Marlin 1894 Complete Specs and Full Gun Specifications

If you have a revolver chambered in .357 Magnum, .41 Magnum, .45 Long Colt, or .44 Magnum and you want a rifle for chambered for the exact same caliber, your best bet is a lever-action By its very design, a lever-action shoots faster than its bolt-action and break-action rifle counterparts, which make it suitable for both home defense and hunting. The only real weakness of the lever-action design is that it uses a tubular magazine which shouldn't be loaded with ammo that uses pointed bullets. Lightweight, easy to maneuver, easy to shoot well, and with more than enough barrel length to maximize the ballistic capabilities of any big bore revolver cartridge, the Model 1894 is as good as any modern lever-action rifle despite the fact that its earliest version was introduced by Marlin in 1894. But if there's one really good thing about this rifle, it's that it makes recoil a non-issue. A significant number of shooters have trouble handling the recoil of full-house .44 Magnum loads and hot .45 Long Colt loads even more so, e.g. stuff like the +P Deer Grenade load Buffalo Bore sells. The aforementioned Deer Grenade load utilizes a 260-grain medium-cast gas-checked lead hollow point bullet which can be propelled out of the Marlin Model 1894's 20-inch barrel with a velocity of around 1,890 feet per second, generating muzzle energy of around 2,063 foot-pounds of force, more than enough to take from a hundred yards away. Out of a Ruger Super Redhawk, the same Deer Grenade load has quite the kick which recoil-shy folks find intolerable. But out of the Marlin Model 1894, shooting be a real pleasurable experience. And if a single round somehow isn't enough for whatever purpose you may have, the Model 1894 comes with a magazine capacity of 9 or 10 rounds depending on the cartridge it's chambered for. These can be fired in rapid succession very easily because again, the Model 1894 is a lever-action. Too bad the company stopped production two years ago, but you can still find one if you check out our list below.
93
out of 10
65 Positive, 0 Mixed & 0 Negative
from 65 Reviews
Retail Price:
$1,470.65
Used Price:
$1,029.46
Sale Price:
$1,029.46

Product Specifications

Brand Marlin
Category Rifles
Action Lever
Caliber .44 Magnum
Capacity 10
Finish Blue

Marlin 1894 Reviews

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rbrown
February 9, 2022
80

shot 2 boxes of 38 and 2 boxes of 357 mag no glitches not 1 sweet gun

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b5314
February 9, 2022
100

gun arrived in amazing condition, very speedy service from bud's guns. overall great experiance, will buy here again in the future.

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Farbio
February 9, 2022
100

Speedy delivery to FFL. Rifle was in great shape. Gotta love the leverguns! I am extremely happy this rifle. Zeroed in my scope and put 5 shots in about 1 1/4" dia. at 50 yards. I'm ready for hunting season!

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SniperRN
February 9, 2022
20

I was going to hold off on my review but I can't wait any longer. First off no complaints to Bud's, I have bought 27 guns in less than two years from them, no complaints, The Marlin on the other hand! When I picked it up I took it out to shoot it. Rig

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hoba
February 9, 2022
100

Picked up my rifle today, everything looks great. From order to pick up was 2 days. Buds is fast and accurate. Great experience.

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Mcshooter1
February 9, 2022
100

Buds did their usual fine job, and the folks at Quentin defense were wonderful as always. The weapon was better than expected; there are a lot of articles on the 'net regarding 'fixes' for the 1894, but apparently they are for earlier models. My extra

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WillG3
February 9, 2022
100

Bought this rifle last fall for Indiana deer season. Dropped 2 deer at 50 and 125 yards.

