Why should I keep Marlin 375
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Why should I keep Marlin 375
Already have 30/30, 45/70, 357 and45 colt levers. What will this do the others can't ? I'll have to buy new dies, molds, brass and bullets too? It's also has no CBS on it. Gotta tell ya tho, it feels lighter and handles better in my hands than the 1895-SS.
30/30 Winchester: Not accurate enough fer varmints, barely adequate for small deer; BUT In a 10" to 14" barrelled pistol; is good for moose/elk to 200 yards; ground squirrels to 300 metres
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Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
Keep it because you have it.
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Hobie
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Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
Lighter recoil and lighter to carry than the 45-70. How does it shoot?
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Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
Because it fills a gap inbetween your 45-70 and 30-30's. Its a great cartridge and the rifle will handle high pressures unlike most 38-55's. In fact, I shoot my 38-55 ammo in my 375 Marlin. Because you have it, its not eating nothing. Besides, its like money in the bank because there will be a line of people waiting to buy it if and when you decide to sell.
Think about the thousands of dollars we all spend on taxes and car insurance and what do we get for it??? Keep it--it ain't easy to replace-----------------------Sixgun
There! That do it for 'ya?
Think about the thousands of dollars we all spend on taxes and car insurance and what do we get for it??? Keep it--it ain't easy to replace-----------------------Sixgun
There! That do it for 'ya?
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Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
you have it, it feels good in your hands, they aint making em no more
and there fun to shoot, does a fine job on game
i have one in a 94, also a 38-55 in a marlin CB
one is not much differnt than the other
its mostly cuz i can
ollogger
and there fun to shoot, does a fine job on game
i have one in a 94, also a 38-55 in a marlin CB
one is not much differnt than the other
its mostly cuz i can
ollogger
Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
It's just plain cool would be enough reason for me.
Eric
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Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
Sixgun,
I did not do drugs, I did not chase wild women.
I bought guns.
At this point, we reap the rewards; however meager.
I did not do drugs, I did not chase wild women.
I bought guns.
At this point, we reap the rewards; however meager.
Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
A gun like that is a fine hunting rifle. If you turn loose of it you probably won't get another. What ever it brings now it will bring more later. They aren't making them any more that's for sure. If it was a 336 in 30-30, hey they are all over. That gun is not.
Tell you what, if that gun is bothering you, send it to me. Out of sight, out of mind.
Tell you what, if that gun is bothering you, send it to me. Out of sight, out of mind.
Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
+1Dave wrote:Tell you what, if that gun is bothering you, send it to me. Out of sight, out of mind.
I can hang onto it for you, keep it safe, give it attention, shoot it, etc. Then whenever you decide you can give it the love it deserves, I'll send it back to ya Sound like a deal?
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Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
All the reason above, and the one you mentioned. It carries lighter and quicker than the 1895, and will do more than the 30-30. kept to it's limited range of a couple hundred yards or so, it is a good moose and anything below, gun.
Load it to almost 2500 with a 200gr bullet, and it'll be an outstanding deer/pig/bear gun.
Load it to almost 2500 with a 200gr bullet, and it'll be an outstanding deer/pig/bear gun.
Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
keep it--so many times i find something cooool, buy it, then sell it, then i regret it...life is way too short... enjoy... :)
Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
Because as you probably have already discovered, it will make you smile and be happy all over. You do want to be happy don't you? lol
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Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
I've sold precious guns to pay bills, taxes, or to make a move to another place. Take it from me Pard...don't divest yourself of one fine asset like your Marlin. I don't anymore.
The IRS can wait, so can the bills even if they scream bloody murder. I don't sell my guns anymore to do those things. Your Marlin .375 is a treasure...I fed my family with a .375 H&H using 38-55 loads for a few years & cast bullets.
You have a treasure...maybe you should reconsider?
