.357/38 lever guns. What are your favorites?

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Hey all,
I've got a open spot in my collection for a .357/38special lever gun and I'm wondering what your favorites are? I think a ranch hand with a full stock would be nice, but I don't want to risk the gun being a dud off the line like my previous one. 1873 uberti would be awesome but I don't have the cash..
 
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I bought a marlin 1894 cowboy in 357 mag when I heard the fctory closed, just wanted one marlin with the square bolt so I was limited to an 1894.

After having it for bout a year, I sold my 22s and 44 mag rifle, this 357 will probably be the last gun I sell. If you reload, it is miserly to keep fed with powder and lead.

Had a Henry big boy, was to heavy and mag tube kept shearing the end off (was 44 mag), it used to much lead and powder for what it shoots.
Winchester 94s are best suited for 30-30 and 38-55
Had an old (20 years maybe) Rossi for awhile and it was pretty nice, the new ones are very rough in comparison.

Still thinking about a miroku in 357 magnum, can't decide on if it will be a 73 or a 92
 
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I have in my safe 2 brand new Chiappa 92 Trapper Skinner 16 in, i have one in 357 mag and one in 44 mag, i have no idea how they shoot, this tread made me think, it's about time i break in this 357 mag rifle... JP.

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stang said:
The rossi 92 trappers are very nice.
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I have one of the older pre safety Rossi 92/357s.
Smooth and accurate after a tune up and replacing the hammer spring and shortening the spring inside the magazine tube.
File some meat off the loading gate spring and now it's not biting me every time I load it.
 
I have an original Winchester 92 that I had converted to 357 from 25-20 as well as an Uberti 73. It is a toss up which is my favorite. My advise for what its worth, I think you should save some more and buy the Uberti.
 
The hubby and I have 3 Rossi 92s, a couple of Chiappa 92s.
Just recently sold a Remlin 1894 in 44 mag.
Of the whole shebang the Rossi 92s after tuning are the most accurate, the Chiappas were the smoothest out of the box and the Remlin was the heaviest and was neither as accurate as the Rossi 92s nor as slick as the Chiappa rifles.
Experienced a temporary cash pinch last year when the insurance bill came in for both our pick up trucks and the Remlin 1894 being the least spectacular took one for the team (sold).
 
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