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landon410:
Anyone here into lever guns?
what do you shoot? done any work to it?

I still don't understand why they've fallen out of favor with the average hunter, what can a bolt action 308 or 3006 do that a good shot from a 3030 35 rem 4570 etc do on an average hunt in nebraska missouri etc?
inside 100 yards with quicker follow shot, I just like my lever gun.

I shoot a Marlin 338MX, 200 grain round going over 2500 FPS it really smacks whatever it hits, have been at that 1.5 MOA area with it, running a redfield revolution scope on it, I know I know, scope on a levergun....
I have taken a deer at 180 yards with this setup in solider creek outside Chadron

attach picture is a doe from this past season, northwest missouri, 50 ish yard shot, DRT

What lever guns do you shoot? What type of game have you taken with it?

Husker_Fan:
I grew up with bolt actions and have just stuck with them. I have a hankering for a .357 1894c. I think that would be a lot of fun.

shooter:
I got a marlin guide gun stainless ported in 45-70, and just picked up a marlin 30-30 at the fremont gun show, its a micro groove barrel and not sure how good its gonna shoot cast bullets,

  I am looking for lever guns in .357, 44 mag, and 45 colt,  something for the grandkids to shoot,

NE Bull:
Marlin 336T .30-30 Williams peeps. 

bkoenig:
I have an old 60's era Marlin 336 Saddle Ring Carbine that has been rebored from 30-30 to 38-55.  It has a lot of external wear and the finish is turning to patina but the action and trigger are slick as snot from years of use.  It's not a tack diver by any means (few lever guns really are) but with a Williams peep sight it's more accurate than I can hold shooting offhand.  Lever guns are meant to be shot standing on your hind legs like a man, not from the bench.  :)

It's also extremely short and light.  The 38-55 isn't a real long range round but it packs enough of a wallop that I think it could take down anything in North America short of Grizzly.  If I had to hump any of my rifles over mountains and I didn't need anything beyond 200 yards effective range I would pick this one.  I've only had it about a year but I took a medium size buck with it last fall.

I would really like a 45-70 lever action some day to complement my Sharps.  I'm partial to Marlins, but anything built after Remington bought them out is suspect in the quality department.  Pre-Remington models go for a premium these days.  I have heard the newest ones have gotten a lot better, though.

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