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Just curious what the consensus is as far as the best 357 lever gun on the market ? I handled a Henry and while good looking it felt like it had a bowling ball hanging off the barrel ,it was that muzzle heavy
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I’d find a good clean used pre Remington Marlin 1894 LA or Winchester 94 if it was me.
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Well, my favorite is a Rossi 92 clone. They are reportedly hit and miss for reliability, but I have never owned a bad one. It's light, handy, and smooth as silk.
Aside form that, a JM Marlin 1894 would be a good choice. While not as heavy as a Henry, they are heavy compared to a Winchester.
You might also look at the Henry BBS (Steel). I have a couple in .327. They are much, much lighter than the BB (Brass).
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How's the Rossi for accuracy ?
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buy the '71 35 Rem in the ads..........shoot 357 mag boolits out of it.......!! (handloaded)
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a picked over marlin 1894 recent production as you can get.
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. You are recommending a Remlin? "Recent production" would be a Remington made gun, Marlin stopped making guns over ten years ago.
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. You are recommending a Remlin? "Recent production" would be a Remington made gun, Marlin stopped making guns over ten years ago.
have you owned a recent gun? My August 2018 produced 1894 357 is flawless after nearly 300 rounds and 1000 action cycles. Trigger breaks decent at 4 pounds. Fit and finish is excellent. It’s squared away. On the contrary my 1980 336 I just bought has a forend that is .1 wider on the right side. The jm guns weren’t perfect either
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If you can find one, a Browning B-92, beautiful, light, good trigger.
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Have a 1873 Cimmaron Arms that I really enjoy. Had it slicked up for CAS but quit that several years ago.
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I’d go Rossi and then give it the Steve’s Gunz treatment.
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How's the Rossi for accuracy ? Mine is very accurate.
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If you can find one, a Browning B-92, beautiful, light, good trigger. This!
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I have the Henry BB brass in .357. Yeah, it's a bit heavy. If I had to do it over again, I'd probably choose the Henry BB steel. They are way lighter. It's why I chose BB steel when I bought my .45 Colt. Tube fed doesn't bother me at all.
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If you can find one, a Browning B-92, beautiful, light, good trigger. Absolutely, but if you want the best current production, look at the Winchester 1873, it is smooth and crisp right out of the box...
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Best - Sako lever action (recognized as the best lever action ever made) In production No - not for lack of quality (economics apparently) Sadly, I will be selling mine shortly
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If you can find one, a Browning B-92, beautiful, light, good trigger. This all day long, great rifles I've got the 44 Browning and am saving my money for a 357.
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I like my ‘94 Trapper... I also have a brass framed Henry, but it just dosn’t have the soul of a Winchester.
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I’d go Rossi and then give it the Steve’s Gunz treatment. I got a Rossi. It is very accurate, smooth, and feeds well. All you have to do to make the Rossi a really nice gun is cut a few coils off the ejector spring. That thing as shipped is way too strong. In fact, if I remember correctly, I replaced mine with a spring that I got out of a Harbor Freight spring kit. Now it closes up nice and easy, feeds anything perfectly, and drops the empties in a pile right at my feet.
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