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Old 12-23-2017, 03:22 PM
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Been starting a small collection of lever guns and they are a different kind of shooting fun.The Henry's have a smooth action that's easy on the fingers like butter.So far I have a Silver Eagle 22lr.and a Big Boy Brass in .357/38 special.Took my Henry .357 camping earlier this month camping and I just loved it.In the future I will be looking for a Rossi-92 in .357 just because but they are hard to find NIB.I would say they a pretty much ban proof years from now or way in the future.Some come in more powerful calibers that can pack a powerful wallop.
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Oh yes!



Top to bottom:

Winchester Model 1873 .38-40 (mfg'd 1900)
Winchester Model 1886 .45-90 (mfg'd 1887)
Winchester Model 1892 .32-20 (mfg'd 1896)
Winchester Model 94 .32 Winchester Special (mfg'd 1941)
Winchester Model 1895 .405 (mfg'd 1904)
Savage 99 .300 Savage (mfg'd mid-1950s)

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Old 12-23-2017, 03:36 PM
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I right fond of lever guns. Got about a half dozen in my safe ranging from .22 up to .45-70. Four Winchesters, a Rossi and a Browning. I'm particularly fond of the 16" Trapper models. They're slick and very fast handling.
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I only have a Marlin 336BL in .30-30.

I like the big loop and the 18.5" barrel. It shoots nice and with the Buffalo Bore 190 GR. JFN (Item 28A) I don't feel undergunned, even with large(r) predators.

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Old 12-23-2017, 04:11 PM
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Don't get to play with the lever guns much. But I've got a couple.
Marlin 1895 45-70
Winchester 94 30-30
Rossi 92 .357
Savage 99 300 Savage
and a Winchester 88 , 308 ( not pictured)
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Old 12-23-2017, 04:26 PM
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Have my Dad's Savage in .308 and a Marlin 39. The Marlin is just plain fun!
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I love the vintage lever action deer rifles of earlier generations, particularly the Savage Model 99 although I don't own any for the moment. I have a Marlin, pre-safety in .35 Remington and a Winchester 88 in cal. 308. While I've heard some people compare the Model 88 to 2X4s and railroad ties, I find the gun handles easily and can hold its own against most bolt action rifles. My Model 88 can do three rounds under a nickel at 100 yards.
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I have only one, a Winchester 94 AE chambered for .30-30. I love shooting it. Maybe in the future there my be a .45-70!!!!!!
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I've got four marlins 39As and Ms, and a Rossi 92 in 357. The Marlins are all very nice, although I like the long barrel pistol grip the best.
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I LOVE MARLIN LEVER GUNS. THEY HAVE BEEN MY PRIMARY LONG GUN FOR 60 YEARS. I HAVE A SMALL COLLECTION OF ABOUT 10, ENCOMPASSING CALIBERS IN .22LR, .22WRFM, .30-30, AND TOPPED OFF WITH A GUIDE GUN IN .45-70. THEY ARE ALL GREAT SHOOTERS....

I GRAVITATED TO MARLINS BECAUSE OF THE SIDE EJECTION, AND THE ACCURACY OF THEIR "MICRO-GROOVE" .22 CALIBER BARRELS....

AS OF LATE, I HAVE COME TO APPRECIATE THE HENRY RIFLES. I AM TRYING VERY HARD, TO RESIST YET ANOTHER ADDICTION.......

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I currently have:
1894 Marlin 32-20
1894 Marlin 45 Colt Cowboy Special
1895 Marlin 45-70 Guide Gun
1886 Browning 45-70
1892 Rossi 357 Stainless
1892 Rossi 45 Colt (2)
1873 Ubirti 44 Special

I've sold off:
BLR Browning 308
1886 Winchester 45-90 takedown (2005 production)
1892 Browning 92 44 Mag
1894 Marlin 44-40 (Cowboy Special)
1894 Marlin 357 mag (2)
1894 Marlin 44 Mag
336 Marlin 44 Mag (only made 1 or 2 years)
336 Marlin 35 Remington

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Any vintage 1886 in 50-70, 50-90, or 50-110
Any vintage 1876 in 45-65
Marlin in 32 S&W long.