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MightyMan
February 9, 2022
80

This is a detailed review for anyone looking to purchase a newly manufactured 1894 (mine was made 2015). First off, "A" service to Buds'. This is the 2nd firearm I've purchased here and I had no issues receiving the firearm through my FFL. My only qualm i

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Holescreek
February 9, 2022
100

A+ service from Bud's and my Transfer dealer. Rifle is nicely fitted and finished with really good looking wood with some nice grain figuring on the buttstock. Really pleased especially when buying something sight unseen. I placed it on layaway at a good

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LRStealth
February 9, 2022
100

Great rifle, I bought this one to replace one I had let go years ago. Great fit and finish. Accuracy excellent. I've added a Skinner sight to the rifle, helps the aging eyes. Buds was once again fast on the shipping!

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Bigphilski
February 9, 2022
100

Didn't get any Emails about the gun being shipped like I usually do. But the gun looks great and I shot it today. 6 shots to get it in the bullseye. Really nice shooter. Another great gun at a great price from Buds. You know I'll be back!

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MJK63
February 9, 2022
100

Received this rifle a couple weeks before Christmas. Finally was able to take it to the range today. Shot 50 rounds thru it and no problems. Rifle looks really nice. I know a few years ago people where having issues with their Marlins when Remington took

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Erickiss
February 9, 2022
100

Buds was excellent , nice price too. The rifle is nice, compact and atractive. The action was very stiff. Slicked iup the contact points with a lite polishing with crocus cloth, took about 15 minutes and it smoothed right out. The trigger is insanely heav

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1BigOX
February 9, 2022
100

I purchased the Marlin 44 mag to hunt white tail deer and black bear. Great gun this is the second one we have. BUDS GUN SHOP is AWESOME!

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Bogey204
February 9, 2022
100

First things first: Bud's Gun Shop is the best of the best! This was my 3rd purchase, and as always, they're the top of their game. And you can't get this price ANYWHERE! About the 1894. Love the gun. Smooth action, 10 capacity. Put a bit more oil on

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tgroh
February 9, 2022
80

Cycles well and ejects & reloads with no issues, nice factory bluing and fit & finish was well done, recoil is good but manageable. Only issues I had was the excessively stiff loading gate & sharp edges that made reloading a pain. I'm sure it'll loosen up

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Henry H
February 9, 2022
100

Very impressed with the fit and finish of this rifle. The lines and seams are tight and well fitting for a production fire arm. The rifle is surprisingly light for a lever action. I've always found them to be on the heavier side. But this one isn't so bad

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Bill W
February 9, 2022
100

I bought one of these in 2011 because I had always wanted a Marlin 1894 in .44 magnum. I was extremely disappointed in the quality, particularly the fit of the stock to the receiver. It wiggled every time I shouldered it, so it made me feel like I had a r

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Skippy290
February 9, 2022
100

On the scale of one to ten I would rate the rifle a ten . Nice wood and metal finish . No problems feeding or ejecting . Action smooth not rough . I would say Remington's Marlin of recent production has worked out all the bugs of the early ones buyers com

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Bunder G
February 9, 2022
100

My 1894 arrived yesterday and after a good inspection I had a chance to cycle ten rounds at the gun range. The gun shoots very well and I had no problems at all. The action is smooth and the gun is accurate. The metalwork is excellent as is the fit of t

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Lontier
February 9, 2022
80

Great service from Buds, even paying with E-Check I had the rifle in 7 days form the time I ordered counting the weekend. As far as the '94. Honestly the quality was better than expected. The wood is nice, fit and finish isn't as good as my older Marlins

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Robert O
February 9, 2022
20

got it yesterday and took it out to the range, too many FTD and FTE. I don't recommend this gun to any one. called Marlin and the repair center said it will be minimum 4-6 week. I want to throw it in garbage it's very frustrating with a band new gun to do

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Junker
February 9, 2022
40

Marlin is lucky to get two stars for this rifle. First, the action was so stiff that when my FFL dealer was looking it over, out of interest, and worked the lever action he asked if I wanted to keep it or send it back, it was that bad. When I get it to t

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LONGGUN55
February 9, 2022
60

Buds service is excellent as usual. Easy transaction w/some of the best prices. As for this Marlin 1894 44Mag it kept jamming first time @ the firing line. Sent it back for service and now it performs more like the NH, CT Marlins.

