Originally Posted by wyo1895
I hope those Savage 1895's made by Marlin had smokeless barrels. I've shot a lot of jacketed bullets in my Round barrel 1895 over the last 50 years. David


I never thought about that connection. Back then Marlin was still owned by Marlin and Savage by Savage. Let's just assume that the forward thinking Arthur specified the latest in barrel steel technology when he contracted out to Marlin to build those 1895s.

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