Odd Levergun Question

ExAgoradzo said:

For some reason I’ve become infatuated with the .358 Win.

I love my leverguns.

I want to put that together. I know that there are other .35 cal cartridges, I know there are better hunting implements. But...most of what we own is not because it makes the most sense in the world: I own a .375 HH in central CA for crying out loud!

I picture myself walking through woods with it. But I already own an 1895 GBL so... Kind of a dream at the moment. But I did learn several things from this thread. I need to find a friend with an S99 so I can handle it myself...

Greg

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I think what to need is a Browning blr, I've had my eyes on the stainless takedown 358win.

ExAgoradzo said:

I picture myself walking through woods with it. But I already own an 1895 GBL so... Kind of a dream at the moment. But I did learn several things from this thread. I need to find a friend with an S99 so I can handle it myself...

Greg

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Come to southern NV this fall and I'll let you shoot the 99F. Further, I'll wag along the Browning 71... a few rounds of .348WCF and you will forget all about that silly .358 nonsense...

troy fairweather said:

I'd just like one in 35winchester

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It's a fine killer. I've taken a number of deer with mine, using either an RCBS 260 cast or a Hornady 250. Despite their reputation as a stopper, I nearly got killed on one close range encounter. I was slipping up on a flock of turkeys, blew the stalk, and they flushed straight over my head. In the excitement of the moment, I forgot I didn't have a shotgun in my hand, blocked out the bird coming straight at me overhead, and let go.

Spined the twenty-five pound gobbler with the cast bullet. From forty feet up, he landed at my feet, stone dead. Hit the ground with a thump. That much weight, if it had nailed me in the face, and I might have joined the old gobbler.

The old '95 looks awkward. It ain't.

Slamfire said:

Handle one before you buy. Some bar bells in the gym weigh less, and the reproductions I handled, buck horn sights only. It was a cool, vintage rifle, and due to the practicalities, I passed on them when they were new.

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Yes, a whopping 8lbs. I hunt with muzzleloaders every year that weigh 2lbs more. Also, the later guns were drilled & tapped for an 1886 pattern receiver sight.

CraigC said:

Yes, a whopping 8lbs. I hunt with muzzleloaders every year that weigh 2lbs more. Also, the later guns were drilled & tapped for an 1886 pattern receiver sight.

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There is a Pattern 21 rear irons available from Providence Tool Company. They supply a tap and drill with the sight. That option was not around when I handled the first M1895's, but you know, now days, I want a scope. My iron sight days are coming to an end.

the henry long ranger is available in 308. As far as I can tell, it's a BLR copy. https://www.henryusa.com/rifles/the-long-ranger/

There’s a Savage 99 in .308 on a local gun forum. I believe the price is $750.