W&T General Discussion Thread

Cerberus87 said:
I want a Rossi Mare’s leg in .357 but have no experience with their rifles either
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I'm about to pick up a .44 magnum rifle, but I have no idea what the quality of them is like. I assume being in business for so long they're not too bad.
 
Woldog said:
I'm about to pick up a .44 magnum rifle, but I have no idea what the quality of them is like. I assume being in business for so long they're not too bad.
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Love pistol caliber levers! I had a newer marlin in .44 that sadly ended up being a piece of shit. Have great experience with Henrys and older Marlins. Let me know how that Rossi holds up!
 
Cerberus87 said:
Love pistol caliber levers! I had a newer marlin in .44 that sadly ended up being a piece of shit. Have great experience with Henrys and older Marlins. Let me know how that Rossi holds up!
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In what way was it terrible?
 
Cerberus87 said:
The lever would seize up and wouldn't cycle after 1 shot, after a couple of years trying to fix it I just gave it to my cousin as a single shot lever.
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Not even after you broke it in? sounds like it was a feeding tube issue i.e spring too short.
 
Woldog said:
Not even after you broke it in? sounds like it was a feeding tube issue i.e spring too short.
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Possibly, I was already predisposed against it though which is why I gave it away to my cousin as his first rifle <45>
 
Cerberus87 said:
Possibly, I was already predisposed against it though which is why I gave it away to my cousin as his first rifle <45>
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How was the recoil on the .44 mag, I see a lot of people complaining about it, but I have a hunch its big manly men who shooting a "pistol caliber" out of a rifle don't roll with the recoil as they would a normal rifle. Thus making it feel worse than it is.
 
Woldog said:
How was the recoil on the .44 mag, I see a lot of people complaining about it, but I have a hunch its big manly men who shooting a "pistol caliber" out of a rifle don't roll with the recoil as they would a normal rifle. Thus making it feel worse than it is.
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The Marlin was light, so you could feel it but nothing crazy, I have a Henry in .44 that's a little heavier and its honestly a pleasure to shoot. Now the 3" Smith 629 is not really pleasant after 4-5 shots.
 



EDIT: Must have been an oh shit moment at 22:30 when MK couldn't get his magazine seated. :eek::D
 
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So what do y'all use for self defense ammo? Seems to be the consensus to go with either Speer Gold Dot or Federal HST.
 
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