To .44 magnum by just switching out the barrel & magazine tube. this is what I've heard I'm just checking in case I plan on doing this in the future.
2007-09-04 15:26:32 · 8 answers · asked by auburnfootball 3 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Is there any other caliber I could switch to with just a barrel and magazine tube change?
2007-09-04 23:57:21 · update #1
Sorry but this can't be done. It is simply not possible.There would be a lot more to be replaced or altered in addition to the Barrel and magazine tube assembly. You would have to mill the receiver ejection port big enough and wide enough to handle .44 Magnum ammunition,along with the loading gate etc,etc.etc The list goes on and on. The cost if it were possible would be enormous
The most practical solution is find a used/new/like new, .44 Magnum Marlin Lever action and buy it. You could always sell your 30-30 and put the money towards a new rifle.
Sorry to disappoint you but these are the facts......
2007-09-04 15:57:27 · answer #1 · answered by JD 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have enough money, anything is possible. You'd have to replace barrel, magazine, magazine follower, bolt, cartridge lifter, ejector, and extractor, and you'd still have terrible feeding problems.
It would be lots cheaper just to buy a .44 RemMag carbine.
FWIW, I'd recommend you get a Rossi M-92 SRC in .44 RemMag rather than the Marlin. I've had two Marlin Model 1894's and both had severe feeding problems.
I've never had a feed problem with my Rossis and the M-92 action is much stronger than the Marlin M-1894 action or the Winchester M-94 action.
Don't believe me? How many Marlin or Winchester M-1894's have you ever seen chambered for .454 Casull? None, Zero, Zip, Nada! The actions won't handle the pressure. Rossi chambers the .454 Casull in a slightly modified M-92 action.
Doc
2007-09-05 01:00:15 · answer #2 · answered by Doc Hudson 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it won't feed properly, for one. By the time you get all the work done, you'll find it's cheaper just to buy a new carbine, which is not a bad thing, after all. Once it was popular to convert model 92 Winchesters to 44 magnum, but the economics were different, and the 92 was already designed to shoot similar pistol cartridges. Now, of course, the 92's have collector's value and are higher than a cat's back.
2007-09-04 22:55:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would be cheaper to trade your .30-30 in for a .44 mag, or even the .444 Marlin.
2007-09-06 06:25:13 · answer #4 · answered by Gray Wanderer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This job would be cost prohibitive. Your best bet is to get yourelf a Marlin 1894. In blue, it is around $400, and in stainless steel, it is slighly over $500. Gunsmith conversion, if it can be done at all, would like run you over $500 in parts and labor.
2007-09-05 06:49:25 · answer #5 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just buy a .44 Mag Marlin!, you'd be better off doing that in the long run.
2007-09-04 22:30:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is a lot more to it than just that. The shorter case could tend to drop off the extractor into the action. Instant jam!
2007-09-04 22:35:58 · answer #7 · answered by Tom K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forget .44 magnum all-together....
....If I was you I'd look into that .454 Casull Rossi carbine instead!
2007-09-05 02:39:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