Looking for a Marlin 1894 .357 / 38 special
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Looking for a Marlin 1894 .357 / 38 special
Hi all,
Anyone have a Marlin 1894 chambered for .357 / 38 special for sale?
Prefer Ballard
I'm near Bisley, have cash and slot.
Regards
John
Anyone have a Marlin 1894 chambered for .357 / 38 special for sale?
Prefer Ballard
I'm near Bisley, have cash and slot.
Regards
John
Re: Looking for a Marlin 1894 .357 / 38 special
In all honesty, if at all possible, I would wait, possibly a year or so, maybe longer. The price of "JM" marked Marlins have gone through the roof. You're now seeing people trying to pass off good ones for over a grand!
The rumour within the collectors association is tha Remington have just employed a load of ex-Marlin craftsmen who they sacked a few years ago when production was moved out of New Haven. Proper Marlins on the market again should see the prices and availability come back to normal.
The rumour within the collectors association is tha Remington have just employed a load of ex-Marlin craftsmen who they sacked a few years ago when production was moved out of New Haven. Proper Marlins on the market again should see the prices and availability come back to normal.
In 1978 I was told by my grand dad that the secret to rifle accuracy is, a quality bullet, fired down a quality barrel..... How has that changed?
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Re: Looking for a Marlin 1894 .357 / 38 special
Have you tried the likes of Gunstar and Guntrader - there's normally a few there.graphictart wrote:Hi all,
Anyone have a Marlin 1894 chambered for .357 / 38 special for sale?
Prefer Ballard I'm near Bisley, have cash and slot.
Regards
John
Don't discount the Rossi version, either. They are not as pricey as a Marlin or a Winchester, but they are excellent quality for the money.
http://www.gunstar.co.uk/Rifles-for-sale?sstr=marlin
http://www.gunstar.co.uk/Rifles-for-sale?sstr=rossi
http://www.guntrader.co.uk/Guns-For-Sal ... tOrder=asc
Re: Looking for a Marlin 1894 .357 / 38 special
new ones should be back on the market in about 2-3 months I understand, and to be fair, any issues in internal quality of finish etc are usually taken care of when you strip and slick it, polishing and tidying it up etc
blimey I havent seen them priced as high as a grand, but if someone wanted to pay that then I got a nice scoped 357 LOL
if you want it for gallery rifle shooting then stick with the marlin, dont go rossi, I looked at the Henrys, lovely rifles but the tube mag was the problem for me
winchesters are nice guns but I dont like them for the short fast stages of matches like the 1500 etc
they are about, I paid £425 for a nice .357 about 4 months ago.
blimey I havent seen them priced as high as a grand, but if someone wanted to pay that then I got a nice scoped 357 LOL
if you want it for gallery rifle shooting then stick with the marlin, dont go rossi, I looked at the Henrys, lovely rifles but the tube mag was the problem for me
winchesters are nice guns but I dont like them for the short fast stages of matches like the 1500 etc
they are about, I paid £425 for a nice .357 about 4 months ago.
Re: Looking for a Marlin 1894 .357 / 38 special
Les, do Rossi do any side eject models?
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Re: Looking for a Marlin 1894 .357 / 38 special
Hi all,
Thanks for the response, I'm set on a Marlin, I've shot Rossi's and never managed to find the empty cases (I'm sure they are up there somewhere)
Thanks for the response, I'm set on a Marlin, I've shot Rossi's and never managed to find the empty cases (I'm sure they are up there somewhere)
Re: Looking for a Marlin 1894 .357 / 38 special
There's a Marlin Cowboy in .357 on Gunstar now and he wants 1200. A couple of months ago, there was an 1894 CP where they wanted 1250. That one sold quickly.Tony-c wrote:
blimey I havent seen them priced as high as a grand, but if someone wanted to pay that then I got a nice scoped 357 LOL
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Don't get me wrong, my current investment in Marlins could pay off. I have 17 and another in the pipeline. But, if prices continue to be artificially inflated, who on earth will be able to afford them....?
In 1978 I was told by my grand dad that the secret to rifle accuracy is, a quality bullet, fired down a quality barrel..... How has that changed?
Guns dont kill people. Dads with pretty Daughters do...!
Guns dont kill people. Dads with pretty Daughters do...!
Re: Looking for a Marlin 1894 .357 / 38 special
wow 17 LOL thats mad, people reckoned I was greedy with 2 LOL
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Re: Looking for a Marlin 1894 .357 / 38 special
Not as far as I know.Demonic69 wrote:Les, do Rossi do any side eject models?
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Re: Looking for a Marlin 1894 .357 / 38 special
SYSS brought some 2nd hand Marlins from the US. Some were at Bisley. Might still have them but they will be dear.
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