Carothers and Guns

Alexei604 said:
The black one for long distance, tan one door to door?
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Ha. More like black one for shooting and the RAL one for looks. The factory finish on those are notoriously brittle and they were limited to start

Black one was a short ish lived tactical model since those sights didn’t last long. RAL is also a boredom tactical build I don’t want to bother to change the sights in
 
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Do you have a Marlin to compare the Henry to? I have a Marlin in 30-30 that I put a MI rail on and use it for hog hunting. Always wanted to do a .44 or .357 this way. Of course I cant find either a Marlin or Henry in stock now anywhere but I have seen the Henrys come into stock more so than Marlins. Never handled a Henry and just wondering if I should hold out for an older Marlin or even a new marlin when I find one?
 
adluginb said:
Do you have a Marlin to compare the Henry to? I have a Marlin in 30-30 that I put a MI rail on and use it for hog hunting. Always wanted to do a .44 or .357 this way. Of course I cant find either a Marlin or Henry in stock now anywhere but I have seen the Henrys come into stock more so than Marlins. Never handled a Henry and just wondering if I should hold out for an older Marlin or even a new marlin when I find one?
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I don't currently have a Marlin, although I've been hearing pretty good things about the new ones being produced since the acquisition.

This is my 3rd Henry, if that tells you anything. I've had zero issues with any of them, and the actions on them are very smooth. Here's my .38/.357 Big Boy carbine:

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I heard only positive reviews from my friends whose have New Marlins. One of these have a short barrel( i don't remember length) in 45-70. I have Uberti/Tailor 1873 and Winchester Miroku 1892 both in 357 mag. If i wanted more calibers, i'm defenetly will buy 30-30, LC or 500 from BigHorn. 357 like 22 lr but expensive for them, imho. Personally, i like 1873 action more then 92 that is more important for me than manufacture. Spare parts etc I did my Uberti better then Camanchero (thanks Pioneergunworks) , Winchester bought just because wanted takedown. But anyway, Marlin is a good choice for use.
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adluginb said:
Do you have a Marlin to compare the Henry to? I have a Marlin in 30-30 that I put a MI rail on and use it for hog hunting. Always wanted to do a .44 or .357 this way. Of course I cant find either a Marlin or Henry in stock now anywhere but I have seen the Henrys come into stock more so than Marlins. Never handled a Henry and just wondering if I should hold out for an older Marlin or even a new marlin when I find one?
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I have both, have worked on both, and generally prefer the Marlin action. Older Marlins are going to be more tedious with different internal parts since they were hand fit, Henry’s are a lot more plug and play but that’s cause they’re more modern for the machining but they do use a lot of cast parts, not saying that’s good or bad but you can see the casting marks which trips my analness sometimes. That being said it seems like a lot faster to do a quick and dirty action job on a Henry

Newer Ruglins…..lot more consistent, but towords the end of the Remlins Remington did have them figured out finally and definitely not the early days of the sabotaged guns, but once a reputation is damaged it’s damaged for a while.

I have seen nit picky issues with the Ruglins but mostly involves faults in the laminate wood which….it’s wood and can easily happen and also, fixed easy enough. Metal fit and finish has been very nice
 
Marlin 30-30 I use for pigs and anything else that I don’t want to get a nicer rifle out for.

I paid $200 for this old Marlin. The original owner had left it in a gun case and it had some pitting on it and a cracked forearm. He almost threw it away because of that. He was hesitant to take my $200. It runs like a well oiled machine.

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adluginb said:
Do you have a Marlin to compare the Henry to? I have a Marlin in 30-30 that I put a MI rail on and use it for hog hunting. Always wanted to do a .44 or .357 this way. Of course I cant find either a Marlin or Henry in stock now anywhere but I have seen the Henrys come into stock more so than Marlins. Never handled a Henry and just wondering if I should hold out for an older Marlin or even a new marlin when I find one?
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I have several of both Marlins and Henrys. The Henrys are nice guns that have a real smooth actions, but are noticeably heavier than Marlins. I don't have any of the new Marlins since Ruger bought them, mine are all older "JM" Marlins except one SBL 44 Mag. I got right before Ruger bought them and it's a sweet sweet gun. They were really getting them dialed in back to their true Marlin roots so I wouldn't be afraid to try the newest Ruger owned Marlins.

And although I like both brands if I had to pick one I'd grab a Marlin everytime. That's my personal preference and my Marlins shoot the loads I like exceptionally well too.

But I know a couple guys who prefer the Henrys and either would make a great fast action brush gun for you. The one exception for me might be getting into the 45/70 the extra weight in the Henry might be nice, but I've never shot a Henry 45/70.

Alexei mentioned he prefers the 1873 action. I have to say I really like the 1873s myself. I prefer the look of them by far and the action can be tuned to run as well as any. But the 73 action is a bit weaker and can be more finicky. So I keep them for Cowboy Action shooting and rely on my Marlins for hunting. But they are beautiful guns.
 
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I love Marlin Guide Gun’s and they are very customizable if you choose to do so. I have never shot a Henry 45/70, but I am sure they are great too. I choose Marlin as it is what I have used and trust, and I prefer a gate loader in the event of needing to top off while still having the rifle at the ready. Simply what I am used to.
 
Hey Hammer67 Hammer67 , meant to ask what caliber is your tactical lever action?

Too hot to do anything outside here, but I’ve been jonesing to burn some ammo.


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