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Thum G
February 9, 2022
100

Love it! After all the negative hype about older RemLin's this gun exceeded my expectations..

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Badz D
February 9, 2022
100

Love this rifle! It's just pure fun to shoot.

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Danica M
February 9, 2022
100

I bought this gun at Bud's at a great price. The Marlin is light weight and very handy to carry and use. The recoil from the .44 Magnum is very light in a rifle. The fit and finish are excellent and the action is very smooth and feeds well. The trigger pu

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Solid Performer
February 9, 2022
100

Great gun for SASS shooting,very accurate and balanced. easy to load. great gun. Thanks BUDS

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CAROLINACADMAN
February 9, 2022
100

Product was as described, price and shipping were great

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morgan f
February 9, 2022
100

To start off. Buds is awesome. The Marlin 1894 is a nice rifle. Better than what my buddies and I were thinking the quality would be. The bad: the trigger stinks.... but it's not a brenhrest rifle. Will make a handy woods and truck gun. A joy to reload fo

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Scotty
February 9, 2022
100

As usual delivery was quick & product was in fine shape. Was a little concerned regarding the Marlin by Remington but fit finish & function are fine. Only 50 rounds so far but not malfunctions.

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Ron K
February 9, 2022
100

I ordered the Marlin 1894 44 Magnum from Buds and it arrived quickly as expected. Another excellent experience from Buds. The rifle is great. It has a nice American Walnut stock, which is a rarity on new guns anymore. The fit and finish is very nice, nice

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Patrick K
February 9, 2022
80

Great gun for the price. Trigger pull is a couple pounds heavier than I'd like. Gun is accurate. 3 inch groups at 50 yds. 8 inch groups at 100 yds. Overall happy with purchase.

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gino c
February 9, 2022
100

Was wanting a 44 mag rifle to go with my 44 mag handgun. Bud's had one at a good price and Marlin was offering a $75.00 rebate. Ordered and promptly received this rifle. Found the fit/finish/function to be very good. Didn't care for iron sights and instal

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jon c
February 9, 2022
100

This is a good quality rifle. I've only shot about 100 rounds thru it and it is spot on and fun to shoot. Proud to own Marlin #3

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Aaron W
February 9, 2022
100

Great gun. Fit and finish are fantastic. Heard a lot of negative reviews about marlin Rifles but this one in 44mag is everything I wanted. Accurate right out of the box smooth action and a beautiful traditional looking rifle Love it. Buds was great too

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Rick E
February 9, 2022
100

Classic lever rifle. Great qhality and accuracy. I shoot handloads and with a scope I can do sub MOA at 100 yd, consistently.

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jack b
February 9, 2022
100

None but the best! And super fast shipping. I high recommend Buds!

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steve g
February 9, 2022
100

I have to admit I was a little hesitant to make this purchase with the reputation they got after Remington (Freedom Group) bought them out. For several years they had serious quality issues but it seems that they have gotten things under control as the ri

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Kam L
February 9, 2022
100

This rifle is surprisingly light in weight and handy. The buckhorn sights were out of the box accurate and with only one elevation click , dead on at 100 yards. It cycles ammo very well . The .44 magnum round is both very economical and sufficiently power

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Big Hank
February 9, 2022
100

Fast shipping and great price from Buds. The rifles quality and finish exceeded my expectations and showed how quality has improved massively on the recent Marlin 1894 production models. The action was light and smooth right out of the box, with a wonderf

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G Green
February 9, 2022
100

This rifle performed flawlessly I have only put 50 rounds through it but not one problem .I purchased a 1894 45/70 fired so well I purchased a 44 mag both are excellent

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BIG DOG
February 9, 2022
100

Brand new gun, what's not to like, came as described, looks great works perfectly and was 200 bux cheaper than any gun shop within 25 miles of me including WALMART Thanx Buds you are doing all shooters and gun owners a great service

