Marlin 1894 in 357 Mag and Ruger 77/357 I had threaded recently.
I built a 350 Legend AR as light as possible, kind of fits in with this crowd!
The 77/357 is crazy expensive for what it is, but it’s one sweet gun! It’s a shooter for sure, does about 2” groups at 100 yards with my hand loads (158gr XTP over max H110). The 1894 in 357 is a late Remlin and extremely well made, it may be better than my JM Marlin 1894! I put a micarta buttpad on it and it kicks harder than I’d like but it carries beautifully and cycles perfectly. Shoots about 4” groups at 100 yards.I sure would like to hear a bit how the two .357 carbines compare to one another in your shooting experiences, @Macchina .
The 77/357 is crazy expensive for what it is, but it’s one sweet gun! It’s a shooter for sure, does about 2” groups at 100 yards with my hand loads (158gr XTP over max H110). The 1894 in 357 is a late Remlin and extremely well made, it may be better than my JM Marlin 1894! I put a micarta buttpad on it and it kicks harder than I’d like but it carries beautifully and cycles perfectly. Shoots about 4” groups at 100 yards.
IMI made the Timber Wolf pump in .357 and .44 magnum, but they didn’t sell well back then, 1989 or so.Lots of lever actions, automatics, and even single shots.
I wonder why pump carbines did not catch on, considering the huge installed base of pump shotguns.
But then I have read that nobody has made a Lightning pump work well, not even Colt.
I have two friends who are sniffing around AR9s but I don't use one and don't know how to advise them.
The options seem to be assembling one from commodity parts or buying one... and replacing half of it with commodity parts.