Reeder Custom Guns - The Marlin's are easier to work on than the Winchester 92

Jim Taylor
The Marlin's are easier to work on than the Winchester 92
Tuesday, October 08, 2019, 06:34

and I have had both. It's easy to "slick up" a Marlin. It took me months of assembly and dis-assembly of the Rossi 92 to get it slick. I finally got it where it would feed a fired .38 Special brass from the magazine. And I would never attempt to do it again!

I prefer the Winchester over the Marlin.
Why?
Because I prefer it.
Probably nostalgia inspired by western movies. Who knows?
My first levergun was a Spanish El Tigre Model 92 .44-40 when I was 15 years old. That may have something to do with it.

Pick what you like and run with it!

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