How many rounds does a Marlin 1894C hold?

[Enter_Narne]

I know the Marlin 1894C lever action rifle in .357 magnum can fire .38 Special ammo and .38 Long Colt ammo, but how much of each? Can any of you help?

 

[glockman19]

9-shots

 

[ArmedBear]

I think you might be able to load 10 shots of .38 Special, but remember .357 is only a little longer than .38. It was designed to make it harder to fit it into an old .38 chamber, for safety reasons; the extra space isn't really needed for modern powders. It's not like, say, a .22 WMR vs. a .22 LR.

 

[zxcvbob]

I think mine will hold ten .38 Specials. They also feed better than .357's, which is surprising.

I use my nickel-plated .38 brass to load short .357 Magnums for the carbine (the box is labeled so they don't accidentally end up in a .38 Special gun)

 

[Roboshred]

Hmm

my 1894cb holds 10 rnds

 

[Enter_Narne]

I'm not sure I would put .357 magnums in a 1894cb. Doesn't that rifle take a different caliber?

/edit oops i just did a search and found they do come in .357 my mistake

 

[Hutch]

Standard 1894CS will hold 10 .38 spl or 9 .357 mag. You can tweak the spring and maybe get 10 357's in there, iirc. Cowboy shooters have to be able to load 10 in the magazine to be competitive.

 

[Z71]

Not sure if this is the rifle and you are interested in, but my 1894 CBC(Cowboy Competition Carbine) will hold 10 .45 Colts in the tube. I've had a couple fellows tell me that the mag tube follower can be altered(shortened, I guess) to hold 2 more rounds.

10 shots work fine for me though.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

If you have an older 1894C like I do it will hold only 6 rounds of .357.

 

[strangelittleman]

10 + 1 in .38spl & 9 + 1 in .357 for the 1894c. I had one. The short 1894cp w/16 1/2" bbl, it'll be 9+1 in .38spl & 8+1 in .357. Great guns, I wish I'd never sold the old (1980, if i remember correctly)1894c.