Home Forums Lever Action Central Marlin 336 Lever Actions Can I shoot 375 Winchester ammunition in my 38-55 Marlin

38-55 Ammo seems to be seasonal but where I am there seems to be a good deal of 375 Winchester ammo.

Also, the factory offerings of 38-55 (Winchester load) is pretty anemic (1300fps with a 255gr). The reload manuals show upwards of 1900fps with this bullet in the 38-55.

I intend to use this rifle for proper hunting, not cowboy plinking.


Factory 375 Win ammo should be in the 2200 fps range with a 220gr bulelt.