.357 Magnum rifles?

I am sure you could get a carbine barrel for a Contender or Encore in 357 magnum.

There have been some pump-action carbines in .357, and I recall an Italian version of an Old West revolving carbine, based on a repro Remington revolver. Also single shot rifles based on the Remington rolling block action.

was gonna say pump action. i recall a magnum research timberwolf on gunbroker recently. nice cuz has good scope mounting rail option. although i prefer lever actions myself.

NEF/H&R makes a handi-rifle in .357.

Marlin, Henry, Taurus, and Rossi all make good lever guns.

there is the IMI timberwolf that was imported by action arms and springfield armory. They are nice guns (I'm biased) but are getting pretty pricey if you can find one.

as far as lever guns go I would say a marlin. all my marlins have been tough as nails, and when you look up reloading data they always have better performing loads for a marlin because their actions are considerably stronger than most others. I've heard some other are strong also, but I know marlins are, and I just like them better anyway

GCBurner said:

There have been some pump-action carbines in .357, and I recall an Italian version of an Old West revolving carbine, based on a repro Remington revolver. Also single shot rifles based on the Remington rolling block action.

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I wasn't thinking of that one, I had the Uberti in mind:
http://www.uberti.com/firearms/revolver_carbine_and_buntline.php

I have a New England Handi Rifle that was chambered for the .357 magnum. I had it rechambered for the .357 Maximum. I can now shoot the max's, the magnums and even 38 specials out of it. It is quite a versatile rifle. But you have to reload if you want the most flexibility possible.

Danadae said:

Thanks for the input guys!

That is one good looking rifle Dale.


As a side note, is this what you're talking about GCBurner?
http://www.securityarms.com/20010315/galleryfiles/2100/2166.htm

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not only is it a looker but at under 5 lbs it's also extremely handy.

Let me put it this way, it's light enough to still beat your shoulder up even though it's "only" a 357

I've looked lustfully at those little rolling blocks for years, but I've never actually found a need to justify one. It really is one pretty little rifle, though.

I think Pedersoli makes the Remington rolling block relicas, but you are talking a grand for them. The little timberwolf pumps are expensive too. I found a company makes .357 bolt guns based on the SMLE action, actually pretty cool looking, but alas no importer (that I could find) and the price looks REAL high. You can get a Ruger no 1 in .357. As cheap to reload as .38 specials are I can't believe there isn't a market for handy little rifles in .357 other than the lever guns (which are usually hard to scope, and/or have a 16 inch barrel). Since I have close to 3k rounds of .38 ammo loaded right now I scoured the internet for a rifle, and there just aren't many. I was even looking into rebarreling some old bolt guns, but the price is prohibitive.
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another non-lever action 357 rifle. kinda expensive though.

http://www.emf-company.com/store/pc/STANDARD-FINISH-c215.htm

I've never understood why someone hasn't designed a semiauto rifle in .357 with a tube fed magazine. It seems like a natural concept. If they can do it with shotguns then they should be able to do it with a magnum handgun round. I know I'd be the first in line to buy one if they came out.

Could base the action off a gas operated semi-auto shotgun...

Personally, a .357 or .44 AR-15 would be pretty interesting to me. Like a 2010 take on a lever carbine!

You can get some semi-auto .357 pistols though: http://www.coonaninc.com/index.php/cPath,5

Semiautos are hard to work with rimmed cartridges, but I, like the poster above, have wondered why there isn't a tube magazine semiauto .357. They do it with .22s. Also, Ruger had the Deerfield carbine in 44 mag that used a rotary mag. Something like that could be made to work with .357, but I don't think the market is big enough.

I think one of the biggest areas for .357 carbines is CAS, so that means pumps or levers. There probably just aren't enough people willing to buy a .357 semiauto carbine at the price that they would have to be offered.

If you're open to another cartridge and want a semiauto, look at an M1 Carbine. The .30 carbine is similar to the .357, but not nearly as versatile. It is a really fun gun to shoot.

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I didn't know it was a race!

Good thing I'm not the only one that sees a serious deficiency in .357 magnum carbine options.

I want a reintroduction of the Timberwolf, or other similar designs!

I had a Savage Mod 24, .357 Mag/20 Gauge O/U in the seventies. It was a pretty good combo, but I don't recall ever shooting much game with it. It would probably be a good barn gun.

Another TimberWolf.

Husker_Fan said:

Semiautos are hard to work with rimmed cartridges, but I, like the poster above, have wondered why there isn't a tube magazine semiauto .357. They do it with .22s.

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I think the whole rimmed thing is a bit overblown. As you point out, they work with .22's. The right magazine design is all that is needed.

Lots of guys get on the net and say they would like to see manufacturers come out with this gun or that gun. The problem is that them, and 6 other guys are the only ones who would actually buy it. If there is a market for it, they will make it.

I love my .357 lever, not sure I could afford to feed a semi auto without rolling my own.