Reeder Custom Guns - Marlin's are tops, BUT if there was a perfect

WB
Marlin's are tops, BUT if there was a perfect
Tuesday, October 08, 2019, 06:01

ctg. for the M92 Winchester platform I think the .357 Magnum might be in the running. I know it was a favorite with the custom gunsmiths ever since the 1940's. The M92 is an easy pound lighter than the Marlin and can be tuned to be very buttery slick. The top ejection limits some sighting options. A really nice M92 clone might be worth considering. Scratch TWO itches, a .357 Levergun and a historic design Winchester Cowboy gun.

The Skinner sights on the M92 are something I'm looking at very close for my Winchester. But the holes drilled and tapped by a skilled 'Smith are almost as expensive as the sight itself, FWIW. Real easy to slap a scope on the Marlin or a receiver sight on that flat top that's already drilled and tapped. If that means something to you.

Favorite .357 Levergun? I have a new itch that - ChrisG, 2019-10-08, 04:46
- Levers fascinate me. - Sid R, 2019-10-09, 04:38
- Is is John or Jim that says "My favorite rifles - ChrisG, 2019-10-08, 09:32
  - ME (nm) - JT, 2019-10-08, 10:33
    - I like Marlin's current Stainless 357 Trapper - ChrisG, 2019-10-08, 10:56
- I HAVE MARLIN. ROSSI, WINCHESTER, BROWNING,UBERTI, AND - JT, 2019-10-08, 08:18
  - Ditto on my Henry Steels in 327 Fed and 41 Magnum.. - Huey, 2019-10-08, 08:25
- .357 Lever Gun - David R, 2019-10-08, 07:49
  - 73's are on the list too. Sounds nice! (nm) - ChrisG, 2019-10-08, 09:19
- Sounds like I can't go wrong! Jim a Rossi was - ChrisG, 2019-10-08, 07:03
  - I second that thought. The M92 is tricky and - WB, 2019-10-08, 07:19
  - The original 92s were built for bottleneck cartridges... - Huey, 2019-10-08, 07:14
- I'm with Huey... - Sid R, 2019-10-08, 05:52
  - Nice! Both of those bring premiums now... (nm) - ChrisG, 2019-10-08, 07:01
- Marlin 1894... (nm) - Huey, 2019-10-08, 05:08
  - Marlin's are tops, BUT if there was a perfect - WB, 2019-10-08, 06:01
    - The Marlin's are easier to work on than the Winchester 92 - Jim Taylor, 2019-10-08, 06:34
      - I pick the Marlin or Henry Steel due to difficulty scoping.. - Huey, 2019-10-08, 06:38
        Levers at HHC... since we are discussing it. - WB, 2019-10-08, 07:48