Please take this as intended. I do not wish to raise hackles or throw insults.
Among the cartridges that will �shoot� in a .38-55 rifle are the .38-55 (duh!), the .22 Savage Hi-Power, the .25-35, the 7-30 Waters, the .30-30, the .32 Win Special, and the .375 Win. Add to that list a host of non-factory rounds like the .30 Herrett, .357 Herrett, 7mm IHMSA, .25 Bullberry, .35-30, .30-30AI and several more.
But �shoot� should mean more to us than the ability to chamber and go �bang� - or perhaps �pop� or even �fizz.�
If Marlin had intended their rifles to shoot both the .38-55 and the .375 Win, they would be roll-stamped as such. They are NOT. A person can argue all day long about part numbers, barrel alloys, heat treatment and pressure levels, but those arguments prove absolutely nothing except the possession of a creative mentality or perhaps wishful thinking.
Doing so is poor judgment, period. It serves no useful purpose. If you want a .375 rifle, by all means buy one. The .38-55 is perfectly useful and usable as is � and that's how it should be used: AS IS.
