Old Stumpy
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I was just checking the HRA website to read the specs on their new brass-framed .30-30 and .38-55 rifle with a side loading gate. I wondered what the weight was versus a Marlin 336.
Lo and behold, it's also now available in .35 Remington.
I think that Henry has really hit the gong this time.
The .35 Remington still has a big following, which is why Marlin still produces one.
And the weight difference is +8 ounces for the Henry at 7 1/2 pounds versus 7 pounds for the 336.
Not bad at all. Only 7% heavier.
I was going to buy the .38-55 if the weight difference was not as great as it is with the Big Boy versus the 1894 Marlin.
And it isn't. (The Big Boy is 33.5% heavier) (8.68 versus 6.5 pounds.).
Looks like a real winner.
Steel frame and color case hardened versions to follow?
Lo and behold, it's also now available in .35 Remington.
I think that Henry has really hit the gong this time.
The .35 Remington still has a big following, which is why Marlin still produces one.
And the weight difference is +8 ounces for the Henry at 7 1/2 pounds versus 7 pounds for the 336.
Not bad at all. Only 7% heavier.
I was going to buy the .38-55 if the weight difference was not as great as it is with the Big Boy versus the 1894 Marlin.
And it isn't. (The Big Boy is 33.5% heavier) (8.68 versus 6.5 pounds.).
Looks like a real winner.
Steel frame and color case hardened versions to follow?
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