While the world spins backwards, and the news is depressing, I took my grandson fishing. Most of the time was spent untangling lines and getting the lure out of the bushes, but success prevailed and he caught some fish.
When he got home he grilled one up himself, for dinner…
The Marlin will work well and provide all the dependability you need in a lever action rifle. The Winchester will do the same thing.
For me it would come down to the aesthetics of the gun, and I prefer the 1886. Another thing to consider is a Browning 1886 over the Winchester, even though they...
It is not so much about a particular gun as the company you keep when you are using it. This is an original Winchester 1895 in 40-72 which I used deer hunting with my sons, who have been with me since they could walk…
I doubt you can improve on a moderate smokeless load with a 405 grain cast bullet. There is nothing in North America that will stop one out of a 45-70.
Almost any medium extruded powder will work in it. I have used IMR 3031, 4831 and AA 5744 and killed almost everything in Montana with it...
My son, grandson and I took the resurrected "Toim Morgan" drift boat out for it's maiden voyage. We fished 2 days on the Bighorn and it was hard fishing, but we got fish.
Bronson, my grandson, caught his first fish on a flyrod...