Hi guys.
Since I bought my .45-70 and started casting for it, the bug seems to have bitten me and I'm thinking that I'd like a higher capacity rifle to shoot at targets. The .45-70 is great, but it only holds four rounds and is a bit of a lump. I also won our club speed shooting competition last weekend using their stainless Marlin .357, which was very light and pointable whilst still holding nine rounds in the mag.
That brings me to my dilemma, which I would be very grateful of some help with. In the UK it seems that I have a limited range. Winchester 94 (used), Chiappa, Rossi, Henry or Marlin. So far I'm leaning towards the Rossi because I like the stainless look and they're plentiful, but quality reviews don't fill me with confidence. Besides that I know nothing about Chiappa, new Marlins sound worse than Rossi's, used older ones cost a fortune and I don't like the front end loading of the Henry enough that I can safely scrap that option!
Are the Rossi rifles ok? I shoot a CZ rimfire so am familiar with stripping down and smoothing rough machining. I really don't mind that as long as the base gun is fairly robust and reliable once tuned.
Edit... Oh and .357 or .44? .44 could just about be made deer legal here but I don't suppose that matters. I have numerous other guns that can do that anyway. I guess the .357 would be slightly lighter and cheaper to shoot?