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I was seriously considering .357 for my deer lever gun, but found such an amazing deal on a .44 I had to jump on it. I think (know) I still want a .357 too, but it would be a bit hard to justify right now.

I suspect that you will be very happy with the 44 .... a 357 is great, we have one but there is nothing it can do that 44 can't do a bit better

Don’t forget the 41!

Henry carbines are heavier, so recoil is probably not much of a factor, but I do know from a lot of experience that in the lighter Marlin 1894 carbines, there is a pronounced difference in recoil between the 357 and the 44 mag. My 357 Marlin 1894 is much easier to manage than the 44s I've had. The 44s are gone, now, but our Marlin 357 is now a never sell category gun.

clovishound wrote:Real world chrony data from American Eagle 158 grain soft point was 1800 fps from my Henry BBS 20" barrel.

That's almost 30-30 territory.

And yes, with a wider boollit.

I have a Rossi 92 with a 24" octagon barrel in 357.
First year I had it, "several years back now" I took it deer hunting.
At around 90 yds. I shot a nice little 8 point with one of my hand loaded 158 gr cast.
He didn't go more than a few yds.
Shot placement is key.

Got one of the Henry 41's and am gonna try it out this season.

RP

Sorry thought I was editing a post, and ended up a quote.
Sooooooo

But as far as hand guns go,
I've taken 3 deer with one.
First was a scoped Ruger SBH 44 mag. around 60 yds.
Then a Ruger BH 41 mag. and the last time about 3 yrs. ago. probably 25 yds.
Ruger Vaquero 44 mag. 20-25yds.

All were one shot kills.

I have taken a 357 a couple times but never got tried it.

RP

North Country Gal wrote:Henry carbines are heavier, so recoil is probably not much of a factor, but I do know from a lot of experience that in the lighter Marlin 1894 carbines, there is a pronounced difference in recoil between the 357 and the 44 mag. My 357 Marlin 1894 is much easier to manage than the 44s I've had. The 44s are gone, now, but our Marlin 357 is now a never sell category gun.

I don't think the BBS's are all that heavy.
But now like you said about the Marlins,
the 44 has a bit more recoil than than 357.

But my Henry BB in 44 is not bad at all.
And my BBS in 41, even with some 280 gr cast that I'm working up ain't bad.
The 357 Rossi is about like shootin a 22 mag.
The Marlin Cowboy in 45 colt is another fun one to shoot.
Maybe I can take a deer with it also this year.

RP

Vaquero wrote:Sorry thought I was editing a post, and ended up a quote.
Sooooooo

RP

Can't tell you how many times I've hit the quote when I wanted to edit. Just for info, you do realize that you can delete a post in edit mode. DAMHIKT.

clovishound wrote:

Vaquero wrote:Sorry thought I was editing a post, and ended up a quote.
Sooooooo

RP

Can't tell you how many times I've hit the quote when I wanted to edit. Just for info, you do realize that you can delete a post in edit mode. DAMHIKT.

No I didn't know that.
Thanks.
I'm a member of several firearms related forums,
every blame one is a little different to navigate.

RP

North Country Gal wrote:Henry carbines are heavier, so recoil is probably not much of a factor, but I do know from a lot of experience that in the lighter Marlin 1894 carbines, there is a pronounced difference in recoil between the 357 and the 44 mag. My 357 Marlin 1894 is much easier to manage than the 44s I've had. The 44s are gone, now, but our Marlin 357 is now a never sell category gun.

I was looking for a .357 lever gun, and the only one I found was a Winchester take-down that was out of my budget (double), so I started looking at Marlin .44s, and thought recoil might be more than I wanted since I injured my shoulder last year with a hasty 12 gauge shot. The Ruger I stumbled on is a semi auto so felt recoil should be less than the lever .44. It’s definitely MORE than the .357 Rossi I’ve shot. The best part about this is now I have an excuse to buy a CCH BigBoy Carbine in .357, assuming I can get it passed the next time the acquisitions committee meets...