2014 Winchester Catalog

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Has anyone seen the new Winchesters? The new catalog lists two new guns in .357/38 as well as 44/40. I'm looking to buy one or the other so I can retire my Marlin Custom Cowboy in .357 and was wondering if they are worth the investment or just keep shooting the Marlin. Does anyone own one yet?
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Why would you want to retire the Marlin cowboy custom in 357? That seems like a great gun for this game.
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i've got one coming in 357 w/ a 24" barrel. I'll let you know. Right now I have a Uberti that works pretty well.
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psteiger wrote:i've got one coming in 357 w/ a 24" barrel. I'll let you know. Right now I have a Uberti that works pretty well.
I've got dibs on the Uberti.

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psteiger wrote:i've got one coming in 357 w/ a 24" barrel. I'll let you know. Right now I have a Uberti that works pretty well.
I would be very interested in your opinion of not just how it shoots but function, fit and finish. I haven't seen these in any dealers yet. And if I get one sight unseen and its no better than a Puma I'll be...upset. The new Marlins were a disappointment after Remington took over and don't want to fall for that again. ~x(
I like the Uberti's but they are almost to pretty to shoot! if that's even possible. Besides I always buy American... if I can. **==
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Here yah go. I wouldn't run out and buy a bunch of tacks! A Japanchester. Some playing around with loads may help, little fine tuning. ? It's a sad day, in my opinion now, that the "good stuff " comes from Japan. :-? I think there're in cahoots with China.

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Does the Winchester catalog tell you whether these leverguns have a built in flinch, otherwise known as a rebounding hammer, and a tang mounted safety? Just curious.
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Steelbanger wrote:Does the Winchester catalog tell you whether these leverguns have a built in flinch, otherwise known as a rebounding hammer, and a tang mounted safety? Just curious.
Look at the review I posted above, sounds like it has every safety now to man. Almost.
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High Speed thanks for the info! #:-s I will NOT be running out to buy one of these anytime soon. I will not give my money to a government that supports UN gun control. Looks like if I do buy a gun it would be the Uberti which also has a government that supports gun control but at least they make the guns like the originals, without all the safety nonsense.
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The Uberti has the same lever safety that the put on the Gen2 1873's. You can buy parts to remove it. While the metal is just wonderful, the wood is plain. The Winchesters seem to have better wood. With all that said, the 1873 is not the best design to shoot CLA. It has a lock time measured in days, there is no place to put a sight except a tang sight on it and they're expensive. I shoot CLA because I wanted the 1866 and 1873. I also shoot tang sights. They just look sooooo cool. I was thinking of getting Doug Turnbull to do some work on the Japchester if it looks like a keeper. He can make it like it should be and re finish it if it needs it.

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psteiger wrote: With all that said, the 1873 is not the best design to shoot CLA. It has a lock time measured in days,
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This may be true but that's the game. If I wanted speed id play three gun. I really would like to make the Marlin into a show piece I can shoot too. I was thinking of the Turnbull case hardening as well and that takes a year from what I hear. That's a long time to wait and I'll need a gun to use in the mean time.
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