Open carry / firearm handy

[two_bit_score]

I have a carbine (Marlin 1894) in .357 Magnum. Easy to point, light and compact. For a pistol caliber, I think a carbine is a better choice, since it's not a 200 yard round. This is not the kind of gun I'd hunt with (if I was a hunter), but it's fine for protection at fairly close distances and small game.

Your assessment of the carbine fits well with my intended use of it riding in a scabbard on the FEL frame. Thanks!

And you only need one caliber of ammo.

I love my Marlin .357 rifle.

Edit: I see now I was a little late with this comment but I will add on the best coyote round I think is a 85 gr BTHP bullet in .243.

TBS

 

[RandyT]

And you only need one caliber of ammo.

I love my Marlin .357 rifle.

Edit: I see now I was a little late with this comment but I will add on the best coyote round I think is a 85 gr BTHP bullet in .243.

TBS

I handload Nosler 70 gr BT over IMR4064 for my Savage model 12FV in .243 Longest hit on a yote to date is 519 yards.

 

[two_bit_score]

I handload Nosler 70 gr BT over IMR4064 for my Savage model 12FV in .243 Longest hit on a yote to date is 519 yards.

Mine are much shorter distances! Yours is a testament to the .243 accuracy!

TBS

 

[Garandman]

Works well especially if you wear a gun belt with extra rounds.
Many .357 Mag revolvers hold 7 rounds, the 1894 holds (darn!!!...not sure) 12 rounds or so.
Carry an extra 20 or more on a gun belt

Darn, and we thought we lived in a bad neighborhood!

 

[RoyJackson]

Darn, and we thought we lived in a bad neighborhood!

Not a matter of a bad neighborhood...it's just if you want to carry more rounds. For example, you're out and about and want to indulge in some target shooting...

 

[ovrszd]

Y'all talking about lever guns has me wanting a smaller cartridge lever gun... trusty ol' marlin 30-30 is what my boy used a few weeks ago on his first deer, and as did I the next evening, both were clean kills. Real proud of my boy, he's only 9yo, and as I do, he thanked the animal for giving its life to sustain ours.

Smaller lever gun would be fun to shoot, and good to train the young ones with before feeling the kick of a larger caliber. I would favor a .22 mag.

Roy and Richard, (in reference to a few pages back) you guys will never be on my ignore list. You both have proven to me that you have valuable information and opinions, whether parallel, similar or opposite of my own. I hold you both in high regard. Shame others can't me a little more tolerant and open minded.

No worries Greg. Thank you for teaching your Son that Earth's life isn't here to plunder.

 

[JRobyn]

I do so love my Winchester 94AE Trapper in .44 mag. Nice companion to the Super Redhawk of the same cartridge.

 

[RandyT]

Mine are much shorter distances! Yours is a testament to the .243 accuracy!

TBS

What is funny is when I was working up my loads I couldn't get past the fact I couldn't get my group size under 5/8 inch center to center. But I then had to consider I was working up loads at 200 yards. The crosshair covers that much area at that distance. My average yote is 150-200 yards with several in the 300 range.

 

[CincyFlyer]

From my perception, a Canadian liberal is quite different from our RABID liberals in the USA

I'm a classical liberal; we've relabeled them "libertarians" down here in the USA. What are known as "conservatives" and "liberals" both are quite authoritarian, at least here in "the States".

 

[Gary Fowler]

Oops... I hope you all knew I meant 'without disturbing the neighbors'! :ashamed: Here is the 357 Henry I have had my eyes on... love for anyone to comment.

Henry Big Boy Carbine! Magnum Fun, Mini Package - YouTube

I have the Henry Big Boy in .357. I debated getting it in .45 LC to match my two .45LC pistols but decided that the .357 would be a better long range rifle than the cowboy action .45 LC loads.
I love the way it shoots but to tell you the truth, I haven't shot it enough to really break it in. It doesn't fast feed .38 spc. loads without hanging up so you have to go slow with them, but it works great with .357. Maybe after I shoot a few hundred rounds it may loosen up a bit.
It is a very beautiful gun for sure.