I have the Henry in 45 Long Colt. Magnificent!
Somebody I know has a Rossi .38/.357 in SS to go with their Dan Wesson 6” vent rib .38/.357 pistol. That person wishes they had gotten the entire pistol pack way back when. The Rossi seems to be capable enough.
I like pistols in rifle calibres myself.
You have the right inclination.
On sale at Turners.com this week.
For a pistol round has a nice flat(ish) trajectory.
I prefer the Marlin over the Henry because the magazine on the Henry loads from the muzzle end and the Marlin loads from the receiver end.
But the Henry is still a damn fine rifle!
I’ve had two Italian made 1873 type Winchesters. One in 44-40 and one in .357 mag. Both shot well. First thing you have to do is knock off the rear sight and place a folding Marbles sight on it. My .357 is very accurate at 25 yd. At my age that is about as far as I can see.
I also have a Winchester 1894 I bought in 1968, in .44 mag.
I like lever guns.
Sounds like a good combination.
I have owned a couple of Browning model 92s in .44 mag. The .357 mag might even be better tho I am not sure it comes in .357.
I have heard nothing but good things about the Henry.
A buddy of mine had one of these. It was a lot of fun to shoot. And like the revolver, you could load it up with lower-priced .38 Special rounds for plinking.
Uberti repros are a bit expensive but very nice. A joy to shoot and behold.
Is this for two Leggitt creatures or four?
Henry is a good choice unless you can find an older Marlin.
Guess it really depends on if you've got any 45’s sitting there gathering dust.
The other factor is if you're one who tends to sell firearms that don't work for you; the 45’s are easier to resell, though the 357, after a far longer time, can get more money used.
All in all, the Big Boy Carbine is a fun gun to shoot that really is about 3 rounds short of being perfect. The open iron sights are good enough for most plinking, getting a red dot sight almost feels like cheating, scopes - well, if you're looking for distance, pick a different gun to put a scope on.
Rossi’s are good little rifles sold in various pistol calibers (including .357/.8). I think they are all Model 92’s. They are NOT heirloom pieces but are inexpensive, functional, fun to shoot, and accurate, and can be made to run even smoother than original for about $60.00 from with parts from stevesgunz.com.
I’ve recently been looking for a Winchester Model 92 in .357 but although they still make them they apparently do it in limited batches once or twice a year, hence hard to find and expensive.
I don’t have any Henry’s but I have a friend with a .44mag. and it’s a sweet shooter, but I don’t like the looks/handling of it. Seems a bit clunky. Just my $.02.
Marlin if you can find one in .357.
Get ready to spend some money. I’ve had that mood for a long time, but I want a side load. Henry is the only other option I would consider. Just waiting for a Winchester to fall from the sky. We’d src
I have a Marlin 1894c (.357), which I purchased NIB about ten years ago. The rifle has been flawless.
Marlin apparently stopped manufacturing this model in late 2011 allegedly because of quality control issues that occurred after Marlin closed the New Haven facility in 2010 and moved the manufacturing to llion, NY and Mayfield Kentucky. I have heard rumors that the 1894c is back in production, and while it appears on the Marlin website, I have yet to see one for sale in the wild.
Might want to check here-
https://www.sportsmansguide.com/productlist/guns/rifle/lever-action/357-magnum?d=185&c=30&s=708&gauge_chamber=.357+Magnum
(I have no experience with them.)
FYI
You can tell the year of manufacture of Marlin rifles from 1973 to 1999 by subtracting the first two digits of the serial number from 100.
That was their heyday for quality rifles.
After Remington took over quality was not as good.
27-100= 1973
19-100 = 1981