Irrelevant
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yeah i know.
Classic western Lever gun?
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Nick87
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Meh, I guess I shouldn't nid pick. I could Make a list of things we don't have in illinois.
Irrelevant
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It's really too bad because I've never bought a new gun, and it was a lot more enjoyable to wander around an actual store a few times picking something out, than trying to sort through gunbroker.
Winchester 1895 uses cartridges with pointy bullets. You could put a suppressor on it and still be in the pre-1950 theme. The Russian military version.would be neat, but maybe going too far from the cowboys. With good sights practice you will not suffer too much versus a scope, at least when the lighting is good.
I find the pistol grip Winchester 1871 to be the finest looking lever ever.
All that said, I bet most game taken with scoped bolt actions could have been taken with a peep sighted 30/30.
I find the pistol grip Winchester 1871 to be the finest looking lever ever.
All that said, I bet most game taken with scoped bolt actions could have been taken with a peep sighted 30/30.
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p_ham
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Ya, pretty much. You can find 25-35 and 38-55 if you look but it's getting harder.
Bigjay73
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Seattle area pipefitters are $20 and hour more than here in Denver, I've been tempted to move that up way. Imma have to research that a little more
Load some Hammer Levers at warp .30-.30 speeds. mtmuley
BrentD
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I'm here at last. Had to make it to Ely tonight for time and cell signal
You are exactly right. My fingers will worn to the bone before I retire tonight...
Guys are just falling into my little wheelhouse like hmmm, I'm always lost for a metaphore, like a Leonid meteor shower? Sounds a little nerdy...
Oh no!!!! See Hunting Wife's tale of mule deering with her family .30-30
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I agree with you on that - their acreages of empty cheek panels and receiver frame are hard to look at directly. But every once in a while, one catches the corner of my eye and makes me rethink that. And then I get over it.
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Right on the money.
Add .32 Special to the list. .32-40 if you will cast and load your own.
I differ a bit with the last of this. I would rule out all the .40s and above, plus the .33 Win, the .38-56, and all 86/71 Winchesters and the 1895 Marlin. The calibers are way overkill and require the big framed (heavy!) frames such as the 86/71 and the 1895 Marlin. Great guns, but not for this I think (though I have done it).
I am a Marlin-queer, according to my Winchester-queer shooting partner. For my money, Marlins are simpler, easier to work with in the field, easier to work with at home, easier to scope when the time comes, a bit cheaper, and maybe a slight bit stronger (but sort of irrelevant). I think it really boils down to the 1893 Marlin and the 1894 Winchester. Plus, everyone has a 94 Win. Be different - stand out in a crowd
As for cartridges, the .30-30 probably meets your specs better than any, though I prefer the .38-55.
Here is my .38-55 Marlin 1893, using black and lead.
We could throw something at the original 1895 Winchester in .30-06. Another so ugly, it's kinda handsome gun (like the 99 Savage). I've heard their recoil is horrendous, but I don't know first hand.
I do like the way I see more HT folk giving the ol' vintage road a careful consideration. I'm hear to direct traffic and assist an any way I can
)) I love to play match maker for vintage guns and their next caretakers.
deer_shooter
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I love to play match maker for vintage guns and their next caretakers.
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That 38-55 is just delightful. If it ever needs to be rehomed give me a shout.
BrentD
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That 38-55 is just delightful. If it ever needs to be rehomed give me a shoput.I love to play match maker for vintage guns and their next caretakers.
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Hanks! But, don't hold your breath.
deer_shooter
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fishing4sanity
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Despite everyone saying the Savage 99's are ugly, I remember my dads model 99 in 264 Win Mag and wish I had that rifle. I've also always had a soft spot for model 94 30-30s.
If I was going to actually hunt with one it would really be hard to beat a Win. 1895 in 30-06 as was mentioned above. The gun was ahead of its time as far as effective range. Might not be the look you are after though.
I wouldn't rule out a 45-90 in an 1886 Win. as you can shoot 45-70 in it and it just sounds better.
The best advice I could give is buy one that you can shoot first. These old rifles don't all shoot well enough to hunt with, but some shoot better than you can believe. I have both presently. If you don't like recoil, the big calibers with a steel butt plate might not be your thing. A shotgun butt helps a lot but changes the look considerably. Short magazine rifles balance better in my opinion and are better to carry all day.
Here are 2 with a shotgun butt and short magazines. Top is a 45-90 and bottom one is a 33 WCF.
They don't look as western but are better to actually hunt with in my opinion.
I wouldn't rule out a 45-90 in an 1886 Win. as you can shoot 45-70 in it and it just sounds better.
The best advice I could give is buy one that you can shoot first. These old rifles don't all shoot well enough to hunt with, but some shoot better than you can believe. I have both presently. If you don't like recoil, the big calibers with a steel butt plate might not be your thing. A shotgun butt helps a lot but changes the look considerably. Short magazine rifles balance better in my opinion and are better to carry all day.
Here are 2 with a shotgun butt and short magazines. Top is a 45-90 and bottom one is a 33 WCF.
They don't look as western but are better to actually hunt with in my opinion.
huntnfisher
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Agreed. When I was young I had a Marlin 336C and a Winchester 94. Both guns were bought new, and both in .30-30. Between the two, the Marlin was a much nicer gun. Ended up selling them both and never regretted it.
Salmonchaser
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A 94 in .25/35
Hes talked a lot about his 218 bee & I think he uses his dad or grandfather's 94 Win in 32 Winchester for slaughter.
Sounds like a dirt farmer to me.
SaskHunter
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Nothing screams more Saskatchewan than road hunting with a model 88, in a scare body, hacking darts and chasing the world record typical whitetail buck from slough to slough.
Look at those tiny binos, with no bino harness. Do you even hunt bro
