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Glenn Warner · Feb 23, 2013

Hi guys ,
Bought myself a new to me (used) gun. Marlin
1894 44rem mag. Been looking for Ammo for it,
and apparently the world has swallowed up
all the ammo. Apparently there is alot I
don' know about guns and ammo The only 44 rem mag ammo I find is under revolver ammo. I didn't realize when i bought it that it wasn't rifle ammo.

John B. · Feb 23, 2013

I've been looking at new guns too not that I need another one. But I think to myself. You can buy many different guns right now but no ammo. Not much use to own a gun with out ammo. I'm sure it'll change soon.

Glenn Warner · Feb 23, 2013

as soon as the manufacturers can open their
eyes and see the shortages being created by our gun fearing politicians.

rabbit-1 · Feb 23, 2013

I"m sure that this crisis will pass in a while.
We"ve seen this thing happen before, and after the passion dies down, the ammunition, guns, etc. slowly come back around. Meanwhile hang onto what you"ve got and ration yourself.

Mark6005 · Feb 23, 2013

Was running into the same no ammo thing so began looking for 22 mag ammo and buying some here and there as I was looking for my Henry rifle. Took awhile to find my 22 mag rifle finally got it last weekend but now I"m kinda rationing my ammo. Not much fun having a new toy but not being able to use it much. Still a couple dozen rounds here and there lets me use it but I"ve not seen anymore ammo all week. It will come back around. Love the rifle

rrman61 · Feb 23, 2013

They tax everything else.Just hope they don't start taxing ammo too heavilly.Even reloading supplies are hard too find right now!Stock up on ammo when you can, it does'nt go bad and will not get any cheaper.

k6zrx · Feb 23, 2013

Glenn,

The ammo you bought is just fine for your Marlin. The reloading manuals sometimes list rifle loads, usually a style of bullet that might be too long to work in a revolver or using a slower burning powder with the longer barrel. There is no pressure difference. Anything off the shelf will be fine. It has been popular for many years to have both a rifle and revolver chambered in the same cartridge like 44 Mag, 45 Colt, or 44-40. My Marlin also likes 44 Special and 44 Russian just fine.

It should be factory drilled for a peep sight, which I consider a must.

Josh

Anonymous-0 · Feb 23, 2013

The only 44 rem mag ammo I find is under revolver ammo. I didn't realize when i bought it that it wasn't rifle ammo.

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Huh?

old · Feb 23, 2013

To be 100% sure I would need to look thing up in my reloading manual but I think 44mag is 44mag be it rifle or hand gun. I reload 44mag and would love to have a rifle that shot it also. For me to count how much ammo I have in 44mag well lets just say I will not even think about doing so

IrvIA · Feb 23, 2013

People are hoarding, they just can't make it fast enough.

IrvIA · Feb 23, 2013

44 Mag is pretty potent in that rifle. They sure are proud of the Marlin 94's around here, new OR used. Go for more than a 336 by quite a bit.

oliver power · Feb 24, 2013

I had one of them. It had the reputation of hitting all over the place. I know mine did. I'm not talking an inch or two at 100 yards. I'm talking many inches from one shot to another. Like say 10, 15, 24 inches. It'd hit to the right, then left, high, then low..... Really bad. I rid myself of that gun. Hope yours is more accurate.

old popper · Feb 24, 2013

I bought 250 rds of 22 mag last weekend for $50. At the current shortage, I didn't think that was too bad.

Hay_Man · Feb 24, 2013

That was a good deal. "Keep yer powder dry."

Herbert Johnson · Feb 24, 2013

Your Marlin probably has "micro groove" rifling so make sure you use jacketed bullets. It will, otherwise, throw lead bullets all over the place.

scotc · Feb 24, 2013

Yeah, 44 rem mag is 44 rem mag. 30-30 is 30-30. 45 Colt is 45 Colt is 45 Long Colt.

It"s listed under pistol ammo because it is more often found in pistols than rifles.

The firearms industry standardizes calibers so that you don"t have to worry so much about sticking the correctly marked shell in the corresponding gun and blowing it up. Unless you are modifying an existing round to take a larger or smaller bullet diameter, also known as wildcatting.

Bret4207 · Feb 25, 2013

(quoted from post at 07:17:26 02/24/13) Your Marlin probably has "micro groove" rifling so make sure you use jacketed bullets. It will, otherwise, throw lead bullets all over the place.

An old wives tale. Cast can work fine in a Micro-groove, but not your run of the mill, undersized "hardcast" crap. You need to fit the bullet to the particular gun used. It's not hard at all if you're a reloader.

As far as factory ammo, if it says it's 44 Mag ammo it will work in your rifle. So will 44 Special ammo although it may not feed well, depends on the rifle and particular ammo used. I use a the same 44 Special loads in my Charter BullDog, Smith 24 and Rossi Puma, all home cast bullets and handloaded ammo. Cheap, fun, doesn't kick the snot out of you. I also have far hotter loads for the Smith and Rossi.

Why people don't handload and cast their own is beyond me.

Herbert Johnson · Feb 25, 2013

If you have a Marlin .44 rifle with Micro Groove rifling it will not do its best with lead bullets. It will do its best with jacketed bullets. Any of the Marlins with the older Ballard rifling will do OK with lead. Commercial loaded ammo designated for a rifle will be jacketed bulletsl.

Herbert Johnson · Feb 25, 2013

None of the guns that you mention have Micro Groove rifling so you will be OK with what you are doing. Micro Groove is a different story alltogether.

Bret4207 · Feb 25, 2013

Herb, why don't you go over to www.castboolits.gunloads.com and get educated on cast. It works great in Micro-groove rifles. Trust me.

oldtanker · Feb 25, 2013

Glenn, Your new guns does indeed take 44Rem Mag pistol ammo.

According to my reloading handbook. There is little if any difference in some loads from Rifle to Pistol on Max safe loading.

If you decide to reload look up the data needed to do so safely and DO NOT HOT LOAD!

I just picked up a new toy this weekend too! M1 30Cal Carbine!

Rick

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