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And a tip of the hat to pworley1!
THANKS!

The short answer is yes, you're being too demanding.
Nice shooting with a peep sight! Possibly tweak the load and you'll be getting down to a 2" group.

r80rt,
You'll need more than that unless you're very patient on Gunbroker. There's a clean 20" CB on GB now that's still sitting after 3 rounds of auctions. $1500 with shipping. Or just keep...

Ky Greg,
I've had pretty good luck with Gunbroker, go to "Ammunition Reloading" and do a search. Half a dozen hits for 35 Rem brass, a variety of offerings.
Enough to get you started at least....

"somebody has to put 300k on the table ahead of time" indian joe

Chump change for a hedge fund manager.

Now here's a question, can you hammer forge an octagon barrel?
Thinking about it, it might be impossible. Or do you you start oversize and then machine flats?
And I agree with Randy, $700-$800 is...

You can always trim the longer brass shorter if needed.

So we'd need to get a group buy together. 500 1894 41Mag CBs, 24" octagon barrel.
Guessing here at least $500@, hmmmmmm gents, think we can raise $250,000?
I may be way off on the initial cost,...

Good Cheer,
Ahhh, an "improved" 38-56, what do you do for dies? Courtesy of Wikipedia, the 38-56 WCF.

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Good Cheer,
Couldn't quite make out the specs on the reamer, what is it? I just bought a set of 38-56 dies to aid in caseforming 45-70
brass to 33WCF. I'd love to try the cartridge with some...

Rosewood,
I'd recommend the longer Bullseye sight, it's just a question of where the dovetail is on the barrel. I found the shorter one was
substantially more difficult to adjust. Assuming here...

"The way a gun handles is a big deal,"
One of the reasons I dislike the full length magazine on most leverguns, 1/2 >2/3 MUCH preferred.
Full of boolits, really throws the balance off. That and...

Well if you want beefy, find a 444Marlin. But yeah, accuracy is paramount for any rifle/caliber.

Personally I find the tang mounted sights a bit uncomfortable with the grip. Lately I've been
shooting with the Marbles Bullseye sight, a double ring barrel dovetail mount....

I use the finger twirl and drop in water when reforming 45-70 to
33WCF. Essential in keeping rejects to a minimum. I did just buy some 40-65 and 38-56 dies to step it down more gradually.
I may...

Marlin did an 1894 "commemorative" in 44-40 with a 24" octagon. I got lucky many years ago now and got a new barrel from gunpartscorp.com. Plugged right in to a 44Mag. Got some fancy wood which...

You'll certainly get a good bump in velocity with the rifle. I'll assume it's a strong action, you should be able to load it up with some of the slower burning powders.

Lots of boolits out there for the 44, you'll find one that works! Congrats on your acquisition.
Yeah, you'll have 2 different loads, one for the rifle, one for the revolver, but you'll have an ez...

Randy,
GMTA! (great minds think alike), I've got an Marlin1894CB in 44 with a 24" octagon, but would love a 20" as well. Take down would be the icing on the cake for me! Any opinions on the...

Great to hear that Ruger is listening to those with experience!
Keep it up please.

On microgroove, it will shoot cast just fine, but you must go a thou or two oversize.
On the other hand, that shallow rifling will wear faster than a deeper cut style rifleing. Ie, a lot of rounds...

murf,
Take a look at the Lee handgun moulds, their double cavity moulds are cheap, and will get you started. Are there better moulds,
Sure! I'd recommend their 240gr RF or the 2R. Either will do...

Never heard of the 96 before, one on Gunbroker at the moment. And a dozen of the semi-auto Ruger
carbines. I'd rather the lever action, looks like extra mags are no problem. Not quite a...

The Lyman #2? Should do, give Lyman a call.
https://www.lymanproducts.com/brands/lyman/sights/2-tang-sights/the-no-2-marlin-tang-sight

woody1,
Thanks for the confirmation of my extrapolation.
Cheers!

Noah,

Don't know if you're aware of powder burn rate charts, showing the variation in "speeds" of a variety/brands of powder....