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Ronnie
February 9, 2022
100

Because of negative comments regarding the Remington made Marlin 1894 was concerned about buying because of quality. After purchase was amazed with accuracy using precisely measured Sierra 240 grain 44 magnum reloads and Skinner sights. It can can group o

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Mike1181
February 9, 2022
100

I’d been looking for a 44 mag rifle to to match up with my redhawk. All the ones I found were $600+ that was used and new!! I caught this one on sale with Buds and even with paying with a FFL transfer it still fell under $525!!! I’m loving this rifle and

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I hate the93
February 9, 2022
100

There's nothing not to love about this gun! I did a lot of research on lever guns in .44 mag, looked hard at Rossis, Henrys and Winchesters before finally making this purchase. Nothing wrong with those guns, but the Marlin has side loading and ejection, w

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Ianmar
February 9, 2022
100

The gun came with a lot of excess grease in the action, which caused it to seize up right out of the box. After a good cleaning, it seems to be very smooth. Seems to be a well built gun, once you get past all the sticky grease in the action.

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Hitman
February 9, 2022
60

Overall, the newer Marlins are solid, good products. But there are a few things I didn't like about this gun: The first is the trigger. It's way too heavy for my tastes. The second is the loading gate. For whatever reason, I tend to get my thumb or finger

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Sandy
February 9, 2022
100

This Marlin 1894 44 mag I took to the range and shot like aDreame, You can not go wrong with this rifle . It did not come packed in grease the action was smooth. Buds is a great place to buy from, Very happy with the gun . Thanks Buds Guns.

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meatmachinemann
February 9, 2022
80

I have put a box or 2 down range with this gun. It's great for short people like me and the action is easy to use. Only problem is that it needs to be broken in. Working everything before going to the range helps. The the guns action will stick when cycli

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dave357
February 9, 2022
100

great gun great price great shiping

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Taza
February 9, 2022
100

Fast shipping. All I can say is that the rifle I recieved is one good looking Remlin. It also shoots tight groups. I will keep this one for a very long time.

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drtward
February 9, 2022
100

I recently purchased a Marlin 1894 in 44 magnum. I had read the online reviews on many different websites about the poor quality of these guns since Marlin was sold to Remington. I thought long and hard in choosing between the new Marlins and the Henry ri

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David1983
February 9, 2022
100

Wonderful rifle accurate right out of the box. I have an older JM Marlin in 357 and I like this one just as well.

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KLRJohn
February 9, 2022
100

This rifle is just a sweetheart. Easy on the shoulder and ears as well as it has a very low report compared to a handgun. Accuracy seems to be just over an inch at 100 yards so far but haven't worked up any special loads for it yet. If you are hunting in

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prosserhunter
February 9, 2022
100

smooth shooting rifle....could have done without the safety on it

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Ex98GRU
February 9, 2022
100

Buds was great as always,very nice looking and shooting firearm

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bigjohnnorthwest
February 9, 2022
100

very good fast shipping works great for killing deer in Iowa

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Medicja
February 9, 2022
80

As always Buds gets 5 stars for their fast service and great pricing. I had one issue with this gun which marlin/remington has addressed and is correcting. The stock was broken on the upper portion at the grip and a piece of wood had caused a jam. They ar

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Onoway_Outlaw
February 9, 2022
80

Love this rifle but be wary about what size projectile you use ! First 50 rounds of store bought (Freedom Arms) was giving me about 10" groups at 25ft. After getting proper sized slugs my reloads are as accurate as I can be. Just love lever actions but wi

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Wookie44
February 9, 2022
100

The first Marlin 1894 Buds sent was a Lemon, the action was jammed up and could not be operated with the lever. I called Buds immediately and didn't accept the rifle from my FFL DEALER and He talked to Buds and got it shipped back. It took almost 2 weeks

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kyle
February 9, 2022
100

very happy with this Product thanks bud's

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AlphaMega
February 9, 2022
100

Just purchased the Marlin 44 mag lever action. Great experience. Essy order process. Quick processing and shipment. Received the gun within 5 days of processing without a hitch. Beautiful gun. Wood was darker than expected, which was a pleasent surprise,

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Rifleman 123
February 9, 2022
100

Great fun too shoot smooth action good accuracy

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Outlander
February 9, 2022
80

I recently bought this Marlin 1894 in .44 mag., but wanted to wait until I actually shot it before presenting a review. Firstly Remington/Marlin has greatly improved these rifles over the early changeover days. The wood to metal fit is as good as an older

Marlin 1894 Questions and Answers

Asked by geoz48 7 years ago

Is this weapon California compliant?

