Well, as a lever action afficianado, I can say this. Weight matters.
I mean, if you have a 6 1/2 pound 1894 Marlin in .44 Magnum, you know that this is right in the Goldilocks zone. Neither too heavy nor too light.
But, if you have a Henry Big Boy Classic brass at 8 1/2 pounds in .44 magnum, the thing is a brick. A beautiful brick, but way too heavy.
A Marlin 336 in .30-30 at 7 1/2 pounds seems just right too me, although 7 pounds would be okay too.
The various stubby 1895 Marlins seem just way too light for the bone-crushing loads that people shoot in them.
But the 22" version is more realistic.
Last edited by saddlegun; 04/30/21.
