety on top the receiver. .