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trooper joe

Have one of these and a couple of the small Vaquero 32 Mags. I love my “Baby Vaquero”. It will make a great companion piece to my Ruger Buckeye 32-20/32 H&R Mag. https://hosting.photobucket.com/6e7a577b-aef7-4498-bd70-6d7abe77f377/68361a2b-b178-4bf8-b366-55fa0db2724d.jpeg?width=960&height=7...

trooper joe

AJMD429 wrote: ↑Sat May 31, 2025 7:28 pm .
I didn’t know Marlin made 1894’s in 32 H&R Mag; was that a conversion also…?

I believe they only made them in 2006.

https://collectorsfirearms.com/68646-ma ... 7796.html/

TJ

trooper joe

Just took possession of this very hard to find Ruger Blackhawk convertible. https://hosting.photobucket.com/6e7a577b-aef7-4498-bd70-6d7abe77f377/62eda35f-8045-4504-aaf8-48879b5c88d5.jpeg?width=960&height=720&fit=bounds A .32 H&R Mag cylinder came in the gun with an extra 32-20 cylinder i...

trooper joe

Found another photo.

Just tried some 44-40 snap caps. The rifle feeds very smoothly with a great trigger pull.

Thanks for the information.

TJ

trooper joe

Just found this nice, refinished Winchester model 92, 44-40 rifle at a gun show. I looked at it, passed on it, and started to drive home. After a mile, I made a “U” turn and went back and bought it. It was made in 1912 and whoever refinished it did an excellent job. I just bought a Miroku 44-40 SRC,...

trooper joe

I got this one with a Marlin 44P sporting XS sights.Two shots a few inches apart that even surprised me.

TJ

trooper joe

In 1966, a friend of mine converted a SRC, 32-20 to .357. I carried that gun on patrol as a trooper at the Flint, Michigan post. The gun seemed to feed everything, even wad cutter .38 special loads. After several years, a friend talked me out of it and I was always sorry I sold it. This was before t...

trooper joe

Guess that Marlin is on the way to Oregon by now, but Joe, did you consider the "first wildcat," the .35-30? The .38-55 is older and probably better, but the .35-30 is practical and capable as well, although the .360 Buckhammer might have the edge. I just wanted a Marlin in 38-55. I had a...

trooper joe

Gonna have to be reblued anyway because of caliber removal and restamp or have a poor looking job .I've done a lot of rebarreling on many different rifles and I have yet to find a combo that couldn't be made to work. If I were sending a barrel for rebore the original caliber stamp would be removed ...

trooper joe

.45colt wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2025 4:28 pm Joe, What does He charge for the service now? I have a Glenfield that was rode hard and put away wet. Thanks.

I talked with Jess a couple of days ago. He will do a 3 grove, and ship it back, for $325. My rifle is going his way tomorrow.

TJ

trooper joe

Just found this Marlin 336, 30-30 (mfg 1978) that I have been looking for for this project. Going to send it to JES in Oregon to have it rebored to 38-55. The only thing is, it is a really nice, period correct deer rifle showing hardly any use at all. The Tasco 3-12x40 scope along with the “see thro...

trooper joe

I just bought a ANTIQUE WINCHESTER 38-55 HAND RELOADING TOOL (Feb, 13, 1894) off of ebay. I just ordered a Henry Brass 38-55 and luckily picked up 5 boxes of ammo from my local dealer ( one Winchester hunting ammo and four boxes of cowboy loading ammo). I want to play around with this old hand loade...

trooper joe

……” Cabela's has a program whereby they will ship any gun to a local store that you can locate at their other stores throughout the country with no shipping charge and no transfer fee. Guns International lists hundreds of firearms stocked by Cabela's at their various locations.”…. I have bought seve...

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Trooper, That’s four different gunsmiths that have told you that this is a bad idea, including the one who did mine. Probably best to abandon this project. Use the Henry for .327. Scott, I think you are right especially since I almost had to max out my home equity loan to buy it 🙃. Trooper Joe

trooper joe

Scott, Grizzly must have changed his mind. Here is the email he sent me when I asked him about converting a Marlkn .32 H&R Mag.: From: Lew Bonitz <lew@grizzlycustom.com> Date: December 30, 2024 at 5:17:45 PM EST To: xxx….x@comcast.net Subject: .327 Mag Custom Marlin Joe, Thank you for the inquir...

trooper joe

Just traded for this 1970 Marlin 336, 100 year anniversary model. https://hosting.photobucket.com/6e7a577b-aef7-4498-bd70-6d7abe77f377/d9467de5-835d-4a51-b107-fbd8e23beb4d.jpeg?width=960&height=720&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/6e7a577b-aef7-4498-bd70-6d7abe77f377/ebd2e66d-b3ce-...

