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Posted: 6/19/2025 11:50:49 AM EDT
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And it only gets better. I've shot it in steel plate competitions using factory open sights with respectable times. I've run hundreds of up-loaded .38 Spec through it with zero feeding issues. Regular .38s felt like .22 LR and I didn't want to bother with getting a bunch of .357 brass, so I went with .38 loaded to .357 levels. The result is a pleasant level of recoil and still feels like a respectable rifle. And smooth. Lordy, it is an incredibly smooth and fast action. I also shoot my Marline 39A in competition with stock open sights. For fun I shoot .22 Shorts because I have so many of them. The only problem is that the timer struggles to pick up the very quiet report of the carbine. Nonetheless, it's a great deal of fun. I bought the Big Boy as it reminded me of all the cowboy movies and TV shows of my youth 1960s-70s. |
"Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result." - Winston Churchill
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I have a older Rossi 38/357 and also a Jm Marlin (North Haven made) that ai need a extractor for. I am a huge fan of the Lyman peep sight on lever guns. I mostly shoot 38 reloads in them and push those loads to 38+P levels as they shoot a bit flatter than normal 38 s[l loads. I own several older weaker 38spl pistols so I don't load anything hotter than 38spl+p in 38 cases because I worry about getting a 357 load in a 38 case in one of my weaker guns. I am a brass hound at my club and have plenty of 357 brass, If you buy something like 500 pieces direct from midway or starline it isn't that expensive. Starline is great brass and lasts a long while. You guys do your loading your way ,I will stick to my old habits. |
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