NEW MFG. .357 in shorter barrel lengths?

[ravelode]

I find myself with a hankering for a light .357 carbine , i.e. 20" or less it seems from looking at current online catalogs that is a rare bird indeed

[psweigle]

i have the ruger 77/357 magnum.its a great shooter.

[Paul5388]

I picked up a Rossi 1892 with 20" barrel that I'm real happy with. It seems like it was around $500 shipped in stainless.

[Ickisrulz]

Henry Big Boy Steel in carbine or rifle length.

[Guesser]

My 1981 Marlin 1894C in 357 had a barrel of 18 1/2" when new. It was good and still would be but it is even better now with a 16 1/4" barrel and a button magazine. Makes for a really handy little "getter"!!

[rancher1913]

look into the "mares leg" they are fun to shoot.

[Gerald]

Henry is making the all weather in a .357 / .38 rifle now. That with a trusty revolver and you got yourself a great combo setup.

[pietro]

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The .357/.38 Special 16" Rossi Big Loop Model 92 I had shot like a house afire - but I liked it even more after I swapped another forum member for his standard loop lever (the levers are interchangeable).





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[Shawlerbrook]

I am also looking at similar guns. Narrowed down to Rossi 16" SS or the Taylor's &Co. Alaskan T/D 16". I believe Winchester (Miruko) also makes or made a 16" 1892.

[rancher1913]

I have been eyeballin the alaskan td.

[2ndAmendmentNut]

Uberti offers a number of 1873s in carbine lengths and short rifles. Henry and Rossi both offer 20" or less in their various carbine/rifles. If you are patient and willing to stock Gunbroker I would hold out for an older Marlin 94 or better yet a Browning 92 in 357.



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[Texas by God]

You might find a Win 94 Trapper in .357 if the stars align. Personally I' d look for a Rossi 20" & shorten it. Best, Thomas.

[Buckshot]

............I bought a Rossi 'Puma' a few years ago in 357/38 with a 20" bbl at a great price as Big 5 sporting goods was getting rid of them.



Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and to me I happen to think that for a barrel shorter then 24" it seems to me the 20" has a more balanced look to it then the 16" bbl. After typing that I have a friend who has an old Rossi (Interarms import), blued with a 16" bbl, and it's quite cute It's just that the 16" barrel isn't that much longer then the buttstock, and handiness aside, the buttstock simply overpowers the short barrel and all that is only my opinion.



On Midway's clearance list a couple years back they had these Uberti made Winchester type carbine sights for a friendly price, so I added it to the rifle.



One other irksome item the Rossi came equipped with was it's front barrel band. Externally it was a simple oval, and was very thick over the barrel. Besides that it didn't really fit the forend very well. I thought about it for some time and finally took it off. I cut a slot across it's width on the bottom, clamped it back together and MiG welded it. MUCH better fit to the forend. Next up was reduce the contour where it goes around the barrel, so I got after it with an assortment of files to create the 2 exterior shoulders and reduced the bands thickness and reduced the radius

.............Buckshot

[shoot-n-lead]

I am tickled with my Rossi .357 16"...I bought it new about 10 months ago and it has been flawless. It cycles almost anything and is very accurate. It has quickly become one of my favorite guns...

[Guesser]

I corrected the age of the gun and added pictures to post #5

[chuckerbird]

Got a winchester '92 trapper takedown yesterday. Been looking for one for about 2 years. Paid too much, but I am really happy with it.
Hope to take it to the range soon. Would post pictures but this site won't let me. Fit and finish is outstanding. Cycles everything I have put through it. Have a 16 inch Rossi that won't cycle anything longer then 1.570. Really disappointed in it. 2 trips to Florida and nothing has changed. Probably gonna dump it soon.

[shdwlkr]

beware the winchester mdl 94 in .357 mag, years ago I had one and it was a real pain. It would not feed unless you did it very slowly and with some authority. Traded it for something else don't remember what.

The reason it didn't work well is that the .357 mag is really short in that action. If I were to go for a winchester in .357 mag I would look for one of the Miroku mdl 92's.

[missionary5155]

Greetings
Biggest benefit I see with the 20" 357 barrel is If you are going to shoot a lot of 180-200 grainers with H110 or 1680. Then you do gain a good 100 fps. But the 165's and less weight cast just do not gain much at all even with H110.
A 16 inch barrel seems to get all you will get from #9 and faster powders. And very handy they are. We even have a 16 1/8 inch 1873 after market in 44 WCF that is one fine groundhog popper at 50 yards and less. River bottom and woodsy hunting is one fine blast with that short 73.
Mike in Peru

[FergusonTO35]

How 'bout a Henry Mare's Leg or Rossi Ranch Hand with an SBR stamp?

[kmrra]

My 1981 Marlin 1894C in 357 had a barrel of 18 1/2" when new. It was good and still would be but it is even better now with a 16 1/4" barrel and a button magazine. Makes for a really handy little "getter"!!

I kinda like the shortened mag tube , wasn't it originally the same length as the barrel, and how many does it hold now , looks like maybe 6 or 8 ?