trooper joe

Here is what I am working with. https://hosting.photobucket.com/6e7a577b-aef7-4498-bd70-6d7abe77f377/1f96f63f-d769-4f4f-80fb-a62f67db5664.jpeg?width=960&height=720&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/6e7a577b-aef7-4498-bd70-6d7abe77f377/bef87d55-8147-4fe0-b5c2-2bdf734b2ee6.jpeg?width=...

trooper joe

I have thought about this conversion for a very long time and have finally located a “donor” Marlin 1894 JM 32 H&R at a decent price (only 3 times the original MSRP). However, I am now getting some information that the Marlin is rated at only 40,000 PSI and the .327 Fed Mag may be rated at 45,00...

trooper joe

Well I picked up my 44-40 SRC yesterday from my dealer. Sure enough the wood is proud around the receiver but not too bad. Everything else seems OK. Tried an A-Zoom 44-40 snap cap and I could not close the action. Then tried a Winchester and Remington semi jacket round and it fed and allowed me to c...

trooper joe

Maybe I should go into therapy

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Ruger Blackhawk 3 screw .357
S&W Model 581, .357
S&W Model 19-5, .357
S&W Model 13-3, .357
S&W Model 28-2, .357

Marlin 94, .357
Winchester 73, .357
Winchester 92, .357
Rossi 92, .357

Trooper Joe

trooper joe

Just ordered one from Family Firearms for $908.99. They dropped their price almost $100 since yesterday morning. All the web based photos I have been looking at show the wood fitted properly. I can live with any stock fitting issues at that price. My first model 92 in .357/.38 was made from a gunsho...

trooper joe

Several online dealers have these for around $1,000. I would like to get one but do not want to go through repairing an ill-fitting stock. I bought a .357 SRC Winchester/Miroku about a 1 1/2 years ago that had a stock that was very proud next to the metal. Took two trips back to Winchester repair an...

trooper joe

Forebore,

You probably don’t like Harley’s either

. People will pay for good looking and well made retro guns and motorcycles.

Look around and you will find retro rv trailers, rustic home designs, and guns like Beretta’s “Retro” model 75 9mm among others.

Trooper Joe

trooper joe

Just picked up this 1982, 39A Mountie, 20” barrel, straight stock. In contrast to the 39AS I recently found, the lever is very smooth along with what seems like a nice crisp trigger pull. https://hosting.photobucket.com/6e7a577b-aef7-4498-bd70-6d7abe77f377/2f48912b-380a-4fbc-ad17-aa366e395181.jpeg?w...

trooper joe

Found an unfired 39AS made in 1996 at my local gun shop. Saw it one day and went home to thinks about it. After reading about these fantastic .22 lever guns I called my dealer first thing the next morning and had him set it aside for me. I thought there was a scratch on the left side of the receiver...

trooper joe

I had the trapper style .357 take down for several years. I took it apart only once since I was afraid that spinning the magazine tube to take it down would eventually mark it up by the barrel bands. Ny dealer friend I sold it to still has it. He says he will never take it down because of that issue...

trooper joe

Very nice condition. You don't see those everyday for sure. I am not a Marlin collector and I only have one Marlin that I bought maybe 10 -15 years ago because it was different and at a price I could not pass up. It is a Marlin 336 "Texan Style" 30-30 with the brass saddle ring. I believe...

trooper joe

I just picked up my fourth Marlin 336 since February. It is a 336, straight stock (Texan style), 30-30 made in 1980. Out of these last four Marlins, three of them are straight “Texas” style and one of these three has a brass saddle ring. It had a strange trip to my house. It arrived at my dealer fro...

trooper joe

That is the prettiest straight-grip conversion on a 336, I have ever seen. This is a photo of the model”60” rear sight that was on the gun when I received it. The bottom photo also shows the sling loop on the rear barrel band. I have since installed a standard rear sight and cut off the sling loop ...

trooper joe

I just bought this JM 336W from a private owner in New Hampshire. He switched the pistol grip plain stock, to a Texan straight stock configuration along with a straight lower trigger tang and a straight finger lever. He also had installed a Beartooth safety delete. I install these in all my cross bo...

trooper joe

Just found this very nice “RemLin” made in March 2015. Haven’t been to the range yet but the action and trigger pull seem very smooth. The laminated stock is really fitted well. https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/jj42/bmwjoey/IMG_1075.jpeg?width=960&height=720&fit=bounds https://hosting....

trooper joe

Recently I posted my luck in finding aRossi M59, in 22 magnum. A few days after I found that gun, I found this almost new Rossi model 61 SAC on Gun Broker. I won the bid without increasing my home equity loan and picked it up at my dealer this afternoon. It even smoother than the Model 59. It feeds ...

trooper joe

Just found this beautiful Rossi copy of the old Winchester 62 pump .22. This one is in the very hard to find .22 Mag and seems to be in perfect condition. It feeds .22 Mag like silk and has a really light smooth trigger. Field stripped it this afternoon and the insides look just as good as the exter...

trooper joe

UPDATE ON MY 1894 RemLin.

