[bubbacrabb]

I've decided to pick up a 44 lever gun to plink and hunt with back in my home state that just started allowing cowboy cartridges a few years ago. I want to be able to shoot commercial cast bullets out it. I've heard the marlin micro groove doesn't like the 430 bullets which I have thousands of. So I was considering buying the Henry now because of that. I've found both the 1894 and the new gen big boy with the drilled and tapped reciever in stock. I'm just trying to figure what's going to be easier to load for. I don't want to shoot many jacketed rounds thru it. I'm using plain base mbc smashers for the most part.

[jack44]

If you buy a new Marlin make sure you look it over good! Since it change hands the qc has not been there!. the Henery is a sweet rifle as far as lead bullets dont really know.

[rcmodel]

The Marlin .44 Mag's don't have Micro-Groove, since about 10-15 years ago or more.

All use cut conventional rifling now, and have had for years.

http://www.marlinfirearms.com/Firearms/1894Centerfire/1894.asp

rc

[JEB]

i would opt for the marlin simply because i would rather load on the reciever rather than in the muzzle end of the tube. as jack44 already said, look it over real good before you drop the cash on it though. marlin quality seems to have gotten a bit shoddy lately.

[bubbacrabb]

Thanks rc, you were right, my bad I assumed it was still micro groove. Maybe ill try it out a 44 mag 1894 and a big boy in 357;)