Nice one . I had one of the older 20” models as well, but sold it years ago. (Mine wouldn’t feed well for some reason.)I had a Marlin 1894C 357 Mag in high school (about 1980). One of the poorest decisions I ever made was to sell it as I was getting into other interests.... fast cars and girls.
I bought a Rossi Model 92 (pre-safety - pre-Braztech) new about 1995. 20-inch barrel, 357 Mag. I love it... one of my favs. It's a good shooter with 158gr and a real tack driver with Fiocchi 357 MAG 142 GR FMJTC. Attached are a couple recent pics of the Rossi. Very simple. Nothing fancy. Nice stock though.
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JM Marlin 357 was the only gun I owned for 20 years in Los Angeles.Anyone else own one, what do you use it for and how well does it shoot?
Anyone have any idea why Blazer would be singled out?When I opened the Marlin box, it had a slip of paper that said “No Blazer Ammo!”
I have a Marlin 1894 CS in .357 that's a good steady, accurate little carbine. Replaced the abominable "Safety" with a Bear Tooth Mercantile saddle ring that cleans up the receiver. Mine gets a steady diet of Hornady 158 XTP-FP's over Win 296 for 1660 fps (a fair to 'midlin deer load out to 100 yds), or more often Lyman's 358156 GC with 2400 doing the pushing. This last will produce solid sub 2" groups at 100 yds with carefully selected bullets...it's a 1500 fps load in my use.
I scope mine with a 2.5x Leupold Alaskan for load work up but switch over to a Skinner or Williams peep for day to day use.
The gun's fun to use, short enough to stow on any conveyance and has enough punch for any reasonable chore here on the farm. Tractor work in deer season will see me with one slung from the fender hand holds for 'jump off the seat and let 'em have it' opportunities.
It's the bottom one in this pic down in my shop....Best Regards, Rod
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So, I need to decide to change the sight out or maybe go to an optic.
In Oregon you can not hunt with an optic that has a battery, so a red dot is out. Maybe a skinner or light weight 1 1/12x to 4x scope would be nice with the older eyes. Sacrificing the handiness of the rifle
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