308 marlin express discontinued

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Log in. Sign up. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. It is one of the stainless ones with laminated grey stock. I was just looking at the Marlin sight and it is not there.

308 marlin express discontinued

Log in. Sign up. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Did they discontinue these? I have an MXLR in. I also couldn't find anything new chambered in the. Sort by Oldest first Oldest first Newest first Most reactions. Its my belief understanding that no new production Marlins in. This had to do with the attachment of barrel to receiver. My guess is it was simply not a big enough seller for the bean counters. I doubt we'll ever see any of these 4 cartridges ever produced in any kind of numbers again by Marlin, and more likely never made by them again. Your rifle was made in limited numbers and would be a desirable gun for many, IMHO. I've got an M and should have purchased the only MR I ever saw and handled too.

Repeating Arms had in introduced a beefed-up version of the Model 94 capable of handling the 52, c.

In pining for the nearly extinct. By Layne Simpson Longer ago than I will admit to, I wrote an article on new things I wanted to see introduced, and I included a cartridge that received a lot of interest. Back then, new cartridges were not introduced every month. Also, lever-action hammer guns--the Marlin and Winchester 94 in particular--were still extremely popular, especially among hunters who lived east of the Mississippi. The new cartridge I asked for would be compatible with those two rifles and capable of duplicating the. We lovers of the old lever guns finally got our wish in when Winchester introduced the.

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I've got an M and should have purchased the only MR I ever saw and handled too. Before leaving the subject, I tried more different powders in the. Although, the is easier to find. It shoots flatter too; when both cartridges are zeroed three inches high at yards, a flatnose bullet fired from. The guy I bought mine from got on his horse and rode and then walked alot from where he tried up his horse and he beat the dark timber trying to dig big bulls out from the nasty thick jungles they call home. This means you have the option to read your magazine on most popular phones and tablets. Was looking forward to picking one up in the future. Get Digital Access. By Layne Simpson Longer ago than I will admit to, I wrote an article on new things I wanted to see introduced, and I included a cartridge that received a lot of interest. Shooting Times Subscribe. The ME's have been on the production schedule for the past three years but each year they get bumped to the next. Please consider creating a new thread. This would give lever-action hunters improved performance over their. Sign up. The Marlin Express has been made since that time but I haven't seen any new ones locally in a few years.

As the finger lever is swung to its closed position, it elevates a vertical steel locking bolt at the rear of the receiver into engagement with a deep slot on the underside of the breechbolt. That prevents movement of the breechbolt when the rifle fires. Its nose extends into the locking slot of the breechbolt.

Its my belief understanding that no new production Marlins in. When I worked in the shop, I hated ordering a Marlin for anyone, knowing the order would not be filled in a timely fashion, if at all. Luckily, Browning, Steyr and Winchester has continued to produce the. Not many hunters will pack an open sight levergun these days because public land hunting is so competitive, most want a scoped lazerbeam so they can shoot as far as they can physically see. The table below shows how the rounds compare. Tools Tools. Doesn't bode well for this cartridge either. Deals Forum. Although, the is easier to find. AVS Forum. Different strokes I guess, no judgement here. This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread.