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Ronvandyn:
I love a lever action, being an ambidextrous shooter as I am (Left eye dominant).  I gave away my Marlin 336 in 30-30 years ago to a very good friend, and I have regretted it ever since.  Today the only lever action I have is a Ruger #1 in .223.  I have occasionally looked for Marlins or Winchesters in 44-40, 30-30, or 44mag, but they seem pretty hard to come by.  I have a bud (who is also a member here) who has what his father calls a "Golden Boy" chambered to 44-40 and I love shooting that, and if he ever turns his back....  Anyway, I love the things, they are great for us right handed folks who have eye issues.

Ron

NE Bull:

--- Quote from: Ronvandyn on February 19, 2014, 06:43:58 PM ---I love a lever action, being an ambidextrous shooter as I am (Left eye dominant).  I gave away my Marlin 336 in 30-30 years ago to a very good friend, and I have regretted it ever since.  Today the only lever action I have is a Ruger #1 in .223.  I have occasionally looked for Marlins or Winchesters in 44-40, 30-30, or 44mag, but they seem pretty hard to come by.  I have a bud (who is also a member here) who has what his father calls a "Golden Boy" chambered to 44-40 and I love shooting that, and if he ever turns his back....  Anyway, I love the things, they are great for us right handed folks who have eye issues.

Ron


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Some options- Henry has a new .30-30 out that is danged sexy and comes factory with XS Ghost Rings sights.  http://henryrepeating.com/rifle-3030.cfm  Love the Golden Boy, but WOW them brass receivers are heavy! but PURTY!
And don't over look Rossi for a lever gun. Folks are using these in SASS and holding up just fine.  ( and if there is to be a group that abuses lever guns- it would be them weekend cowboys!)
Cruise sites like SASS Wire and Marlinowners.net (org?) great resources and lots of buy/sale/trade goings on.
Also check out Skinner Sights. http://www.skinnersights.com/ for your lever gun peeps.  (Sorry, but for me, lever guns and peep sights/tang sights go together like peas and carrots)

Wildgoose:
Hi landon410,
I have three levers and reload for all of them. Winchester 95' in 405WCF,Marlins in 45-70 and 35Rem. The 35Rem is an older rifle with Ballard rifling. I shoot both cast and jacketed in all three depending on what I am up to. I have taken several deer with the 405 and the 45-70. I shoot the 35Rem in cowboy lever action silhouette. The 45-70 is a Guide Gun stainless and its scoped. The 35Rem is a 336 and has Williams receiver peep sights. The 95' 405 has been fitted with a Lyman tang peep set up. All three will group under 3 moa off the bench. Oh yea, don't worry that micro-groove will handle cast bullets just fine.

 

landon410:
that stainless guide gun is really pretty, I like that it doesnt have some odd color laminate stock on it, I didn't like those grey stocks marlin used.

I also agree with what was said about quality of marlin after remington took over production, i found my 338mx in Norfolk NE and bought it, they had a couple more 92XXX serial guns with correct barrel roll and stamp to prove its a marlin and not a marlington, I posted that on the marlin owners forum and guys called up and starting trying to have them shipped. That gun shop jacked the prices on them though, kind of shady......

I really like the lever action, and wish I was a reloader, I would like to try cast rounds in it.
The problem with my gun is ammo selection, Hornady makes a 1 option for it, remington used to make a 225 or 250 gr round for it ( i dont remember which), and thats it.

Its a great hunting round though

and to the comment about lugging it over a mountian, when I went hunting in western nebraska with a buddy, we hiked a lot with large packs and when we got deer we quartered and carried it, I have my marlin and he had a older model 70, holy crap that model 70 was heavy!

MHicks:
I've got a few.  A Henry in .22, Marlin 336 in 30-30 and an 1895G in 45-70.  The 336 is pre-Remington and the 45-70 is post-Remington.

There are a lot of apprehensions about getting a "Remlin".  I think,  as with any firearm, if you know what you are looking for you will be fine.  Get touchy feely with it before you take it home and you will be happy.

I cast and load for the 336 and 1895.  The 336 has the micro-groove barrel and handles cast just fine.  The 1895 is certainly versatile.  Going from mild to wild.  Right now I only have a 405 grain mold for it but have been looking for a 300-350 grain mold to try with it.

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