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Quote from: jrebel on July 10, 2012, 11:35:24 PMMarlin 45/70 xlr......OH yeah, you are on a budget Don't count out the 45/70 as a great west side gun. It will take deer, bear and elk with no problem. If you shop around you can find some used guide guns for fairly cheap. I personally like the XLR as it has the longer barel and it is a 300 yard gun all day long with the leverevolution bullets. It is a lever gun which you are familiar with beings that you have a 30-30. Fast follow up shots and not alot of recoil either. Ah another Marlin fan...got an 1895 LTD III Have you looked at the Happy Trigger kit from Wild West Guns in Anchorage? I wont own a Marlin lever gun without one.
Marlin 45/70 xlr......OH yeah, you are on a budget Don't count out the 45/70 as a great west side gun. It will take deer, bear and elk with no problem. If you shop around you can find some used guide guns for fairly cheap. I personally like the XLR as it has the longer barel and it is a 300 yard gun all day long with the leverevolution bullets. It is a lever gun which you are familiar with beings that you have a 30-30. Fast follow up shots and not alot of recoil either.
Just adjust your trigger from 6# to 3#, then you can pack a heavier rifle.
Quote from: Biggerhammer on July 09, 2012, 11:44:24 PM Tikka...Why don't you like tikka...I have only heard good things so I am curious?
Tikka...
Quote from: Swannytheswan on July 10, 2012, 12:09:48 AMQuote from: Biggerhammer on July 09, 2012, 11:44:24 PM Tikka...Why don't you like tikka...I have only heard good things so I am curious?It's the same reason that Ferrari owners hate the Nissan GTR.
Quote from: Swannytheswan on July 10, 2012, 12:09:48 AMQuote from: Biggerhammer on July 09, 2012, 11:44:24 PM Tikka...Why don't you like tikka...I have only heard good things so I am curious?Just from what I've seen him post on this site, he must have at least a hundred grand sunk into guns. And with all that top shelf gear, here is a modest little rifle that's accessible for the majority of sportsmen and is much more than adequate to perform the hunting functions for which it was built. It's the same reason that Ferrari owners hate the Nissan GTR.