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My local small town FFL has a Marlin 1894S in 41 mag and I don't have anything else in that cambering, as my other levers are 44 mag and 357 mag (Browning 92's). I was thinking about picking it up, I looked at it and it looks like it about 99%+ in finish with no wood dings, metal scratches and no wear on any of the moving parts ( lever, hammer spur, bolt). JM stamp on barrel. It comes with a box of ammo and the original manual.
Questions are these?
1. What would be a fair offer for it?
2. Any issues or downsides to this chambering or rifle I should know about?
Thanks
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All JM stamped Marlin Lever Action Rifles are bringing crazy $$$ on GunBroker nowadays.
And 41 magnum versions bring even more.
So you can pretty much forget about “fair offers” if the Dealer keeps up on current pricing.
My advice, if it’s a decent price at all buy it. They’re fairly rare in 41 mag, and there will not be any more produced. And now that Ruger bought out Marlin, their 1894 Model LA production is extremely slow. If they ever get around to producing a .41 mag version, it’ll be YEARS down the road. And they won’t be cheap either.
There are no “downsides” to the rifle and caliber. Mine was very accurate and super reliable.
Only concern may be finding Factory Ammo at this time if you don’t reload.
Biggest question is : What’s the Dealer’s asking price ???
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If it’s under $1500 it’s a great buy, between $1500-2000 is about where they’ve been lately but I’ve seen them over $2000 often. Like others have said a rare chambering and a cult following……..won’t run across many more especially if the price is “right”!!
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Earlier this year I picked up a 1894SS in 44 mag. I gave $1600. The blued 41 mag guns rune a bit more than that. Unless you are set on a 41 mag, a 44 mag is cheaper both in gun and components. Plus a bit heavier ballisticly.
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A bit different model then the one you're looking at I suppose but I bought a 1894FG in .41 magnum years ago when Marlin made them for a short time.
The .41 out of a carbine is an excellent low recoil deer and hog round at shorter ranges, Perfect in thickets or dense timber. If you can get it for a decent price it'd be worth having imo.
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A bit different model then the one you're looking at I suppose but I bought a 1894FG in .41 magnum years ago when Marlin made them for a short time.
The .41 out of a carbine is an excellent low recoil deer and hog round at shorter ranges, Perfect in thickets or dense timber. If you can get it for a decent price it'd be worth having imo. ^^^This^^^ 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
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So the dealer has become a good friend and he said he would sell it to me for $650.00 with paperwork and a 50 rd box of factory federal ammo.
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So the dealer has become a good friend and he said he would sell it to me for $650.00 with paperwork and a 50 rd box of factory federal ammo. Don’t buy that one your friend is OBVIOUSLY taking some severe advantage of you - do you have his number? Seriously - no brainer here!! You’ll enjoy it and if you don’t let me know😄!! PennDog
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So the dealer has become a good friend and he said he would sell it to me for $650.00 with paperwork and a 50 rd box of factory federal ammo. Then that was the dumbest question of the day on the Canpfire 😜 🤪🤪🤪 ANY JM Marlin LA is a deal at $650 nowadays. The 41 Mag deal is the Steal of the Year. You’ll be damn lucky if it’s there when you go back for it.
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I called and he's holding it for me, I'll grab it tomorrow.
The price did seem very low to me, and I wanted to make sure I wasn't walking into or buying a mess since I have no experience with that cartridge. I do love the pistol cartridges in a carbine.
Good to know, if I dont want to hold onto it, there are those here who would be so good to take it off my hands!
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So the dealer has become a good friend and he said he would sell it to me for $650.00 with paperwork and a 50 rd box of factory federal ammo. Holy shiit!!! Someone has a crush on you.
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So the dealer has become a good friend and he said he would sell it to me for $650.00 with paperwork and a 50 rd box of factory federal ammo. Holy shiit!!! Someone has a crush on you. If he asks you to go to a quaint little Viking restaurant watch your six! LOL
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You will not want to get rid of it once you shoot it.
Darn good price.
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So the dealer has become a good friend and he said he would sell it to me for $650.00 with paperwork and a 50 rd box of factory federal ammo. I haven't seen a deal like that for a long, long time. Hope you enjoy it. I've killed a couple of coyotes and a two point Mule deer with mine. It is a stomper! Great to carry around out in the field, too. Enjoy. EDIT: If you reload, I've found that loading a 210 grains semi-wadcutter bullet in front of 8.5 grs. of Unique powder is very accurate in my Marlin, mfg. 1987, easy on the shoulder after multiple target shooting, and that loading hits hard, too. Just a suggestion. L.W.
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Yes, I picked it up, Ill post pictures tomorrow, not that its any different than any other 1894. The wood is nice, not plain/not exceptional, but nice. Its exactly as he described and the metal and wood are perfect, looks like it was shot very little with no real wear or bluing rubbing off anywhere. Hoping to take it out Christmas eve.
I do hand load also, almost all my dies are mostly Redding or Dillon carbide for pistol. I need to pick up a set of dies and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations? I only have one set of LEE dies I use for my 480 Ruger because it was all I could find and they have been decent. Otherwise, I will likely buy a set of Redding dies.
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Thanks for the hand load suggestion.
Pics are up on the next page
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