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Marlin .410
Re: Marlin .410
Agree. I have always thought the lever action shotguns were interesting. Frankly, I have never seen one in up close and personal, but would love to try one.
Well White Squirrel, make the drive down toward Atlanta and I have the ammo and the time for you to try mine. lol
I will know by Saturday afternoon if I like it or not. I have several different makes of .410 ammo, going to try to find the one it likes the best.
Well White Squirrel, make the drive down toward Atlanta and I have the ammo and the time for you to try mine. lol
I will know by Saturday afternoon if I like it or not. I have several different makes of .410 ammo, going to try to find the one it likes the best.
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Re: Marlin .410
Please post some pictures from your time at the range. I'm really interested in seeing how this works out.
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Re: Marlin .410
JCN I went to the range yesterday. I had my son and DIL with me and forgot to take pictures. I should have remembered, but just did not.
The Marlin functioned flawlessly, but it was a bit stiff, and we really had to close the action firmly. It did get a bit better about about 15 rounds, but only a bit. I believe I will do some opening and closing while watching football today. The groups were OK, not really great in the beginning, but we all got better as the time went on. I don't believe I could shoot clays with it yet, but given a bit more time,....who am I kidding, I am just not that good a shot!!! My son, DIL, all loved the Marlin, but with a 22" barrel, my DIL did have a bit of difficulty grouping even at 10 yards. Might have been a bit front "heavy" for her. Overall, I would recommend this little shotgun. Love the lever action even though it is a bit stiff. No problems loading, no FTF or FTE problems. I had wanted one for some time, and I have to say the wait was worth it. Sorry about not taking pictures, but we did have a blast! Pun intended.
The Marlin functioned flawlessly, but it was a bit stiff, and we really had to close the action firmly. It did get a bit better about about 15 rounds, but only a bit. I believe I will do some opening and closing while watching football today. The groups were OK, not really great in the beginning, but we all got better as the time went on. I don't believe I could shoot clays with it yet, but given a bit more time,....who am I kidding, I am just not that good a shot!!! My son, DIL, all loved the Marlin, but with a 22" barrel, my DIL did have a bit of difficulty grouping even at 10 yards. Might have been a bit front "heavy" for her. Overall, I would recommend this little shotgun. Love the lever action even though it is a bit stiff. No problems loading, no FTF or FTE problems. I had wanted one for some time, and I have to say the wait was worth it. Sorry about not taking pictures, but we did have a blast! Pun intended.
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Re: Marlin .410
Yeah there is probably a better .410 out there for clays. What loads did you use?
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Re: Marlin .410
interesting puppy .. .. I didn't know Marlin used to make a Lever Action .410 ... https://www.gunsamerica.com/929569696/M ... -Lever.htm .... I'd really like to see one in person
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Just some off the shelf stuff. Winchester 2 1/2 6 shot and Winchester 2 1/2 8 shot. No issues with either round. Next time, when I go by myself, going to try some of the hotter rounds and see if there is a difference. Thanks for the interest.JCN wrote:Yeah there is probably a better .410 out there for clays. What loads did you use?
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Re: Marlin .410
Marlin made the .410 in 1929 through 1934, then stopped. It was reintroduced in 2004, but only for a year or so I believe. Don't take that to the bank because I am not sure. Mine is from the 2008-2009 Cabela's run, which was very late in the "true" Marlin production. JEBar, I wish I could tell you where to find one to see, but I can't remember the last one I saw in a gun store. Most of the one's I see are on GunBroker, or some similar auction site.JEBar wrote:interesting puppy .. .. I didn't know Marlin used to make a Lever Action .410 ... https://www.gunsamerica.com/929569696/M ... -Lever.htm .... I'd really like to see one in person
I got mine local from an older gentleman, well, he is older than I am. He bought it for his grand son new in 2008. The grand son just did not like lever action guns. So, he bought the grand son an AR and sold the Marlin to me, at a very fair price. Anyway, thanks for the interest.
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Re: Marlin .410
My friend bought one of those for his grandson. The kid is 6 months old, my friend says he'll keep it in shooting shape for the next couple of years. He did OK during dove season with it.
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