lever guns?

[D-Rock425]

Starting thinking last night it would be cool to have a nice scoped lever gun for bear hunting and such on the westside.  Im not much of a gun buff so im not sure of a good cartridge and effective yardage.  It would be nice to have one capable of shooting out to 200 yards.  Any input or suggestions.

[CP]

I like the .35 calibers.

This one is very nice:

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?topic=100222.0

[boneaddict]

Curious as to why scoped?   

Biggest benefit to most "brush" guns is open sites.

[deerslyr]

45/70 is a wicked round. id like one in a stainless guide gun. I think itd be a 200 yard bear gun if that was your true limit with it. My buddy and I shoot his 45/70 handi rifle at 200 yards all the time and it does good enough.

[h20hunter]

I think you have seen my Marlin...........308 Express. Pretty cool gun in my opinion.

[D-Rock425]

Curious as to why scoped?   

Biggest benefit to most "brush" guns is open sites.

  I only seem to bear hunt with a gun and most of the time its in open clear cuts so i thought why not put a scope on it

[Huntbear]

Starting thinking last night it would be cool to have a nice scoped lever gun for bear hunting and such on the westside.  Im not much of a gun buff so im not sure of a good cartridge and effective yardage.  It would be nice to have one capable of shooting out to 200 yards.  Any input or suggestions.

If you go with a Browning, the sky is the limit on range and calibers..

From 22 LR to 300 WM..  The BLR has a rotating bolt head that LOCKS into place.  It will shoot right alongside off the shell bolt guns for accuracy, and you can reload them up just like a bolt gun due to the way the bolt turns and locks the action...

I have a pre 81 BLR in .308  It shoots the lights out.  Usually 1/2 in. groups at 100 yards... so yea basically one ragged hole..  It is light, easy to handle and makes a great brush gun.  I keep a 3.5-10 scope on it, and I find it very easy to shoot at close range...

[pianoman9701]

I sold a Sears Model 94 .30-30 with iron sights - one of the biggest mistakes I've made. The gun was about 40 or 50 years old and one of the most accurate guns I've ever shot. Never had any problem with the action, either. Great gun, especially within 150 yards.

[grundy53]

I think you have seen my Marlin...........308 Express. Pretty cool gun in my opinion.

I have the same gun except mine is the .338 Marlin Express I love mine too. I would highly recommend this round for bear. 200 grain bullet that has the same ballistics as a 30-06.  Really flat shooter for a lever gun round.

[muzbuster]

Starting thinking last night it would be cool to have a nice scoped lever gun for bear hunting and such on the westside.  Im not much of a gun buff so im not sure of a good cartridge and effective yardage.  It would be nice to have one capable of shooting out to 200 yards.  Any input or suggestions.

If you go with a Browning, the sky is the limit on range and calibers..

From 22 LR to 300 WM..  The BLR has a rotating bolt head that LOCKS into place.  It will shoot right alongside off the shell bolt guns for accuracy, and you can reload them up just like a bolt gun due to the way the bolt turns and locks the action...
 
I have a pre 81 BLR in .308  It shoots the lights out.  Usually 1/2 in. groups at 100 yards... so yea basically one ragged hole..  It is light, easy to handle and makes a great brush gun.  I keep a 3.5-10 scope on it, and I find it very easy to shoot at close range...

[netcoyote]

Quote from: boneaddict on Today at 07:34:38 AM

    Curious as to why scoped?   

    Biggest benefit to most "brush" guns is open sites.

  I only seem to bear hunt with a gun and most of the time its in open clear cuts so i thought why not put a scope on it

Lever guns do quite well with open sights. I have several that I use with peep sights and fiber optic front sights.
Marlin has a couple of good bear guns in a 45-70 and 444 Marlin. I'd recommend looking for a pre-Rem version if you go with Marlin.

[D-Rock425]

I really think they just look bad @$$ and would like to own one for the cool factor.

[Huntbear]

I really think they just look bad @$$ and would like to own one for the cool factor.

There is a great Bear gun in the classifieds.. a BLR in .358 Win.   Would put a whooping on bear, deer and elk out to 250. 

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?topic=100222.0 

[h20hunter]

They are bad a**.......leverguns are simply cool. I saw the one in classifieds as well. Cool gun.

[wraithen]

Lever guns are awesome guns. 2 pieces of advice though. Make sure to cycle the action ALL the way! I have a 94 and my lee die won't adjust don any further so my rounds are a couple hundredths long. If I don't make sure to get the lever all the way forward, sometimes the round fails to move away from the magazine far enough and I end up with an empty chamber, but you can feel when you aren't locking up on a round.

The other piece of advice is once you put a scope on a lever gun you are no longer the BA cowboy and your gun just turned into white trash. You CAN NOT have a scoped lever gun and still have the same cool factor. I would recommend a peep site though. I can't use a dovetail to save my life. I'm used to that aperture though from shooting m4/m16s.