Marlin 45LC, am I a sucker?

Really simple

You aren't trading stocks or bonds here. If you LIKE the new gun more, then, unless you really made a ridiculous deal (you didn't), it's a good trade.

Well Wanker (I am afraid to ask how you got THAT name) if your guns were worth $450 then I would say you did pretty good. I have 5 pistol caliber rifles and really like them. Now you need a 45 colt single action to go with it.

Go to www.leverguns.com and you can read up on the performance that can be gotten from that rifle if you reload. It will surprise you.

If I could trade my Yugo Mauser and Mosin for a .45LC Marlin in like-new condition, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

Great trade. Love my M 1894c. Loading for it is a breeze and pretty cheap in comparison w/ the milsurp's.

You're going to like 45 Colt. Easy to reaload, easy to handle, and that big case can make everything from "cowboy loads" for plinking around to 300+ grain screaming jacketed hollowpoints. And, it makes bloody big holes in targets! Easy to see!

Yugo mausers & Mosins are a 'dime a dozen' as they say. (that said, I like shooting the Mosin). Marlin 45LC's aren't uncommon, either, but they're certainly harder to replace. After all, you can replace the yugo and the mosin for $300, EASY. Can't do that with the Marlin!

Those safety's on the Marlin are not that bad. I like the way Marlin did it vs Winchester's type copies. The trigger/hammer sear notch was never a good idea and you had to carry with the hammer down over an empty chamber like a Colt SAA. This way you have blocked the hammer from engaging the firing pin.
I think you got a good deal and like you say those 45 Colt cases reload easy.

The sad thing is now you need to find an 1894c in .357 mag, .44 mag, and an 1895 in
.45-70 for your collection.

While I am not a fan of the caliber, You can't go wrong with the gun.

wankerjake said:

This is not the one one with the octagon barrel, and it has the stupid safety which I will not use.

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First off, you can buy a safety replacement screw from www.longhunt.com for less than $20. I have the replacement screw in my three Marlins and I like them that way and see nothing wrong with carrying the rifle half-cocked with a round in the chamber. Second, I hadn't realized that Marlin offered a .45 Colt with a round barrel rather than an octagonal one. Regardless, they're great little rifles, and as others have mentioned, they work really well with a single or double action revolver in the same caliber. The Marlin can handle some stout loads so you have lot's of options.

Azizza said:

While I am not a fan of the caliber, You can't go wrong with the gun.

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wankerjake, .45 Colt is my favorite caliber these days and you may well become addicted to it too. I started out with a Marlin CB Ltd, followed by a pair of USFA Rodeos, then a Redhwawk, and now a pair of Ruger Blackhawk Bisleys ... all in .45 Colt. I don't think a better handgun/carbine caliber exists, particularly if you're heading off into the woods.

How's the trigger on the 1894? That's the only complaint I have with them. I've got one in .357 with a good trigger and another in .44 Mag. with a very heavy trigger. Both are quite accurate, but the 7 or 8 lb. pull on the .44 makes it a little difficult to shoot well. They tell me it's hard to do a trigger job on an 1894.

I wouldn't look back on that deal. Sounds like you did OK. If you're a reloader you should have a ball with that .45LC
Bob

OrangePwrx9 said:

They tell me it's hard to do a trigger job on an 1894.

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Who's THEY? I've installed three Wild West triggers on my three Marlins and they're easy to install and the 3lb pull is PERFECT! I even put together a set of installation instructions with photos HERE.

Thanks 1858

I'll look into that. The .44 could use the help.
Bob

I think you got the better deal and if you ever want to sell it, let me know!