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what's the best leverAction 44mag for hot loads?

s2scout
Want to know what the best Lever-gun in a 44mag for hot loads would be? Both handloads & factory.
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  • MIKE WISKEY
    BROWNING "LOW WALL" BUT THATS A SINGLE SHOT. NEXT WOULD BE A MARLIN M-94.
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  • gskyhawk
    I would think the Marlin with its solid top would be the better but that just my .02cents worth
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  • jimbo1096
    I had the m94 and had lots of problems with the magazine follower allowing two rnds to feed causing big log jams. Real pain to field strip and clear. But that was years in the past and that may not be a problem now.
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  • Iroquois Scout
    Never had any trouble with the Marlin.
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  • spasmcreek
    ruger made a few no.3 in 44 mag ,i've got one chambered out to 444 marlin...marlin lever a-ok... have a legacy (1892 clone)in 44 mag but haven't run hot reloads yet
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  • s2scout
    Thanks for the input...

    I was kinda thinkin' Marlin myself. Henry "big boy" not made for hot loads, correct?
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  • 1KYDSTR
    The "Big Boy" might be a little weak for really stoked up loads in the brass reciever (I THINK it's brass...my appologies if I am wrong)plus...I just don't like alot of what I've heard about the Henry guns. The Marlin Model '94 is my call all the way!

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  • rimfire72
    I think the Ruger lever action is stronger than the Marlin. However,I don't think I would shoot any hot .44 Mag loads in any lever action gun.Just my opinion.
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  • CS8161
    DEFINITELY NO hot loads in the Henry Big Boy.

    Chris8161
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  • s2scout
    quote:Originally posted by rimfire72
    I think the Ruger lever action is stronger than the Marlin. However,I don't think I would shoot any hot .44 Mag loads in any lever action gun.Just my opinion.


    rimfire72:
    what 44 mag rifle factory loads are good for mountain lion/black bear?
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  • Boomerang
    quote:Originally posted by s2scout
    quote:Originally posted by rimfire72
    I think the Ruger lever action is stronger than the Marlin. However,I don't think I would shoot any hot .44 Mag loads in any lever action gun.Just my opinion.


    rimfire72:
    what 44 mag rifle factory loads are good for mountain lion/black bear?
    Either the 44 Magnum 280gr Bonded-Core Soft Point or Corbon 44 Magnum 305gr Flat Point Penetrator. Do not use the Corbon 44 Magnum 320gr Hard-Cast Flat Point, it will not feed. http://mysite.elixirlabs.com/index.php?uid=12665&page=1624


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