my 356 big bore

[MostlyLeverGuns]

444 Marlin brass is best conversion for 356 and 307 Winchester, neck down using normal dies, lots of lube and care, cut to length, anneal would be good. Starline and Hornady make 444. For 356 and 307 the shorter Hornady are fine.

[Larry Gibson]

Had Winchester made the BB M94 356 and 307 an AE in M64 or Black Shadow style with 24 or 26" barrels I would have both. The bean counters failed to look at baby boomer demographics.....they're the ones most likely to buy lever guns and would have appreciated the longer sight radius to still see the front sight clearly.

Larry Gibson

[White Oak]

I have to agree with Larry on the sight radius issue. The inability to focus on the target and sight at the same time has my 1950 336SC sitting idle most of the time.

MostlyLeverGuns is correct on the 444Marlin Brass conversion.
I purchased 250 Starline cases and a Redding Form and trim die. It is an easy convertion.
They run flawlessly in my Marlin 336ER.

[shdwlkr]

Larry
the 26 inch barrel on a .375 winchester is a great choice, would also be better in octagon shape. Also think heavier bullets than were made for it. 300 grain is good also 268 grain. Many of the early ones seem to be more 38-55 length that was hot roded up to 52,000 psi