Marlin 1894 Cowboy II with 24" Barrel

[Red Butler]

Howdy!  I'm thinking about the merits of trying to find a discontinued Cowboy II in .357/38 that has the 24" barrel or just setteling for the new standard 1894 that comes wi the 20" barrel in just the .38 Spl.  What do yo'all think?  Any and all comments valued and appreciated.  Thanks.

[Dakota Dan from OZ]

I have a Marlin 1894 Cowboy II in 38/357 ,24" barrel mine main battle gun.Have had since taking up Single Action about 7years ago have shot thousands of 38s in it.Just back from the US were I used it at Cortez and EOT with not a problem it just keeps going,clean them a couple time a year they are a great guns

Dakota/i]

[Four-Eyed Buck]

The current CB's in the 20" barreled version are basically the same as the CB II/24" barreled ones, except for barrel length. The strictly .38 version is the CBC. It also has a case color frame instead of a blued  one. I have both, a CB in .45 and a CBC in .38 Spec., they both have been almost flawless in operation.
Unless you just HAVE to have the case colors( why I have mine), the standard CB will work just fine and leave you a little cash left over to do some smthing if you want an action job. Like most lever guns, they can be OAL sensitive at times. None of mine have been, but still they can be from one unit to another. We have two .38 Marlins, the aforementioned CBC and an 1894 CS( round barrel carbine). The CS has fed anything we've put in it..........................Buck