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Has anyone re-barreled a Marlin 336 30-30 with a 44 caliber barrel and made a 44 mag rifle?
If not, do you think it could be done? I am thinking of a fast twist to shoot 300+ grain hard cast bullets out of a 18� barrel. Is the Marlin 1894 better for this job or can the 336 be made to work?
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Marlin made 336s in 44 mag for a handful of years back in the 60s. They had a strange carrier arrangement using a long cartridge stop and a spring loaded cartridge leveler. Some were great rifles while many were plagued with feeding issues so the were discontinued and the 1894 was debuted. I have rebarreled several 1894s with 1/20" twist barrels for shooting heavy cast bullets. The carriers and timing can also be massaged to allow feeding of longer heavier bullets.
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Thanks Thekid.
Looks like I need to get a 1894 to re-barrel. For some reason the 1894 sell for $100 to $150 more than the 336s. Is it as strong as the 336? I started looking at the 336 because I have two 1895s now. Also because of the price difference.
Thanks again,
Richard
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Do yourself a favor and go with the 1894.
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"Do not blame Caesar, blame the people...who have...rejoiced in their loss of freedom....Blame the people who hail him when he speaks of the 'new, wonderful, good, society'...to mean ,..living fatly at the expense of the industrious." Cicero
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Do yourself a favor and go with the 1894.
Jack
"Do not blame Caesar, blame the people...who have...rejoiced in their loss of freedom....Blame the people who hail him when he speaks of the 'new, wonderful, good, society'...to mean ,..living fatly at the expense of the industrious." Cicero
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