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Bill:
I currently have a limited collection of guns, and a pretty limited budget.  I have a couple .22 rifles, a Ruger Mk II .22 pistol, and the Ruger GP100.

Someone recently suggested to me that a .357 mag rifle would give me a nice rifle that would be good up to 100 yards or so and be economical to shoot (since I can reload .357's.)

Anyone have any experience with these guns?  I was looking at a Marlin or a Henry.  Anyone go deer hunting with them?

http://www.henryrepeating.com/h006_bigboy.cfm
http://www.marlinfirearms.com/Firearms/1894centerfire/1894C.asp

NE Bull:
Not a first hand account, but a friend of my brother has a .357 lever gun, I believe it's a Henry. Not sure about deer, but I know he 'yote hunts with it.  Another cool thing is you can plink with .38s to be even more economical.  All the info I can give.

20nickels:
I bought a Marlin. Very well made firearm, and the .357 is an animal out of an 18' or longer tube.  Don't let anyone tell you it's underpowered, they will take big game with ease if you do your part.  A must for every .357 freak.

FarmerRick:
I have a Marlin in .44 Mag that I really like.  Hard to afford to shoot the thing now.

Bill:
20nickels, would you be willing to hook me up with a test drive?   (Providing you are somewhere in the neighborhood - Lincoln)   Send me a PM if you're open to discussing it.

As is all-too-common I think this is going to be a multi-year plan to actually purchase one, but it's something to dream about.  Much more reasonable to shoot than the .30-06 and probably kicks a lot less.   ;D

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