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5/22/2016 11:37:13 PM EDT
My dad has a old (1935) Marlin in .38-56. Collectible or shooter?
5/22/2016 11:39:51 PM EDT
[#1]
Never heard of it, so...
"collectible".
5/23/2016 12:05:15 AM EDT
[#2]
I think you mean 38-55.  I don't know if they are worth that much.  Supposed to be a good round.
5/23/2016 1:00:10 AM EDT
[#3]
Nope, it's a Marlin 1895 in.38-56 Winchester caliber. Heavy bastard with an octagon barrel. My dad made ammo out of reformed .45-70 brass but hasn't fired it in about 20 years.
5/23/2016 9:00:33 AM EDT
[#4]
I stand corrected, never heard of one before.

The .38-56 Winchester Center Fire cartridge was introduced in 1887 by Winchester for the Winchester Model 1886,[3] and was also used in the Marlin Model of 1895. Production of Model 1886s chambered in this cartridge ceased in 1910 due to lack of demand,[3] while most commercial production of the cartridge itself ceased in the 1930s. New production loaded cartridges and unloaded brass cases are rare, and are often created using reformed .45-70 brass. The cartridge was originally intended to outperform the similar .38-55 Winchester, but in reality had very similar ballistics despite using more gunpowder
5/23/2016 1:25:35 PM EDT
[#5]
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I stand corrected, never heard of one before.

The .38-56 Winchester Center Fire cartridge was introduced in 1887 by Winchester for the Winchester Model 1886,[3] and was also used in the Marlin Model of 1895. Production of Model 1886s chambered in this cartridge ceased in 1910 due to lack of demand,[3] while most commercial production of the cartridge itself ceased in the 1930s. New production loaded cartridges and unloaded brass cases are rare, and are often created using reformed .45-70 brass. The cartridge was originally intended to outperform the similar .38-55 Winchester, but in reality had very similar ballistics despite using more gunpowder
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Dont feel bad, I had to google it as well.
5/23/2016 9:21:53 PM EDT
[#6]
I'd shoot it.
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