I'm dreaming of .44Magnum lever action.

[D.B. Cooper]

...tinkering doesn’t change the slow twist found in the Marlin and Rossi barrels...if i were to get another it would probably be a Henry...At least they make them with the twist rate folks have been demanding from Marlin for decades.

I know for many this may not matter but I don’t do 240gr if I don’t absolutely have to. I much prefer the 270-300gr bullets that generally require faster rifling. I know some folks have had success with heavy bullets in Marlins but I am not one of them.

Load them up to absolute maximum powder charge and drive them as fast and as hard as you can. They'll stabilize for just about 100 yrds. No more.

The new Miroku-made Winchesters are very well-made.

I've been a huge naysayer, basher of the Miroku guns because I'm a dyed in the wool, pre-64 Winchester guy (As was my father, as was his father), and it upsets me greatly that FN (I won't even call them Winchester anymore) off-shored those guns to Japan. However. The only people I hear bashing them are people like me-people who have never owned one and/or probably never will own one. Every Miroku owner I've met loves the gun and raves about it. I got to shoot a Jap replica 1895 in 405 Winchester, and it was exceedingly well made.

 

[NorthBorder]

I have 2 Henrys, .357 and .45, and a Miroku/Winchester 73. I do believe the wood to metal fit is a little better with the Henrys, and all are great to shoot. Honestly with Henry, Winchester, or Marlin you can't go wrong.

Maybe next year a 44 levergun will follow me home.

 

[guyfromohio]

Top to bottom.....
Miroku Winchester 1885 High Wall Traditional Hunter in .45-70
JM Marlin 1895G in .45-70
JM Marlin in .30-30
JM Marlin in .30-30
Winchester 94AE Saddle Ring Carbine in .44 Magnum
Miroku Winchester 1892 Short Lever in .44 Magnum
I have a Miroku Winchester 1893 DLX in .44 on the way