I like a good smooth lever gun!

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Old 12-23-2017, 05:15 PM
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I fired my .357 Henry just the other day:

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I have a 357 and 44 mag Rossi plus a Marlin 1895GS 45-70.
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Old 12-23-2017, 06:23 PM
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I have several. More Marlins than other brands, but also Henry, Browning, and Mossberg:

Here is my Browning BLR in 308 Win.

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I like lever guns, I have three right now I enjoy shooting. Two Rossi 92's in .357 and .44 Magnum caliber, and a somewhat worn 1972 vintage Model 94 Winchester.

Rossi 92 in .44 Magnum with a Ruger Super Blackhawk:




Winchester 94 on cabin front porch duty, with hound:

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In the future I will be looking for a Rossi-92 in .357 just because but they are hard to find NIB.
There has been trouble speculated in the world of Rossi's Brazil manufacturing operation. CEO's only last a short time, production relocates, slashes to the catalog selection and then those limited choices are unavailable. Perhap's we have seen the last of the NIB Rossi 92s.
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I see you put a Skinner site on yours.it seems it's working,your target looks good.I was thinking about getting one.I took a few minutes to adjust my buckhorn sites before I blew some spoiled apples off an old log I had them on.
The first time I shot it was when I went camping out in the middle of Nevada a few weeks ago.
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My Rossi 92 357 was new in box and has 2017 stamped on the receiver. They are out there but in very very limited numbers. I won't lie I had to pay full retail when I finally did find one but even so it was much cheaper than a miroku Winchester. It's accurate and it functions flawlessly.

I don't know what state Rossi is in right now. I heard that they were consolidating manufacturing plants and should have more production in 2018. Who knows what will actually happen though
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One ot two have been known to follow me home from time to time.
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i have 4 nice lever guns that i hunt with, 2 brownings, a BLR w/the long magazine & a BLR81 w/the flat magazine, both in the great 358win caliber. a winchester 1894 big bore in 375win caliber. and a marlin 1895 guide gun from the early 2000's, when marlin was really marlin. love them all, wouldnt feel under gunned on anything in north america with any one of them. heres a few pics of the brownings & the winchester. i cant find a pic of the guide gun at the moment but when i do ill add it to the post. (guide gun photo added)
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Hah! Yeah - only ones I have in the house.... I used to have a Browning BL-22, but it really never bonded, so it was traded in for part of the 1885.
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I've got a Marlin 1895 Guide Gun from 1971 or 72 in 45/70 that I've taken Deer, Boar and Beer with. My go to gun.
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1927-8 Savage 99G takedown

With the peep I did hit the target at 100 yards








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A MARLIN LEVER GUN, IN ANY CALIBER, CARRYING A QUALITY SCOPE, IS A DEADLY WEAPON......

A LOW MOUNTED SCOPE DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH MARLIN'S SIDE EJECTION---AND IMHO, DOES NOT COMPROMISE THE AESTHETIC BEAUTY OF THE RIFLE....
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Mid 50's M94 30-30..got this one in 1978, we have a lot of miles together.



Marlin 57 22 Magnum, this is a very early production made before the "M" was added to the model number.



Also have Marlin 336C that I got in 1973, it was NIB.

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Well, now I know what those big felt covered tables are for. I allus thought they was for stamp collecting. ;>)
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Winchester 94, 30-30. One of the last ones build in the US, a real ***. The lever is like dragging a toilet plunger thru a bucket of rocks, and the trigger pull is greater than 40 pounds

Savage 99, 22-250

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1895 45-70 One of the most accurate rifles I have, not much fun to shoot though
1894cl 25-20 , just got it, ammo on the way.
Levermatic, 22 mag and 30 carbine. Both accurate, actually awsume.
I would love to find a 1894 in 218 Bee and 357 mag. A 336 219 Zipper and a levermatic in 256 mag
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Couple Brownings. 22lr and 30-06. Both wearing Leupold scopes. Both have killed their fair share.

