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Which is stronger?
16 December 2019, 16:19
D HumbargerWhich is stronger?
My post in favorite loads got me to thinking about which is a stronger action.
The Handirifle or the Marlin 336. What say ye?
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16 December 2019, 16:32
jeffeossoif we are talking the top model of the ultra handirifle .. the last ones before they were bought, i'd say ultra handrifle .. it's designed for 243 pressures
why do you ask?
16 December 2019, 19:41
dpcdNo question it is the handirifle. Not that Marlins are weak, but when the pressures get high, the lever pops open. I know this from actual testing. Ok, not testing; hot loading.
17 December 2019, 01:27
D HumbargerThat's my thinking too.
Doug Humbarger
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Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 72'73.
Yankee Station
Try to look unimportant. Your enemy might be low on ammo.
17 December 2019, 03:59
jeffeossoif you warm up a handirifle you get a torn off caseheads ... not that i would ever.. ah, who am i kidding?
19 December 2019, 00:36
AtkinsonYep the lever guns including the Savage 99 have a built in barometer!! the lever drops a tad when you use too much powder..as do Win 94s and Marlin 336s..Not sure about the Browning with bolt action locking lugs..Saves a lot of time working up a max load however, that's the upside!!

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19 December 2019, 03:02
dpcdAnd it makes them faster to operate the lever; at the "right" load it will jump open, giving you a head start on the reloading process. I am not advocating doing that; in fact, no one do anything I say. But it is a real thing as Ray says.
19 December 2019, 03:12
theback40Yup, found the same as the above gents.
27 December 2019, 05:19
ColoradoMattWinchester 71 levers pop open when pressures get high, as well. The 1886 doesn’t have that problem, as the locking lugs aren’t tapered. The 71 sure is slick though!
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27 December 2019, 09:21
georgeldOk, since they're so strong.
Which do you think will be
TESTED the most with this
"new" 6.8/200whatever 80,000psi
cartridge.
No doubt in my mind some dumb
bastards will try to match it
likely with pistol powder.
What gets me is: 3000fps isn't
all that hard to reach. Hell I've
done it with a 250gr bullet.
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