marlin 357

[snowsniper8]

Hey I'm looking at s marlin in 357 mag. Leqver action of course lol. I look at a marlin in 45 70. So I was just woundering about one in 357. Ill be using it for deer and varmits even self defence. And maybe a little cowboy action shooting. Thanks!

 

[Cowboy Shootist]

I have the Marlin 94CB, 20" bbl in .357 that I use for Cowboy Action Shooting. Great gun, highly rated for cowboy shooting. It will also shoot .38 spl.

 

[sobo4303]

I too have the Marlin CB in 357. I had a small glitch when I first bought it, but easily fixed.

I use it for Cowboy and this year, tried (with cowboy loads) silhouette shooting to 100 yards. Damn! That thing CAN shoot. Impressed the heck outta me and a few others, that's for sure.

For deer....I dunno, I'd go with something with a little more downrange punch, like a 30-30 or something.

 

[caramel]

Such a joy to shoot my Trapper 357 mag almost no recoil and up to 75 yards it would down a deer easy... JP.

 

[zywina]

I bought my Marlin 1894 carbine 357magnum for a camp gun, great for packing in the back country or throw in the campers small closest to deal with 2 and 4 leged varmits up real close, also is an excellent gun to teach a new shooter with 38 special target loads. I have never had to shoot a pesky creature, but it has sent a 2 legged varmit on his way, in the far back roads of NWO once, glad I had it, and it will never leave my possesion, best load is 125 & 158 grain winchester hollow points with max load of bulleye, I installed an Ashley Outdoors (XS) peep sight, this way anyone can pick it up and fire easily even with very little firearms experiance. The gun did not handle light lead pointed bullets very accurately. Make sure you never put a 38 wadcutter in the magazine tube! cheers Dale Z!