Posted on 01/07/2007 12:23:12 PM PST by kiriath_jearim
With ballistics comparable to the 308 Win., this brand new cartridge is the highest performance round ever made for a traditional lever action rifle!
Last year, in partnership with Hornady, Marlin introduced the XLR Series of lever-action rifles, built to take full advantage of the improvements gained with Hornady’s LEVEREVOLUTIONTM spire-pointed flex tip ammunition.
Teaming up once more with Hornady, Marlin announces the debut of two new rifles chambered for the new Hornady 308 Marlin Express, a hot .30 caliber rimmed cartridge designed for maximum velocity, flat trajectory and smashing downrange energy.
The two models chambered for this round are: the blued 308MX with a 22” barrel and walnut stock, and the stainless steel 308MXLR with a 24” barrel and laminated stock.
Both will be available in Spring of 2007!
NEW Model 308MXLR
Available Spring 2007, this new model will be chambered for Hornady’s new ground-breaking 308 Marlin Express. It features a 24" stainless steel barrel, full pistol grip, and black-grey two-tone laminated stock characteristic of all XLR models. Also features the Marlin signature solid-top receiver with side-ejection, adjustable folding semi-buckhorn rear sight, ramp front sight. It is tapped for scope mount.
Caliber 308 Marlin Express
Capacity 5-shot tubular magazine
Action Lever action; side ejection; stainless steel receiver; barrel, lever, trigger guard plate, magazine tube and loading gate. Hammer block safety.
Stock Black/grey laminated hardwood pistol grip stock with fluted comb, cut checkering, deluxe recoil pad; nickel plated swivel studs.
Barrel 24" stainless steel barrel
Twist Rate 1:10" r.h
Sights Adjustable semi-buckhorn folding rear; ramp front sight with brass bead and Wide-Scan® hood. Solid top receiver tapped for scope mount; offset hammer spur (right or left hand) for scope use
Overall Length 42.5"
Weight 7 lbs.
Ever hear of a recoil pad. I have a winchester carbine 375. I put a cheap slip-on recoil pad on it. I carry it everywhere in the woods and shoot it occasionally too. :-)
Oh, trust me, each gun I described had a recoil pad, and they still rattle my teeth. My Mossberg turkey gun has the built in rubber recoil pad, but 3 shots or so of the 2 oz turkey loads whacks me good. I've read that the 2 oz loads have about the same recoil as a 375 H&H. I believe it. :)
Besides, I want to know where this myth started about exploding tubular magazines. Has there ever been a documented case?
When I was a kid I hunted deer with a 336C in .35 Rem loaded with Browning factory 150 grain jacketed soft points. The only thing I ever saw explode was the deer’s vital organs.
Also, where is it written that a lever action must be loaded to the hilt. I have never taken more than two shots at a deer. That would be one in the chamber and one in the magazine.
Let’s debunk this myth!
I’ve got a 760 in 30-06...
Great gun for 400 bucks
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