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I've got a Marlin 1895 Guide Gun from 1971 or 72 in 45/70 that I've taken Deer, Boar and Beer with. My go to gun.
Is there any beer left in the can after being hit with that 45-70?
Seems like such a waste.
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Levers are fun guns and loaded with nostalgia.

I have bought and sold a few over the course of time. My first few deer were taken with levers in the 1960s. Winchester 94 in .32 special got a couple and a Marlin in .35 Rem got a couple. (both long gone)

Down in the safe I have my Uncles Model 94 in .32.40 25'' barrel half mag and curved butt plate made in the late 1800s. I was given that gun in the mid 60s. Also have a 94 saddle ring carbine in 30 WCF made in 1917. Have one more modern gun a carbine in .45 Colt.
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I've got 2 Winchesters: a 9422 XTR and a 94AE Legacy in .357. My son has a Henry .22. I still kick myself for passing on a beautiful Marlin in .357 years ago.
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I have a Savage 99 takedown model in 250 Savage. I think mine is from the mid 20´s. Excellent rifle.

My father in law has a new Marlin 336 in 30-30, also a nice lever action
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Not until recently. I bought one of the new Marlin 336W's and I couldn't be happier. It doesn't have the "grip cap" or "bullseye" of the higher end models but, it's accurate and the action in butter smooth. Love the matte blue finish too..........means not having to wipe off smudges and finger prints.
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That is the gun for me. It's on my list of rifles I want, but it's not the one that I need most. Maybe one day.
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One ot two have been known to follow me home from time to time.

Those old brass tumbler Savages are built like a swiss watch. I only have one (243) but I like it.
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The better question may be "does anyone NOT like lever action guns"?
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I do not like lever action rifles. I had one and sold it quickly after buying it.
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I only have a Marlin 336BL in .30-30.

I like the big loop and the 18.5" barrel. It shoots nice and with the Buffalo Bore 190 GR. JFN (Item 28A) I don't feel undergunned, even with large(r) predators.

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I only have a single lever-gun, a Marlin 336BL in 30-30. Stock except for a Happy Trigger and some smoothing to help prevent the notch they can develop. Shoots amazingly better than the sights. I shoot metallic silhouette (cowboy action silhouette - 200m range same as pistol met. silh.) and factory rounds out of the 16.25" barrel are same POA POI at 50, 100, 150, 200m.

I would like some peep sights. I had a go of someone's 45-70 with a 28? (long anyway) inch barrel and peeps, and it is pretty much cheating, so much easier.
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Marlin 22 39A from 1957
Sav 99 in 300 sav from 1927
Sav 99 in 358 Win from 60's
(3) Win 71's , two deluxe pre war's

yeah, I like levers.

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I do not like lever action rifles. I had one and sold it quickly after buying it.
This is sad - the lever action rifle is the heart and soul of the American Sportsman - and to to some degree the U.S.A. itself.
There is currently a Renaissance of the lever action rifle as evidenced by responses in not only this forum but many others and I for one am glad to see it!
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Some guns are just "right." Pump shotguns, lever action rifles in a caliber that matches the sidearm in your holster, revolvers with cylinders that rotate counterclockwise. Joe
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Marlin 1895 45-70....it's my "woodland tactical" rifle
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Marlin 336 .35 rem
Marlin 39 .22
Marlin 1894 .44
Puma .357

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Marlin .357 ported factory ported ( was offered to much to say no)
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While I find that Winchester's are finished nicer, have nicer wood & bluing, I much prefer the actions and reliability of Marlins. I have both and while there is no substitute for a beautiful Winchester in your hands, I always used Marlins for CAS / SASS matches for sheer reliability and their side ejection.

As long as you stick with the Originals made in CT - neither one is a bad choice!
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The better question may be "does anyone NOT like lever action guns"?
Mostly the Black Fantastic Plastic crowd. They don't seem to respect anything but AK's; AR's; Glocks and maybe the new M&P's!

However if you have a Levergun with a grenade launcher attached....

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