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Canuck Bob

On forums there are reports that the new Marlins are much better in quality. Anyone inspected this new crop of Marlins from the Remlin camp? I'm not buying anything but really want the Marlin rifle to prosper.

Canuck Bob

The magnum craze has dominated the gun world for decades. However blaming the marketers lets shooters off the hook too much. Desire drives the market as much as anything. We have guns with iron sights, red dot sights, scopes, headlights, lasers, and whatnot on the same rifle at the same time. Absolu...

Canuck Bob

One iteration of the 444 in a Marlin that I would have liked would be a standard early type carbine format. 20" barrel, full mag, carbine bands, no ramp, straight grip stock and squared lever. Me too! I never liked the steel cap and thicker forearm style though they were very practical. My for...

Canuck Bob

The BB Winchester 444 would be on a wish list if I was actively shopping. They seem rare enough. I can't remember seeing or hearing of one in Canada. Anyone seen one outside the USA. It is only an opinion but it seems Marlin took quite a gamble with the 444. It was in the days when everything was hi...

Canuck Bob

A recent post prompted me to ask this question. How about a discussion on the 444 and its chamberings without dragging in other calibers or cartridges. I'm getting a bit cranky that every thread on the 444 is overwhelmed by discussions of other cartridges. Lets discuss hunting success, favorite bull...

Canuck Bob

Its always the same on my favorite forum. Someone asks about the 444 Marlin and then we wade through a long thread about the 45-70. Why is this so necessary to the 45-70 crowd. We will almost universally champion the 30-30 as a viable and capable big game rifle yet treat a 444 like it is a pipsqueak...

Canuck Bob

Nothing wrong with a 444. Why would a guy use a Winchester leveraction when he could use a Winchester 70 in 338 Magnum? Horses for courses.

Canuck Bob

I have little knowledge but would prefer a high capacity double action, just seems to make sense. I owned a Colt Series 70 once and trained on the Inglis Browning High Power, It seemed the high capacity clip made sense for a military pistol. The SA felt like a issue, carried cocked and locked rather...

Canuck Bob

BlaineG wrote:
mack wrote:What lever gun chambering would you recommend for wooly mammoth and cave bears?
45-70, but never, ever a .444

Sad statement for someone usually so well informed. 444 is the ultimate moose rifle. a specific Canadian thing.

Canuck Bob

I chose to go the Leupold route for my 2 scopes. The FX line is good and American made with bullet proof after sale service. The older M8 series suits me just fine and affordable with the same service. I look through a $1500 dollar scope and a Fx/VX 2 or 3 and don't spot the $1000 buck difference, l...

Canuck Bob

I admit to low tech holders, factory box, pocket, and fingers. Never left any at home.

I'm considering a muzzleloaders ball bag though.

Canuck Bob

After your description I would buy it if I could afford it. That is a dandy model and the value should go only up.

Canuck Bob

Sure got my rabid gopher charge beat!!

Canuck Bob

The finest Canadian moose rifle was always destined to come back! With a 265 Hornady FN it is a truly amazing rifle cartridge combo. Other loads add some icing to a fine cake. 45-70 snore!

The 444 was the reason big bore levers made a comeback.

Canuck Bob

If you decide on a pistol caliber pick 357 magnum or 44 magnum imo. The vintage calibers are hard to supply. My 444, 32 Special, 32-20, and Hornet are a witness to this. I would pick a peep sight for sure.

Canuck Bob

Nice rifle, I almost bought a lefty 452 but just had to have a 9422 instead. Settled for a 527 lefty in 223,

Canuck Bob

Not for me but as a guy who lives in a controlled environment getting certain features are not possible in semi's or military packages like the AR or AK. If it gets folks buying levers what do I care.

Its like the never ending debate about scoping or dot sights.

Canuck Bob

Yep, big pig fer shur. I think the fellers are several feet behind the hog to make the hog look even bigger. Fishermen do it all the time; holding their catch at arm's length in front of them makes the fish appear larger... I'm shocked, a fisherman trying to inflate the size of his catch. My faith ...

Canuck Bob

Canuck Bob, You thinking its photo shopped? I went back and studied it a bit more and it does seem to be odd looking. I expanded the photo and can't put a finger on it. The hog focus and the hunters are a bit off to my eye. They seem to be using the old monster hog trick of playing with perspective...

Canuck Bob

Is it my imagination or is there something odd about that photo?

Canuck Bob

Canadian snipers were notorious during WW1. If I got the history right it was the Canadian sniper program used by the Americans when they realized they were falling behind between the wars. The American, Brit, and Canadian snipers hit what they aim at, thank goodness.

Canuck Bob

Changed my opinion of these fancy gopher guns!!!!

Canuck Bob

This is so sad. Who in their right mind would call any modern war fair or sane. I wonder what MM's dad thought about flame throwers used on Japanese soldiers on some terrifying atoll. The father's loss would make me hurt but for that useless MM to jump on his coat tails for some free publicity is ju...

Canuck Bob

The early models were d&t'ed for tang sights. Somewhere in the mid 50's the 94 was d&t'ed for a receiver sight. My 51 came to me d&t'ed for receiver sights and had a Lyman 66 installed probably day 1 from the store. Subsequent research here proved it was not factory drilled. As often rep...

Canuck Bob

That is outstanding! Looks like it would fit in a briefcase!!!! It must have a bark when you light it off.

Canuck Bob

I grew up calling them blinds and usually a duck or goose blind. The terminology was used for hunting but as 7.62 mentioned they were rare in my youth for big game. Bass Pro sells the little tent bubbles by the truckload now. Lots of guys use tree stands as I usually hear them called for bear baitin...

