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I clicked on the first and last page...What happened here? Somebody's calling TLee out?

How exactly does that happen?

Mackay - I think yours is a great choice for someone comfortable with the .44mag. I'll admit to my wimp status and limit myself to the .357 for general use.

The Marlin levers are sweet. I had one in 375win that was not only smooth and accurate, but also blessed with some gorgeous wood. The guy I bought it from replaced it with a Contender in the same caliber. Idunno exactly how that relates to this thread, but I find it interesting.

Another gun I wish I hadn't sold...

FreeMe,

No worries about wimp calling here! I will gladly tell anyone that I rarely shoot fullbore, hotrod loads. There simply is no need.

A big bullet at a moderate velocity works wonders. Heck for small game, a large caliber bullet at sedate speeds works slick as snake snot! But then I am sure you know that anyways.

240 gr LSWC and about 5 grs WW231 makes a darn nice shooting load in a 44 remington mangle-um IIRC

Yep,

It is a very versatile cartridge. I have loads my little girl can shoot if she wants to. The thing I have found is that it seems it is hard to make a load that does not shoot well.

That cannot be said for .45 Colt chambered guns from my experience. I have gone down that road more than a few times. While you can get a .45 Colt to shoot very well, sometimes it can be a real chore.

By the way EH, now that I have been accepted into the fold of Turds I need to come up with a new sig line in regards to such. Perhaps some help from fellow Turds for a new title....

I like the sig line you have

Thanks.

Perhaps I will be a Turd in the shadows..

Turd in the shadows....

Now THAT'S a signature line

Yep you could add that to your sig line!

"I've lost my tolerance for diversity.
Turd in the shadows........."

Of course announcing you're in the shadows kinda defeats the purpose of being in the shadows.

Thanks for posting the reason for asking about the 2008 GUNS Annual. I've got it out in the shed somewheres, in a box...

I like your choice of 44's, but have to say that my experience with 45 Colt pistols and carbines has been pretty smooth too. I don't have problems getting an ackerit load in any of my carbines, rifles, or revolvers if I try 2 or 3 of the loads I've already got on hand. I think it's largely a matter of how much time you've put in to setting up your inventory.

As for your sig line, I have a "used" one I'm no longer gonna use and you're welcome to it:

"Turdlike long after it ceased to be fashionable."

Although, I gotta say that "A turd in the shadows.." is pretty dang cool, and may be more suitable to you..

That's what I like about the Campfire... no matter how cool you are, there is always SOMEbody ready and able to break your balls...

Sorry if I missed the wheat amongst the rat turd, but for me personally, it would be the 45 Colt.

As far as "best", I'd be hard pressed to say a 357 or 44 Mag would lack anything at all, provided the bullets were up to par, but I use cast and frontal area, which always works under 2,000 fps, so a 44 Mag or 45 Colt it would be.

That really is a good point.

Kind of like being a "Special Agent" for the FBI". I have enjoyed more than once asking if they had any regular agents...

Random things...

For an autoloader, I would be interested to try one of these someday:

http://www.mechtechsys.com/

I notice that Winchester has expanded the line to 7 models on the 1892 (made in Japan, unfortunately). I guess they are trying to take advantage of Marlin's troubles. Prices seem to have come down some, too.

Sure would be neat if somebody could build a quality reproduction of the 1892 (or the 1886) here in the states. Ruger, are you listening?

I was sad to find out a while back that they are not going to produce those in .357 and .44 (at least not at this time). The stainless, lever, and ghost ring were calling my name.....

I'll stick with the original old school combo .44-40
It worked well enough beck then and it does the same or better today.

I had a friend who was the local FBI agent, now retired. He had been issued one of the old MP5s in 10mm years ago. I was thinking that a 10mm MP5 and a Glock 10mm would make one heck of a pair to draw to.

You could really thump a lot of things very quickly with a combo like that.

.41



This is the fastest to the first shot gun I own...






As to the matching handgun....if it had to do everything from concealed carry to hunting then the only real choice for me would be a S&W 657 Mountain Gun.....or a pair...




Only wish that Marlin would make a run of stainless guns like the 1894S with 20" barrel in stainless. The little 16.5" LTR is a nice "little" gun but doesn't have the balance that the 20" does...18.5 might even be better...

The same combo in .44 Magnum would be just about perfect also... My .44 Combo is a Mountain Gun with a Ruger 77/44...

Bob

I'm not a big fan of single actions and whenever I get to the point of giving them up altogether something John Taffin wrote pulls me back into the fold.