Marlins can be a little more forgiving on coal. The win 92 and clones not so much. A win 94 in .44 mag is a different story.
Something to note, Some of the older 1894s had over bored barrels, needing a 432 or even 433 sized cast.
The idea that microgrooved rifling won't shoot cast isn't entirely inaccurate, but it has more to do with finding the right bullet and the right diameter.
I used an 1894 belonging to a friend's father on a couple of hunts and shot it many times at the range. His hand loads would be inside 2 inches at 50 yards with the factory sights.
The load development on an 1894 might as intensive or even more intensive than some of the 6.5 creedmore threads we've been reading.
Same can be said for a 336 shooting cast loads.
Colin
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