Marlin 1894C

[warren126]

Hi Y'all;
I'm pretty much a newbie here. I do own a Ruger Vaquero, .357 and man is it fun to shoot. Been looking for quite a while for an 1894C; but you can't find one anywhere. Well; last week I decided to go to the local Cabela's and check out their used rifles. The only cowboy rifle was a Puma in .45. I really want a .357; same as the 6-gun. Well. I meandered around to the new gun side and headed for the lever-guns. What to my surprise is sitting right out in front; but a Marlin 1894C in .357. I took a number and when they called it I got a-hold of my first 1894C. "SOLD", I said. What a nice piece. Can't wait to shoot it. Going to take it to the range tuesday. I do have a question though. What is "safe" style ammo for these rifles,, as far as the "chain reaction" firing in the magazine is concerned. Can I use any flat-point ammo? I have WInchester JSP that I am going to try. Any suggestions?
Thanks for the respone.
Happy Trails

[Buffalow Red]

i have used lot of different bullet designs in my 1894 44 rem mag all seemed to do well allways had a flat point

[Four-Eyed Buck]

As long as that "flat Point" is of a diameter that is larger than the primer diameter of the cartridge in front of it, you should be okay.......................Buck

[warren126]

Took the new 1894 to the shootin range last tuesday evening. Using the bench rest at 25 yards; I almost cut the bullseye out of the target. Man is this thing fun to shoot. I was using Mag-Tech .357 Cowboy Action loads. In standing position I was able to keep all shots inside the outer circle, not many bulls, but all shots within an  8" group. Not too bad for my wobbly aiming. I think I'm hooked on this little gun. I also took my Marlin Golden 39A .22 I've had since 1965 and shot it. These 2 lever guns are a lot of fun.
At the last set I moved the target to 50 yards. I messed up though and also changed ammo to Remington .357 JSP's. I ended up shooting over the top most of the time. The only paper I cut was a few shots above the circles. I couldn't see if I was hitting the target or not until I retrieved it after cease fire. I guess I shouldn't have changed ammo. I did not shoot any .38 sp.. Oh, well; it's a good excuse to go back and shoot some more.

[Daniel Nighteyes]

I absolutely love my older, pre-safety and micro-groove 1894C.  With full-up (non-cowboy) 158-gain JHP .357 rounds it shoots pretty danged flat all the way out to about 230 yards.

I shoot 45 Colt in my cowboy match guns (a 66 carbine and a brace of '58 Remmies with conversion cylinders), but have the 94C and a pair of "1851 Richards-Masons" in .38 Special as backups.

[WyrTwister]

Hi Y'all;
I'm pretty much a newbie here. I do own a Ruger Vaquero, .357 and man is it fun to shoot. Been looking for quite a while for an 1894C; but you can't find one anywhere. Well; last week I decided to go to the local Cabela's and check out their used rifles. The only cowboy rifle was a Puma in .45. I really want a .357; same as the 6-gun. Well. I meandered around to the new gun side and headed for the lever-guns. What to my surprise is sitting right out in front; but a Marlin 1894C in .357. I took a number and when they called it I got a-hold of my first 1894C. "SOLD", I said. What a nice piece. Can't wait to shoot it. Going to take it to the range tuesday. I do have a question though. What is "safe" style ammo for these rifles,, as far as the "chain reaction" firing in the magazine is concerned. Can I use any flat-point ammo? I have WInchester JSP that I am going to try. Any suggestions?
Thanks for the respone.
Happy Trails

     Flat nose is fine .  I load home cast Round Nose .

     Some people freak out about RN ammo in a lever gun .

     Well , I have several boxes of jacketed RN soft point .30-30 factory Federal ammo .

     No telling how many million rounds of this has been sold ?  If Federal's lawyers are not worried , I figure I should not be worried about round nose ammo in lever guns .

     SWC's are safe , but may or may not feed in a lever gun ( a wheel gun does not care ) .

God bless
Wyr