El Sobrante Kid

Series 70 or Series 80? Lightweight or all steel? Thx

Yes. The bullet is going slower, that gives the barrel more time to rise before the bullet exits the barrel.

Do you already have detailed dimensioned drawings, or is this just an idea at this point?

Thank you for all the comments. I am not trying to decide if I should be shooting .38's or .357's, my question is whether or not the Ruger made Marlins can be made to hold 10 standard OAL .357's, and run reliably. Thx

Because, from what I read here on the Wire, many people who shoot .38's in a rifle chambered for .357, have to run a long OAL on the .38's to get them to feed reliably. The new Ruger Marlin is only chambered in .38/.357, so it is not a stretch to think that .38's shot in this rifle will need a similarly long OAL. If that isn't the case, that would be great. IMO (worth every penny you paid), it seems like a foolish mistake to produce a lever action rifle that, from the factory, will not hold 10 rounds of the cartridge that it is made to shoot. If you have some useful information on this subject, please share it.

Thank you for your thoughts. I don't have one of the new Ruger Marlins, and I'm not even remotely inclined to buy one until I know the answer as to whether or not they can be made to reliably run with 10 standard OAL .357's in the magazine tube. When I first started reading about the specs I was stunned that Ruger did not make the barrel and mag tube long enough to hold 10 rounds. One of the biggest markets for these rifles (CAS) may be shut out by this one decision. Hopefully someone will have the opportunity to see what can be done.

Has anyone played with the new Ruger Marlin (Marlin 1894 Classic Series Walnut 357 Mag 18.63in 70410)? I see that the capacity is listed as 9 + 1, and I was wondering if anyone has cut the spring to see if the magazine capacity can be increased. My interest would be how many .357 cartridges will fit, not .38's. Thank You!

You mean the missile was headed TOWARDS the plane? WOW!

Do you have the Clymer part # for the reamer, or the specs? Thx

It is a Kubotan, used for self-defense.

Desired barrel length?

Looks very nice! Where did you find it? And if you don't mind saying... how much did you have to give up for it?

My friend in Sweden told me that owning a handgun is difficult, but a rifle is fairly easy to own. The kicker (at the time in 2005) was that you were not allowed to own any firearm that used military caliber ammunition. Unless you were in the military or a reserve unit. Things may have changed since then (for better or worse, who knows).