I have an 1894CP, its a great little carbine and more accurate than I can shoot, but it will not feed .38 Special length ammo, jams up consistently, but feeds .357 without a hitch. Fixing the dreaded Marlin jam:
http://marauder.homestead.com/files/marlin94fix.html
I bought mine 5-6 years ago, I think I paid in around $450 for it new then.