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This week, we're taking a look at the Model 1894 Dark, from Marlin. A modern twist on a classic lever action, the 1894 Dark comes with black-webbed hardwood furniture, a paracord-wrapped lever and a stretch of XS Lever Rail topside, for the mounting of an optic. For more information on this modern saddle gun, chambered in .357 Magnum, check out thevideo embedded above, hosted by Digital Associate Editor, David Herman.
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The .404 Jeffery dates back to 1905 or 1906, and was supposedly created by W.J. Jeffery & Co. to replicate the performance of the .450/400 3” Nitro Express, but in a bolt-action magazine rifle. But the offspring of that cartridge—as well as those cartridges which were “highly inspired” by the .404 Jeffery—have gotten much more of the spotlight than the .404 ever did.