Canuck Bob

Good deer getter, pre-Rem 336 hopefully with a decent low range scope already attached in 30-30. The only models listed to avoid would be any Rem Marlins without a good inspection. Recent reports are improving but earlier reports turned me off. If you choose a proper year post 64 94 with the proper ...

Canuck Bob

It is standard here to locate the thermostat in the hallway. Also every motel I visit, travelling sales, has a Heat-Auto-Cool three setting arrangement. Hope this helps.

Canuck Bob

My regrets revolve around buying into a gun culture myth and being disappointed with the reality. A 7MM Mag Rem 700 lefty years ago jumps to mind. I didn't like bolts and thought everyone can't be wrong so I stepped up. Hated the rifle, cartridge, and found bolts clumsy to operate and shoot. There w...

Canuck Bob

Beautiful, and I thought I liked older cartridges! It is amazing how many cartridges there was in the early cartridge days. Seems a lot like our constant proliferations of cartridges today.

Canuck Bob

The outhouses and corral slop eventually poisoned the water table on our family homestead up north. A proper septic system and dugout water was the solution. I remember using the original log outhouse at 40 below and with the local wasp and bulldog (massive horse fly) population in the summer. I rea...

Canuck Bob

To answer your question I suspect the geek factor comes about because geeks make them and enjoy them. Shooters routinely use chronographs, precision scales, measuring devices that work to .0001, and many other devices from molds to swagers. We are geeks of a sort! I use Hornady's calculator and find...

Canuck Bob

And I thought my couple of hundred was a lot!

Canuck Bob

Classy rides!

Canuck Bob

It is a curious blessing when our kids start to best us! I dream of it and then hate it at some level when it finally happens. Hard to beat a day with Dad shooting cans to balance a kids head! You honored his stress and did something about it, gives me the warm fuzzies worthy of sore hands. I faced ...

Canuck Bob

Nice rifle Bill. A real hunting rifle. Your sight is farther forward of mine for sure.

Thanks Flint, your measurement confirms mine was not factory drilled. The rear screw head is just forward of the bolt block.

Canuck Bob

Got a rare brain wave and visited some auction site pictures. My rifle's drill and tap locations are not factory locations which are located rear near the bolt block area. There is a small screw head a little over an inch from the butt stock joint on the left. Pictures show the factory sight holes a...

Canuck Bob

My 94 is 18001XX and came to me with a Lyman 66 steel sight installed. I thought it was an early 50s. New research from the Winchester pdf suggests 1951. I'm wondering if anyone in a similar sn range is drilled and tapped for a receiver sight? I suspect this was an early mod done when the rifle was ...

Canuck Bob

This was in my email this morning.....It's the CCI Quiet, and seems to be in stock. http://www.targetsportsusa.com/cci-quiet-22-lr-ammo-40-grain-lrn-960-p-3345.aspx Maybe some of this will finally move north of the border!!!! We've had 22 ammo available but no selection and CCI is real scarce. I've...

Canuck Bob

Unless plaqued with case stretching from shoulder setback I rarely hear of problems. I have a 22 Hornet, 32-20, and find them strong enough. They are prone to shoulder collapse however. I might add I've never approached 50Kpsi. Shoulder location seems the greatest threat to brass. My 32 Special isn'...

Canuck Bob

Here is a test I read years ago. It is interesting but sadly the pictures no longer work on my computer. He finds the 240 bulk bullets and 444 pulls identical! I find Remington QC to be dismal. I read reports of 240 grain 444 standing up for moose and elk then reports that they are too fragile up cl...

Canuck Bob

Blaine, this question has troubled me for years and worthy of some research. Pete wrote his as I wrote this. My early experience was different on deer. Pete's experience is unsettling, blow-ups on deer are a serious happening. I had a Ruger 44 Mag Semi rifle many years ago and I was convinced that t...

Canuck Bob

I think the 444 is all anyone needs for hunting in our hemisphere. It is a very good performer. I would suggest save your money and buy a 45-70 Marlin if that is your preference. They are readily available. As you own a 45/70 I would say the 444 will really add to your rifle stable. 444 recoil is ma...

Canuck Bob

This could qualify as a sticky. I sure appreciate the details.

Canuck Bob

I think Lee Valley Tools sells them.

Canuck Bob

A few more question I may have missed above. When did the 1964 major changes improve, like the cast carrier? Did all post-64s have the funky metal finish often reported? I'm saving this for the future and want to try and nail down the best post-64 years. Like pre rebound/safety, post stamped carrier...

Canuck Bob

Thanks 6pt, always respect your advice. I am going to try some fire lapping simply as an education and experiment. The jacketed lap system does not interest me. I will attempt it in my 444 with 400 grit paste rolled into a cast bullet. My 444 has constrictions and is prone to copper fouling. My Win ...

Canuck Bob

Boy that is a drag, good luck dealing with it all. The shock must have been something else!! I joke I'm leaving this place cold and in the shape of a Lazy Boy chair!!

Canuck Bob

The threads I hate are when I contradict myself and then argue! No excuse for mental illness!

The OP sure made up a dandy 10-22, sure got me thinking!

Canuck Bob

Paco's article on loading the 32-20. http://www.leverguns.com/articles/paco/3220wcf.htm He discusses the rifle as a coyote gun and clearly sees it as such. He mentions shooting a small bear with his feral dog load. Some feral dogs are tough like a wolf. Factory 32-20 loads are rabbit and small varmi...

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