Marlin 44 mag lever action
considering selling or trading my Marlin 44 mag lever action rifle...any ideas what it might be worth ?
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Your location and the condition of the rifle are the prime factors.
Here are 500 that have sold see if one is like yours.
http://www.GunBroker.com/All/Completed/BCI.aspx?Keywords=marlin+44+mag&Timeframe=1
added Glad to help. So I think you will get the most if you sell it locally. No shipping perhaps no FFL fees etc. Trade in value is about 50% of what it is actually worth. Consignment might get you 75% if and when it sells.
added2 My 94AE in 44 would feed Lyman 429421. I bought a 4 cavity Saeco round nose for it which worked really well. Plus it would hold 10 of then instead of 9 Lyman's.
I have trimmed brass down to adjust cartridge overall length. Crimping short brass can be an issue. Lyman 310 dies have no issues, regular dies seating bullets to the correct depth, then setting the case on top of the shell holder for crimping.
The 94 is in pieces. Last outing the ejector broke. I drilled it to install a new stem/spring guild - just needs welded. New part is available. Years ago the carrier broke off about a half inch from the end. Rifle worked if you cycled it fast. I filed out a extension piece of steel to also weld in. No part available. About that time the cartridge on the right side fell out. Problem, a crack threw the screw hole. I drilled it out, threaded it to 2 size larger screw. Low temp silver soldered in my bushing with correct threads on the outside and the inside to use the factory screw. No part available.0 -
condition is excellent..location is North of Houston - The Woodlands, Tx 0 -
yes, it does look like many of them..thanks Charlie, for the link. I should have looked myself..sorry for being a rookie. 0 -
Its ok. We all were once. [:)][:)][:)] 0 -
The plain old 44's are real common. If you have one that is checkered, stainless or an odd variation such as a cowboy model you will definitely have an advantage. Also, being JM stamped is the key. Remlins aren't worth much. 0 -
pre safety is wanted more ,2009 last of real JM marlin 0 -
I wouldn't touch an old one with a ten foot pole. The part that lifts the cartridge broke on mine a long time ago. For years I tried to get a replacement part. Finally all the stores I had been asking in were telling me they could get the part. I suspect that all of my inquiries caused Marlin to make a run of the part thinking there must be hundreds of people looking for it.
I had it fixed & SOLD IT IMMEDIATELY just like I got rid of my 180 series Ruger Mini 14.0 -
I have an older John Marlin 1894 in .44 Magnum, which I bought new somewhere about 1972. It is accurate and handy. Despite having a micro-grooved barrel, it shoots cast bullets well. It developed a feed problem early on, the "dreaded Marlin jam", and I used it as a two-shot rifle for a long time (one in chamber, one in magazine would feed OK). Then a few years back, Brownells came out with an improved lifter which when installed cured the jamming feed problem. It now feeds slick as a whistle with the standard 240 gr jacketed bullets, and just fine with correct length cast bullets, though still dislikes my favorite Elmer Keith cast bullet Lyman #429421, too long o.a.l. I value its usefulness greatly and would be hard put to sell it. 0
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