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Offline WildBear

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Re: Who hunts with a lever action?
« Reply #45 on: September 23, 2016, 05:46:24 AM »
Marlin 30-30, 336C I believe, open sights. Been my go to gun when I've been rifle hunting in the fish lake area.
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Re: Who hunts with a lever action?
« Reply #46 on: September 23, 2016, 11:12:36 AM »
Going to be hunting with my Henry 45-70 this year.  Pretty excited to haul out the lever cannon!

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Re: Who hunts with a lever action?
« Reply #47 on: September 23, 2016, 11:19:40 AM »
94 winchester .44 mag handy little gun

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Re: Who hunts with a lever action?
« Reply #48 on: September 23, 2016, 01:42:11 PM »
Win. 94 in .375 was my go to elk gun when I had to 'get down in there'. 275gr. Cast bullets from an old double mold.

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Re: Who hunts with a lever action?
« Reply #49 on: September 23, 2016, 10:05:01 PM »
Got a Winchester .25-35. My grandfather traded two chickens and a magazine subscription for it sometime in the 40s. Killed a few deer with it. Awesome gun. But these days I usually take my .300 Win!

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Re: Who hunts with a lever action?
« Reply #50 on: September 23, 2016, 10:41:31 PM »
My first rifle was a used Winchester 88 .308 with a 4x leupold. I bought it with my life savings at age 12 for $200 in 1980.
I hunted with that rifle for 20 years. I took many deer and elk. My nephew got his first deer with it.
Amazingly accurate. I have never adjusted the scope.
It has been sitting in the gun safe for several years now untouched. I plan to have it re-blued and the stock refinished.

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Re: Who hunts with a lever action?
« Reply #51 on: September 25, 2016, 07:30:04 AM »
1976 MarlinŽ Mdl 336C 30/30 WinchesterŽ for deer
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Re: Who hunts with a lever action?
« Reply #52 on: September 25, 2016, 07:39:34 AM »
i do sometimes

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Re: Who hunts with a lever action?
« Reply #53 on: September 28, 2016, 10:21:05 AM »
I'm using my ported Marlin guide gun 45-70 this year  :tup:  :hello:

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Re: Who hunts with a lever action?
« Reply #54 on: September 28, 2016, 07:48:11 PM »
My wife hunts with her model 88 in .308 cal

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Re: Who hunts with a lever action?
« Reply #55 on: September 29, 2016, 06:53:27 AM »
I love that moose with the 32 win . my next lever gun will be a 45-70 what is the smoothest most accurate model and brand men ?

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Re: Who hunts with a lever action?
« Reply #56 on: September 29, 2016, 07:00:37 AM »
my 1895gbl has never left me wanting in accuracy or smoothness, I will be buying the all weather 1895 this next summer though, I think its probably the best looking gun out there.

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Re: Who hunts with a lever action?
« Reply #57 on: September 29, 2016, 07:01:20 AM »
I love that moose with the 32 win . my next lever gun will be a 45-70 what is the smoothest most accurate model and brand men ?

Coach, I had a pre 64 Winchester in 30-30 (dumb caliber) and I have a older Marlin 4570.  The action on the Marlin is a lot smoother.  The Marlin does not shoot the 300gr well, but is very accurate with 405gr.  I guess the new Remlin Marlins are not as smooth

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Re: Who hunts with a lever action?
« Reply #58 on: September 29, 2016, 07:56:03 AM »
Model 94 in .32 Win.  I have taken deer and elk with it.  Everytime I carry it in the field I think of my family members who hunted way back and killed a ton of animals with simple but effective gear.. 

I try to carry the bow, or .32 win every modern season atleast a couple days then the Boomstick comes out. 
I kill elk and eat elk, when I'm not, I'm thinking about killing elk and eating elk.

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Re: Who hunts with a lever action?
« Reply #59 on: September 29, 2016, 08:00:08 AM »
I love that moose with the 32 win . my next lever gun will be a 45-70 what is the smoothest most accurate model and brand men ?
I have a Winchester 1886 extra light rifle in 45-70 it is by far the smoothest lever action i have handled.I have or have owned 3blrs,3 mdl 94's,3 mdl 99's and a marlin 336ss in 30-30 and i shot my grandfathers model 88 in 308 all very nice guns just not as smooth as the 1886.I have a Williams FP peep sight on it and out to 150 yards i can hit a cantaloupe pretty much every time.With a steel butt plate and 45-70 ammo i don't shoot it a lot in on sitting.  P.S. not my gun but it's identical my pictures always come out terrible lol

 


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