LB
The IRS can wait, so can the bills even if they scream bloody murder. I don't sell my guns anymore to do those things. Your Marlin .375 is a treasure...I fed my family with a .375 H&H using 38-55 loads for a few years & cast bullets.
You have a treasure...maybe you should reconsider?
LB
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Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
It's because you can't really find them anymore just like my Savage 99M 375 Winchester I bought two months ago. And when you do find them they demand top dollar for them. To be honest if you brought all of the rifles you had to my hunting camp and showed them off the Marlin 375 will get picked all the time. There's nothing wrong with the rest of the rifles, all of them are in fine calibers but it's the rarity of that particular Marlin that will get the WOW factor and the most important thing to me is.... It's a REAL Marlin! Not the clones that are being built today by Remington
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Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
I had a pair of them about 2-3 years ago and sold them both . I made money when I sold them but now I'm contemplating getting another . And of course it'll cost more probably then what I sold the other two for !
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Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
Even though it's a hard caliber to find, it shoot 375"s and 38-55's. Doubling your chances. Excellent handling rifle that hits North American game hard under 200 yards. If the .375 WCF. was brought out in the 1920's, It would be as popular, MAYBE a bit more than the 30WCF is today. My .375 will stay with me to the end.
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Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
Because it is better than most other levergun cartridges. Faster'n it's older brother the .38-55, has more horsepower than all it's little brothers, (.25-35, .30WCF, 32-40 & .32WS), lighter and quicker than it's ancient uncle the .45-70; and, dare I say it, according to some, even more horsepower than its bastard-half-cousin the .35Rem!
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Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
Well, it is really a 38-55 and ..... It will shoot 375 Win ammo.
Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
About 1 1/2 year ago I offered a Marlin .375 for sale here and it generated almost no interest, so I am surprised by this response.
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Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
It's the Needle in a Haystack...just did a search on Gunbroker for Marlin Leveractions....668.then Marlin .375.....just 4. the value will go nowhere but up. .
Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
If I'm not mistaken the one you had here for sale showed ALOT of use , way to much finish gone for my tastes . Sure you can reblue but I personally prefer original shape with about 90% blue or better .Mescalero wrote:About 1 1/2 year ago I offered a Marlin .375 for sale here and it generated almost no interest, so I am surprised by this response.
Parkers , Mannlicher Schoenauer’s , 6.5mm's and my family in the Philippines !
Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
That is correct, it came off of a working ranch; and it worked for a living.
But it was not anywhere near beyond redemption.
I have since refrained from offering others I have come across.
Why waste my time?
Pity, cause once you are inside the ranching crowd, you come across some real treasures.
But it was not anywhere near beyond redemption.
I have since refrained from offering others I have come across.
Why waste my time?
Pity, cause once you are inside the ranching crowd, you come across some real treasures.
Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
I don't have any Marlins, I've always preferred Winchesters, but I'll bet you one whole dollar that if you sell that gun you'll regret it. I always did.
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Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
BenT, aint shot it yet, been too busy and dont have: brass bullets or dies yet!
Mescalero, was actually interested in it but was sold b4 I sent hyou message
The rest of the ENABLERS here, thanks for opinoins.
I also have an 1954 M336 in 35REM, but never really thought about a 375 till I saw this one, I just grabbed it and didnt quibble about the price. Was a spur of the momemt purchase but, had never seen or handled b4 I bought it.
Mescalero, was actually interested in it but was sold b4 I sent hyou message
The rest of the ENABLERS here, thanks for opinoins.
I also have an 1954 M336 in 35REM, but never really thought about a 375 till I saw this one, I just grabbed it and didnt quibble about the price. Was a spur of the momemt purchase but, had never seen or handled b4 I bought it.
30/30 Winchester: Not accurate enough fer varmints, barely adequate for small deer; BUT In a 10" to 14" barrelled pistol; is good for moose/elk to 200 yards; ground squirrels to 300 metres
250 Savage... its what the 223 wishes it could be...!
250 Savage... its what the 223 wishes it could be...!
Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
From an ammunition standpoint, its difficult to justify keeping this rifle. As the years click by, ammo will continue to climb in price while supply is diminished.
