308 express

No, the 308 Win can't fit into a rifle chambered for the 308 Marlin. The Marlin round is .115" shorter that the 308 Win, and the Marlin round has more body taper to aid extraction. This gives the case a little less capacity than the 308 Win.

We just saw somebody selling an octagonal barreled winchester '94 in 30-30. It had to be a special edition, and it sure was purty. Sold real quick, too...:frown: At least we know they're out there.

Yea, flint, I missed getting that 94 by only a matter of hours. It did sell quick ..... maybe next time.

I thought you can only use the soft pointed Leverevolution bullets in a .308 express? It's a tubular magazine, so regular pointed bullets could set off the whole thing, right?

Hobbshunter said:

I thought you can only use the soft pointed Leverevolution bullets in a .308 express? It's a tubular magazine, so regular pointed bullets could set off the whole thing, right?

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You are correct. I was playing devils advocate. I had seen a gun show where they were showing what would happen if you put in the wrong ammo in a rifle. The ammo looked very similar. I think the show was Guns and Ammo (the torture test- someone let me know if this is wrong).


Thanks Mr. C, I knew they were close but did not know the exact measurements.


They make the Marlin 30-30 rifle with an octagon barrel, but it is only 20 inches long. I would like that rifle with a 26 inch barrel. I think they make a 24 inch barrel in the new XL rifle. I like the blued versions better.
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sportsmanetc said:

You are correct.

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That's what I thought. I'm a big fan of the Marlin lever action. When I first read about that gun, I was all excited to get one, but then I saw that you only have one bullet option. Forget that!