Who hunts with a lever action?

[Dead-Eye]

Killed two bulls in the last two years with my marlin 45/70

Nice!

[Goldeneye]

Here's my model 71 in .348.

[tgomez]

My cousin swears by his Marlin 336 .30-30 and open sights. Most lever actions feel too short for me at 6'4" tall, and I always joke with him my 30-06 has more energy at 300yards than his 30-30 does at 100yards. Lever actions make PERFECT hunting rifles for thick woods areas but lack at longer ranges. With the newer Hordany Lever-Revolution ammo you can strech the .30-30 accurately to 275yards or so.

[jason4429]

I hunt with a 308 win in model 88.

[csaaphill]

First gun I used was a old Buffalo bill commemorative 30/30 Iron sites. Still take it once in a while for bear of Cougar hunting. Also have my dads old 30/40 Krag lever action I still use once in a while.

[JasonG]

Killed two bulls in the last two years with my marlin 45/70

wow!!

[cooltimber]

I have the top one ,from my grandfather who used it in Minnesota. 1920 era

[CP]

My "backup" rifle - Marlin 336 carbine in 30/30 with Lyman peep and fiber optic front for old tired eyes -

I've yet take an animal with it but I can ring a 10" gong all day long at 225 yards with it using Sierra 150 grain pro hunters over 31 grains of Ramshot Xterm.

[JDHasty]

A timely article on the 1895 and differences between the 18.5 inch barrel of the guide versus the 22" barrel.

http://www.realguns.com/articles/862.htm

Spoiler: go with the 18.5".

Mine was from long before the current trend toward really short barrels on the 1895 and it was a pretty compact unit.  I never gave any thought to having a shorter barrel and I used it chasing dogs throughout western Washington.  It was pretty handy.  I doubt that I would ever put a scope on a Marlin 1895.  I used to use something like 50 grains of IMR 4198 and a Hornady 350 RN in it when I first got it.  I ruined more than a few bruins w/it.  The big thing is the bullet is not staying in a bear and it is too easy to kill a dog w/that bullet.  It would be a great bullet for elk or moose though.   

This is close to the load I'm running. 49.5g h4198 under a 350g to or entity hornady.
Everything I've read said this bullet is wicked on bears, were you not getting expansion or something?

Perfect expansion, but they went on trough and kept right on going.  I dug one out of a tree one time that went through a  small 200 lb black bear  and it was four inches in.  Since we were hunting w/dogs back then I switched to the lighter 300 gr hp bullet that stayed inside almost always.  Both bullets were good bear medicine. 

[bigbds61]

Browning BLR 30-06.  Both elk and deer.  180 grain for elk and 150 grain for deer.  Love it and have shot more animals with than I can remember.  Been using it for over 20 years.

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[outdooraddict]

i drew a clockum cow tag this year, never really thought about it but im thinking after this thread that ill be taking gramps .32 special. 170 grn ammo.  anyone hunt blewet pass area, can i get close enough for the ole open sight lever action on a cow?  dad hunted there last year so he knows the area somewhat, i havent been there, or am i better off to take something more accurate at 200 yrd plus?

[Miles]

i drew a clockum cow tag this year, never really thought about it but im thinking after this thread that ill be taking gramps .32 special. 170 grn ammo.  anyone hunt blewet pass area, can i get close enough for the ole open sight lever action on a cow?  dad hunted there last year so he knows the area somewhat, i havent been there, or am i better off to take something more accurate at 200 yrd plus?

That's cool!  I would just go for it, don't second guess and play what ifs in your head.  I loved bringing the .32 special that was passed down to me on last year's moose hunt with my dad.   I'll be bringing it on this years moose hunt as well.

[sumpnz]

Been getting interested in a lever gun.  Another year or two and I should be able to start deer hunting again annually, not just elk.The place I want to try for deer looks seriously thick, so something short and fast handling would advantageous.  I'm liking the looks of the BLR takedown in .358Win.  I want a round that'll drop a deer quick as tracking in that area might be tough, plus there's likely bears in that area, and a close range bear encounter isn't a time to minimalist on caliber.  I shoot 9.3x62mm for elk, so the recoil isn't a barrier.

[csaaphill]

although not a lever action my granddad had a 35 whelen I wanted pump action.

[JDhunting_Aus]

Used to use one in 30-30 for culling roos, great fun but Moved the old girl on.

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