Unknown 6 years ago

Agostino, yes Sir it is.An original depending o condition can run between $325 to $500.

Unknown 6 years ago

Absolutely Hubert. This will be an almost perfect combination of light recoil and deer killing power package. Definitely look into "Underwood Ammunition" for their 44 Mag loads.

Asked by geoz48 8 years ago

Year of production

Unknown 6 years ago

we don't have access to the Buds Data base or inventory so please Contact customer service (859) 368-0371 available 9AM to 9PM CST Monday through Friday or use the blue chat now button and they will help you We are not buds employees we are volunteers tha

SoarEagle 4 years ago

I was introduced in 1984

Unknown 6 years ago

Please contact customer service staff via LiveChat (available from 9AM to 9PM 7 days a week), the "Contact Us" tab at the top of the page, or phoning at (859) 368-0371 (available 9AM to 9PM EST Monday through Friday). If you found this helpful please clic

Unknown 6 years ago

Yes, this is the model that will fire both Dwight.

Asked by geoz48 7 years ago

Trying to figure out

Unknown 6 years ago

Hi Hubert. This stands for the "Walnut" Wood used for the stock and hand guard.

Unknown 6 years ago

They seem to be hit or miss for a little more money I would look seriously at the Henry budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/2084_36_107_980/products_id/96646/HENRY+H012+BIG+BOY+STEEL+44M%2FSPL

Asked by geoz48 7 years ago

Hunting

Unknown 6 years ago

Absolutely Hubert. This will be an almost perfect combination of light recoil and deer killing power package. Definitely look into "Underwood Ammunition" for their 44 Mag loads.

SoarEagle 4 years ago

The Marlin 1894 would be perfect for hunting. If anything just for the nostalgia!

Unknown 6 years ago

The cowboy rifle has and octagon barrel, period correct sights, no checkering and is chambered for 44 magnum. The standard 1894 will shoot 44mag and 44 spl, has a round barrel, checkering and folding rear sight.

Asked by geoz48 8 years ago

Does this model also shoot 44 special?

Unknown 6 years ago

Yes, this is the model that will fire both Dwight.

Unknown 6 years ago

Daniel, Model 7444 is 45 long colt and 7442 is 44 mag. Plus difference in stock options

Asked by geoz48 8 years ago

Fit & Finish

Unknown 6 years ago

They seem to be hit or miss for a little more money I would look seriously at the Henry budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/2084_36_107_980/products_id/96646/HENRY+H012+BIG+BOY+STEEL+44M%2FSPL

Unknown 6 years ago

any good base and rings will work

Unknown 6 years ago

Yes. This rifle has a "Drilled and Tapped" Receiver for Optics Mount/Rings. Mount point locations here : google.com/search?q=Marlin+1895+.45-70+Government+26%22+Walnut+45-70+scope&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi3sJzPoPHZAhXhUN8KHW3eDPcQ_AUICygC&biw

Asked by geoz48 8 years ago

Marlin 1894 44Mag vs Cowboy Limited

Unknown 6 years ago

The cowboy rifle has and octagon barrel, period correct sights, no checkering and is chambered for 44 magnum. The standard 1894 will shoot 44mag and 44 spl, has a round barrel, checkering and folding rear sight.

Unknown 6 years ago

they are out of stock and While I am sure that buds has them on order there is no way of knowing when it will be back in stock. I suggest that you use the notify me button. Buds will email you when they are back in stock This in no way obligates you to pu

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