Levers that shoot .357mag AND .38spl?
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How are the Big Boy rifles? I had a Golden Boy .22 way back and had issues with the finish and they have a lot of plastic parts inside IIRC. I also am fond of the Winchester 1892/1894 design.
One I found on gunbroker said ".357 Magnum ONLY" on the barrel. Not sure if they are all like that.
Chiappa also appear to make separate .357 & .38 models in their 1892 designs.
I will be shooting mostly .38 but do not want to be limited to it and .357 is too pricey to shoot exclusively.
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- London, Ontario
Don't shoot .38Spl wad cutters...PROBLEM SOLVED
lol beat me to it
The way I see it, with a 150 or 158 grain round nose, seated long, it should be fine. But then, if you're handloading, you could load 357 mag brass with light loads, so it's a moot point.
Not sure what you mean, I have a Win 94 AE trapper SRC in .357 Mag. It cycles & shoots .38 Specials like nobody's business.
Unlike the Browning B-92 .357 Mag lever that I had that used to hang up on .38 Specials unless you made sure to give 'er a full stroke of the lever when cycling. Learned that the hard way during a cowboy action match, one time....
NAA.
I don't have any first hand experience with the Henry myself. I was in the market for a lever .357 a couple of months ago and I picked up a Rossi 92 in 38/357.
- 20" Octagon barreled model weighs 2 pounds (6.5) less than the Henry (~8.5) with the same type and length of barrel.
- I didn't care for the tube loading of the Henry. It's fine for a .22 plinker but not something I'd want for hunting/cowboy action.
- The Henry cost $200 more.
- I opted for case hardening over flashy brass.
With Marlin as they are now, I couldn't buy one without handling it first. The Rossi has a big following and there are kits and resources available to slick these up and modify parts. That and I too am a fan of the 1892 design.
I have a B-92 that says ".357 Magnum" on the barrels and after trial and error that is all it gets fed. I also have a Puma with ".38 Spl/.357 Mag" that if I use .38 specials and rack the lever too quickly, the complete cartridge ejects from the rifle rather than chambering.
Yeah.. Dangerous Rifles like that should be put on the OIC List for banning... for safety sake....
I have a Chiappa 92. Haven't taken it to the range, so I can't give a report. I CAN tell you that the fit & finish are nicer than the Puma/Rossi and it doesn't have the bogus tang safety. I got the one with the 20" octagonal barrel.
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