A friend of mine talked me out of this about a week after my last post. Yesterday I got it back from him. The gun is living with me until I go toe up

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Trooper Joe

trooper joe

It would be interesting to know what Turnbull will charge for replacing the rebounding hammer with the original style and getting rid of the tang safety. Equally interesting would be to know where they get the hammers and triggers to do these conversions. The supply of Browning B92 hammers and trig...

trooper joe

It would be interesting to know what Turnbull will charge for replacing the rebounding hammer with the original style and getting rid of the tang safety. Equally interesting would be to know where they get the hammers and triggers to do these conversions. The supply of Browning B92 hammers and trig...

trooper joe

Heard from Winchester repair today. Their gunsmith says the stock fitting is normal. They did offer to install a “John Wayne Special” stock with higher grade wood. I really did not want that much bling on this carbine. They are sending it back since I did not want to wait until February for a repla...

trooper joe

Heard from Winchester repair today. Their gunsmith says the stock fitting is normal. They did offer to install a “John Wayne Special” stock with higher grade wood. I really did not want that much bling on this carbine. They are sending it back since I did not want to wait until February for a replac...

trooper joe

This was transferred in to my local dealer. i won’t refuse delivery as suggested by a number of web based sellers. The gun is back to Browning in Missouri as we speak. I am sure they will take care of it. As Elmo 123 stated, late model Winchester/Miruko guns seem to be a little lacking with their wo...

trooper joe

When the Illinois State Police adopted these in the 60’s, they were the first major law enforcement agency to use auto loaders instead of revolvers. I remember ordering one for an off duty gun (which was allowed by my department even though our duty gun was a revolver). Sold it a few years later and...

trooper joe

I just bought a new Winchester/Miruko model 92, .357, SRC. I found it to cycle very smoothly, has a very nice 5 to 7# trigger (even though it is a rebound hammer system), and feeds .38 special without a hiccup. However, the stock fitting is terrible. I have owned 5 or 6 Winchester Miruko rifles and ...

trooper joe

Just came back from the range. This one is a keeper (I can now boast 5 .357/.38 lever guns). One ragged hole with .357 or .38 at 30 feet. The trigger really is smoothing out (especially after about 100 dry fires this morning). Showed this to my local dealer today. He says these are about a $1,200 g...

trooper joe

Just came back from the range. This one is a keeper (I can now boast 5 .357/.38 lever guns). One ragged hole with .357 or .38 at 30 feet. The trigger really is smoothing out (especially after about 100 dry fires this morning). Showed this to my local dealer today. He says these are about a $1,200 gu...

trooper joe

Just picked up this Marlin 1894 CS, .357/.38 yesterday. This carbine was made in March of 2019 and was one of the last of the Remington Marlins. It only had about 10 rounds through it according to the dealer. I just bought one of the new Ruger/Marlin 1894 .44Mag carbines and when I first looked at i...

trooper joe

Here are some photos of the carbine: https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/jj42/bmwjoey/IMG_0829.jpeg?width=960&height=720&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/jj42/bmwjoey/IMG_0830.jpeg?width=960&height=720&fit=bounds I don’t really care for the saddle ring. The saddle...

trooper joe

In March of this year, I ordered one of these Chiappa carbines. It was advertised that it would feed and shoot both .357 Mag and .38 Special. However, when I received it, I found that it would not feed .38 Special A-Zoom snap caps at all. The description of the gun by the selling dealer was as follo...

trooper joe

Just got back from my first trip to the range. Shot .44 Special and 44 Mag at 45 feet. Was shooting a little low but the sights were easy to adjust. Action is pretty stiff but it will loosen up. All in all, it is a keeper. https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/jj42/bmwjoey/IMG_0815.jpeg?width=960&a...

trooper joe

Here are some photos of these items. IMG_0805.jpeg IMG_0804.jpeg IMG_0800.jpeg My new Rossi SS 16” M92 would hardly load one round without the plastic mag tube follower jamming. All I did was to install the Online Outpost follower for a .357/.38 and the problem was gone. I thought I was going to hav...

trooper joe

Just changed the mag follower on my new .357 16” stainless Rossi M92. Got one in two days from durango-onlineoutpost via e-bay for $15.95. I also installed their ss safety lever plug which fits nicely with no gap under it. This company is great to deal with and their products are first class. Troope...

trooper joe

My dealer got the first one in from his distributor. He showed it to me yesterday and I foolishly walked out without it. Quoted me a price of only $1,000 which I thought was great. Did not sleep last night especially after seeing the crooks on GunBroker and other sites for prices from $1,250 to $1,5...

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