Well, because when you have the Marlin 1894CL in 218 Bee, you don't need the others. I did have a 336SC chambered in 219 Zipper. With the JM buying frenzy was at its zenith, someone offered me $2600 for the rifle and another $1700 for the factory new (still in the oiled paper) spare barrel I had. I'm not a fool.farmerjim wrote:RD 2 questions. In 22 cal you only list the 218 bee. Why no 222,223. 22-250, 220 swift ?
Honestly, I'm a hunter thirty to fifty times over being a shooter and in my country, a 22 caliber rifle is a poor varmint rifle with the high grass, thick brush, and high winds that we have. City guys coming to their deer lease have them, but if a rancher is going coyote or bobcat hunting, he uses his deer rifle. Personally, I've found the 7.62x39 to be an excellent critter getter whether it be my Savage 10 FCM out to 300 yards or the Mini-30 inside 150.
When it comes to the Marlin 1894CL, I have all three (218 Bee, 25-20 Win, 32-20 Win), I find the latter to be the best coyote & bobcat cartridge. The 115-grain bullet will stop them hard. I tend to shoot coons and feral cats with the 218 Bee and 25-20 Win.
Eventually and only my pistol bullets. I will continue to lube my rifle bullets on the Lyman 4500 with White Label Lubes 2500+, I love the process of doing that. I will only powder coat the bullets that are used on the Load-Masters.farmerjim wrote:Did I read correct, Are you going to try powder coating?