From a collector's standpoint, keeping this rifle can be justified. Value will increase but how much and how fast are factors which are unknown to me.
TR
From a collector's standpoint, keeping this rifle can be justified. Value will increase but how much and how fast are factors which are unknown to me.
TR
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Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
Yeah, it was wierd.
I purposly did not offer it locally, to offer it to forum members.
After some disappointing conversations, the first guy I offered it to said nothing, just pulled out his wallet and paid the asking price.
I purposly did not offer it locally, to offer it to forum members.
After some disappointing conversations, the first guy I offered it to said nothing, just pulled out his wallet and paid the asking price.
Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
That's one Marlin that years back I held in my hands at a local gun store, thought about it long and hard, and regrettably put it back to buy another day. When I had my pennies saved I found, to my dismay, that Marlin was no longer making them. I've regretted whipping out my credit card back then ever since. Even more today when I went on line a few minutes ago and saw what they are getting for jacketed Coreloct component bullets these days. If you get a 375 Marlin, there's no deer in the US that would withstand a well-placed hit with a cast flatnose bullet. And don't even bring up the Microgroove myth--Marlins can and do shoot cast bullets very nicely.
Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
jlchucker wrote: If you get a 375 Marlin, there's no deer in the US that would withstand a well-placed hit with a cast flatnose bullet. And don't even bring up the Microgroove myth--Marlins can and do shoot cast bullets very nicely.
I killed a deer with the 375 WIN in a Marlin a couple years back using the first bullet mold Ranch Dog tried , the 379-210GC with XMP5744 and it did a very nice job !
Parkers , Mannlicher Schoenauer’s , 6.5mm's and my family in the Philippines !
Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
I'm about to pick up a BB94 Winchester in .375.....With the strength of that action, I hope to duplicate the Buffalo Bore Heavy 38-55 load in .375 brass....That would be a serious hammer for anything I'm apt to hunt under 200 yards.
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Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
The 375 Win is a great round... but original sale numbers for both Winchester 94BBs and Marlin 375s were relatively small. Guaranteeing that future supplies of ammo would be limited. However, the 375 Winchester is a reloader's or caster's delight. The Hornady 220 grain JFP is a hammer, a great compromise between the factory 200 and 250 grain loadings. Any .377 cast bullet can be used, if it has a flat point appropriate for a tubular magazine.
Unlike the .38-55 which, in modern guns, often runs with groove diameters of .379 or .380, the .375Win is fairly consistent at .375. Using a cast .001 or .002 larger is superb. For maximum use of the horsepower available tho', a gas checked bullet is recommended by this reloader.
Mescalero, a lot of folks are put off by the .375Win because of that ammo availability. But, if they reload, they really needn't be. IMO, the .375 Win can do anything a .444Marlin can do, except put a .430 hole in something.
Unlike the .38-55 which, in modern guns, often runs with groove diameters of .379 or .380, the .375Win is fairly consistent at .375. Using a cast .001 or .002 larger is superb. For maximum use of the horsepower available tho', a gas checked bullet is recommended by this reloader.
Mescalero, a lot of folks are put off by the .375Win because of that ammo availability. But, if they reload, they really needn't be. IMO, the .375 Win can do anything a .444Marlin can do, except put a .430 hole in something.
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Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
I don't exactly agree with that statement , but then I don't agree with the folks who say the 444 can do anything the 45-70 can do !Griff wrote: IMO, the .375 Win can do anything a .444Marlin can do, except put a .430 hole in something.
