I have always wanted to see a Marlin Model 94 rebarreled

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In .357 Maximum. I read of a man that had this done to a Winchester Model 94. His only problem was when loaded to higher pressure levels his groups tended to open wide. (The man was hunting boar in HawaII).

I still think that when the Maximum is carfully loaded, it can not only reach those of a moderate .35 Remington, but would have a larger tubular magazine capacity. What would be "icing on the cake" is replacement of the .30 -.30's tubular magazine from the .357 S&W Magnum carbine.

What a fun deer/Black bear/boar setup! :cool:
 
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I love the Max and have had a scoped 10" TC chambered in it for quite some time (20 yrs?). My question and I'm not saying you have a bad idea is why not go to a 375Win? Kinda the same thing, just a little longer and a little bigger around.;)
 
Jeez Louise! The idea is a low recoil alternative to "reinventing the wheel". Think of it. An 8 round tubular magazine with a bullet range (recommended) of 145 through 200 grains.

Consider loading it with a 145 grain Silvertip Hollow Point to screaming velocities. (This is a hot-rock antipersonnel load if I ever saw one). The 158 grain SJHP standard Remington bullet weight will drop deer, and black bear as if they were an extremely bad habit on New Year's Eve. A 200 grain Hard Cast Lead SWC will arrange for a 1000 pound porker to assume room temperature in a very short time frame.

Carrrying 10 rounds of .357 Remington Maximum in your coat pocket is easy compared to larger rifle cartridges.

Why not?
 
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Then go with a 357 magnum or a 44 magnum. 145 ST's out of a 357 Max rifle will fail miserably and at the range you would use it a 44 magnum with all the variety of bullets weights and styles would duplicate the Max. If your going to use 158 gr hp's out of a Max rifle be prepared for a whole lot of blood shot meat and lack of penetration.
 
The 145 STHP is an antipersonnel load in the Maximum. (You can still shoot .38 Special and .357 S&W Magnum ammunition in the same rifle).

Versatility is good.
 
35 Remington rifle round makes a lot more sense than a 35 caliber pistol round, the 35 Remington round can be loaded down if you prefer less velocity.. The 35 Remington with a 150 gr bullet will best the pistol round 450-500FPS plus if you decide to sell the rifle it would be more attractive to a prospective buyer.. William
 
I googled around on it.
The Marlin 94 is just not long enough. There have been several rifles screwed up in the attempt.
The Winchester 94 .357 Magnum, being a .30-30 blocked out for a shorter round, can be extended to Maximum as in the OP. One guy had one reconverted because while it would feed Maximums, it would no longer function with Specials and he wanted to buy big and shoot small.

Same deal with .327.
 
Did it last year. Trust me, you wouldn't want to pay the gunsmith's fees for doing it. Getting it to feed was a nightmare. Instead of trying to force a cartridge that doesn't fit down it's throat, why not rebarrel the Marlin 1894 to 44/357 Bains-Davis? Almost the same performance as the 35 Remington, and a lot easier to make it work than the Maximum.
 
i keep thinking of the .357/.44 Bain & Davis

as a revolver cartridge. (We all know what happened with that)! *buzz* Wrong answer, thanks for playing! Perhaps the "bottleneck" of the Bain & Davis would be a better option.

I wish I had thought of that myself!
 
357 Herret???? Fewer modifications to the rifle?? The Max is great, no doubt, but has found it's happy home in the single shot.
I'm sure there are some dedicated Dan Wesson shooters that may disagree with me.
 
I agree. The 357 Herrett is a far easier and better way to go.

But the best way is a Marlin 336 in 35 Remington. Just buy one and you are there---------- with no gunsmithing at all.

I did a 357 Herrett for a friend as a gift to his brother because the brother lives in Indiana, and their weird laws make the 357 Herrett legal for deer, but the 30-30 and the 35 Remington are not.

MY friend Randy had a daughter in Indiana too, and she and her husband just use a Marlin 94 in standard 357 mag loaded with LBT 160 grain WFN bullets. These kill deer so well you have to see it to believe it, and a very cheap to shoot and very accurate out of the lever actions. She is getting 5 shot groups at 100 yards of a bit less then 2". The Marlin has a Weaver K4 scope on top, and other than a trigger job to get the pull down to 2-3/4 pounds, the rifle is stock as a rock.

Her and her husband say they have never shot a deer on their farm in 30 years that was past 140 yards. So the 357 marlin is a perfect gun for them.
 
There you go being sensible again.

I would also look at a .44 Magnum for the job described.

I think it was Ed Harris who said the main reason to rechamber a single shot to .357 Maximum was to get a rifle type throat.
 
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