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I've never had any trouble feeding .38 Specials in my Marlin 1894. It's great fun to plink with the .38 Specials.
What I find with the .357 Magnum is that the longer barrel of the carbine makes the .357 magnum into a whole different cartridge. While my standard .357 load leaves the barrel of my 6" Mod 28 at 1200 fps, it leaves the barrel of the carbine at over 1700 fps. Plenty of power for the smallish deer in our piney woods, and plenty of power for the hogs that wander the same places. I could probably push those bullets a little faster, but they're my home-cast bullets and don't want to stress the alloy.
I really need to get some good jacketed bullets and run then across the chronograph to see what they'll do.
The .357 Magnum carbine combines good accuracy, plenty of power, and a light, handy package. It's a great companion piece for my handgun.
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