I kinda see the 375 WIN as my light rifle , the 444 as the medium and the 45-70 as the heavy gun
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Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
With my achy shoulders, I'm hoping that the .375 can be my "heavy" ish rifle to play with and plink.6pt-sika wrote:I don't exactly agree with that statement , but then I don't agree with the folks who say the 444 can do anything the 45-70 can do !Griff wrote: IMO, the .375 Win can do anything a .444Marlin can do, except put a .430 hole in something.
I kinda see the 375 WIN as my light rifle , the 444 as the medium and the 45-70 as the heavy gun
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Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
BlaineG wrote:With my achy shoulders, I'm hoping that the .375 can be my "heavy" ish rifle to play with and plink.6pt-sika wrote:I don't exactly agree with that statement , but then I don't agree with the folks who say the 444 can do anything the 45-70 can do !Griff wrote: IMO, the .375 Win can do anything a .444Marlin can do, except put a .430 hole in something.
I kinda see the 375 WIN as my light rifle , the 444 as the medium and the 45-70 as the heavy gun
"Most" of my 444 loads are not that bad recoil wise . However the last week or so I've been noticing a little more recoil then I did before with the 45-70 while testing Ranch Dog's new 460-300GC bullet . But then the fact that I'm running them a bit on the warm to hot side doesn't help either
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Yep... I guess it does depend on the uses one puts them to!6pt-sika wrote:I don't exactly agree with that statement , but then I don't agree with the folks who say the 444 can do anything the 45-70 can do !Griff wrote: IMO, the .375 Win can do anything a .444Marlin can do, except put a .430 hole in something.
I kinda see the 375 WIN as my light rifle , the 444 as the medium and the 45-70 as the heavy gun
My .30-30s are the light guns, the .375Win the medium bore and the .45-70 as the heavy weight. BECAUSE I'm not limited... I can have specific use guns! Same reason why I don't have to have a .45Magle'em to replicate what a .45-70 can do and still load it light enough to replace a separate .45Colt rifle!
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Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
Mescalero wrote:Sixgun,
I did not do drugs, I did not chase wild women.
I bought guns.
At this point, we reap the rewards; however meager.
Mescalero,
Well, I DID use drugs and I probably smoked enough weed to keep a half dozen Mexicans busy swimming across the Rio Grande---thats all--just weed. Gave it all up when I turned 40.
Women? Nope. Got married at 18 and my Italian wife made it clear that I would be livin' in the woods if I let the little head rule the big head. Ha! 'ya like that??!!
The rewards of buying antique Winchesters & Colts? Yea, I thought about that. I bought every nice gun I could put my dirty little hands on since I was 18, thinking it would be a nice nest egg and 'ya know what? I'm just about there (57) and have no intention of selling nothin' to make older age easier. I'd sooner suffer financially than sell the guns--its who I am -------------------------Me
Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
I can not bring myself to sell them for some reason,
oddly enough I have no problem giving them away,
go figure!
oddly enough I have no problem giving them away,
go figure!
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Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
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I nearly wet myself
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Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
Don't take offense that a well-used gun didn't sell as quickly or for as high a price as a mint-condition one - that's just the free market working. If you're selling a well-used gun, soon you'll find a buyer who WANTS a well-used one.Mescalero wrote:That is correct, it came off of a working ranch; and it worked for a living.
But it was not anywhere near beyond redemption. I have since refrained from offering others I have come across.
Why waste my time?
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Re: Why should I keep Marlin 375
Nice deer, nice Marlin, and a nice way to prove my point about a caliber like the 375 Winchester and a good cast bullet load. Too bad Marlins like this one are so hard to come by.6pt-sika wrote:jlchucker wrote: If you get a 375 Marlin, there's no deer in the US that would withstand a well-placed hit with a cast flatnose bullet. And don't even bring up the Microgroove myth--Marlins can and do shoot cast bullets very nicely.
I killed a deer with the 375 WIN in a Marlin a couple years back using the first bullet mold Ranch Dog tried , the 379-210GC with XMP5744 and it did a very nice job !