41 magnum lever rifle

[fanofthefortyone]

I WANT A 41 MAGNUM LEVER RIFLE! That being said,the prices on a used one are steep if you can find one. Does any one convert marlins or any other to 41 magnum? If I have to pay a premium I'd rather buy a custom than an off the shelf.
Ronnie

[riorider]

I will second everything 41 said!

[jgt]

It would be cheaper by far to pay the price if you find a Marlin 1894 in 41 magnum.

[fanofthefortyone]

Maybe,but.... I've been watching one on Gunbroker and it will most likely sell for $900 or more,and one went a couple days ago for $1299! If I have to pay that much(or more)I would rather have one built to suit me. Just my .02 cents
Ronnie

[Bile]

Jun 27, 2013 11:21:14 GMT -5 fanofthefortyone said:

Maybe,but.... I've been watching one on Gunbroker and it will most likely sell for $900 or more,and one went a couple days ago for $1299! If I have to pay that much(or more)I would rather have one built to suit me. Just my .02 cents
Ronnie

Keep looking, they're out there. I've seen a couple the last few years and probably would have seen more if I was looking for one. Don't kid yourself, you can't have a quality lever-action rifle built for less than a $1,299 - so if you find one off-the-shelf for $900 - jump on it - it's a deal for that chambering.

[dobegrant]

I have a Marlin .41 mag rifle, great rifle, it has 3 Ruger single action cousins

[fanofthefortyone]

41 magnum Rugers I have(old and new models) Bisley also,41 magnum Smith and Wesson (models 57&58) I have, 41 special Horvath custom I have, a 41 magnum marlin....... Soon

[dobegrant]

have the .41 Bisley, 4 5/8 Blackhawk,6 1/2 Blackhawk and the 1894FG , added XS sights which made it a lot easier to shoot well. Don't like the bisley grip frame that much and am thinking of changing to Blackhawk grip to keep the 7 1/2 barrel

[fanofthefortyone]

I'm starting to think Gary Reeder Big Horn,not a 41 magnum,but for the price it ain't bad........

[kings6]

You would be money ahead to buy a Marlin for $900-$1200 versus having something converted. If you are really interested in something like that, go to Mic McPhersons website and see what he charges for a caliber conversion. He is good but man they get costly. I have a Marlin 41 cowboy version and thought about somehow making a 414 Supermag custom lever gun but I just could not justify the cost.

[kaytod]

Regan Nonneman of Grant City Missouri does them. 660-786-2443

My brother in law just had one converted to 41, starting life as a 44 mag. He had Reggie duplicate the Cowboy Limited with 20" full octagon barrel and full magazine tube. Since Marlin only made 1000 of them, I guess he has the #1001.

I'll get some pictures up when I can pry it out of his hands....

[bud]

I have a 41Mag Cowboy Marlin.....I didn't know it was rare. Are you saying they only made a 1000 of these things ? I have seen quite a few standard 41 Marlins, but not lately. I might consider selling mine if I could get a crazy price for it. I've only shot a couple cowboy matches with it, but when I got my '73, haven't used it since.

[fanofthefortyone]

Don't know about rare,but try to fine one! The one I saw on GB went for just over $900. I think I will try to call Mr. Nonneman just to see. I'm heading out to my local store today to browse the racks.
Ronnie

[kaytod]

To my knowledge, the "Cowboy Limited" is the 20" barreled version was limited to 1000. I don't know the numbers on the original "Cowboy" with the 24" barrels.

I could be wrong, (wouldn't be the first time) but I've not seen any information to the contrary....yet

[groo]

Groo here
All #3 of mine were in the $600 range.
An FG nib , A Davison special nib and a Davison special shooter.
Just got to look and be ready...