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Originally Posted by aigel
It is fun and historic and a decent load for a lever gun for close-in work. That said, I'd take the 30-30 over it any day, it has less recoil and plenty of punch for any size critter here in CA.
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trust me.............................its clear the range bench FUN when i light off the 16" barrel 1895GS!
and ya better grab ON GUT UND TIGHT!
skinner sights are a hell of a nice upgrade to the 1895's. really like mine. liked them so much i slapped them on my 1894SS 44 and my 1894CS .357 levers.
after 200yds..................i'll use a multitude of other calibers to do the job. but for a no B.S. GRIZZLY STOPPER or GREAT WHITE SHARK/TERADACTYL STOPPER............i cant think of anything better thats as smooth to the shoulder and cheek, lightweight, and sends a FREIGHT TRAIN FULL OF BAD JU JU POO POO DOWNRANGE!
look for "JM" proofmark where barrel meets receiver. that means it was made before factory closed and remington bought them out.
wanna read a tragedy??? read all about "REM- LINS" on marlin forums.
just saw a real marlin 1894SS 44 mag go for $1700 BUCKS NIB! i paid $600 for both of my 1894's knowing full well that the factory was closing a couple years ago.
another american icon goes down the pooper due to corporate greed. and in the end................MARLIN BEAT WINCHESTER as the last american lever action icon mfg. before the japanese bought winchester.