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Offline hoytem

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got my first lever gun...
« on: November 06, 2010, 11:37:36 AM »
A guy at work had an "old" gun for sale. I took a look at it and it was a barely used glenfield 30A .30-30. Two hundred bucks, came with a scope and owner's manual. a little surface rust on the barrel but looks like it may have only been shot once ( still has a sticker on it). found out it was made in 1979. so was it a good deal or not?
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Re: got my first lever gun...
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2010, 11:38:47 AM »
every new gun is a good deal.

congrats.


pics?
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Re: got my first lever gun...
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2010, 06:40:32 PM »
I love shooting lever guns, there is just something special about it.
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Re: got my first lever gun...
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2010, 06:56:07 PM »
It's hard to find a rifle/scope combo for $200, so I would say it was a great deal!! Good luck with it and let us know how it does....
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Re: got my first lever gun...
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2010, 07:08:16 PM »
Sounds like a good deal to me.
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Re: got my first lever gun...
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2010, 07:25:54 PM »
Didn't John Wayne shoot one of those?
You will need a catchy name now to keep up.... :chuckle:
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Re: got my first lever gun...
« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2010, 05:29:40 PM »
Good deal! That Glenfield is basically, if I'm not mistake, a Marlin 336 with cheaper wood, made for places like K-Mart and Sears, back in the day. You done well my friend!! 
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Re: got my first lever gun...
« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2010, 09:38:52 AM »
pics, can't wait to shoot it.
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Re: got my first lever gun...
« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2010, 09:42:39 AM »
I would have bought it in a heartbeat....and then bought the Happy Trigger Kit from Wild West Guns, Anchorage for it.   ;) ;)
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Re: got my first lever gun...
« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2010, 09:57:21 AM »
I'm a left handed shooter, and i think one of the reasons there aren't a lot of left handed guns is becasue lever guns work so well for lefties... I also have a 30-30 Win that was my fathers perfect brush gun for me because it kicks the shells straight up.   :twocents: And boy are they fun to shoot!
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Re: got my first lever gun...
« Reply #10 on: November 10, 2010, 06:15:55 PM »
A great deal!  How can a hunter/shooter consider himself an American without owning at least one Levergun?  Or 50 of 'em............... :chuckle:

I will guess this will be the 1st of many!

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Re: got my first lever gun...
« Reply #11 on: November 10, 2010, 06:20:51 PM »
Quote from: 44 Flattop on November 10, 2010, 06:15:55 PM
A great deal!  How can a hunter/shooter consider himself an American without owning at least one Levergun?  Or 50 of 'em............... :chuckle:

I will guess this will be the 1st of many!

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Amen to that! After your first lever gun you'll end up getting a few more. Got my first lever gun when I was a kid. Still have it to this day. Love shooting it, taken a lot of yotes with it over the years.
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