3 Marlin 45/70's, I sold the Cowboy limited on top a few years back. I am keeping the Century Limited and the Guide Gun. I wish it wasn't ported, but oh well.
Lever action day
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Another old workhorse an 80's vintage 336 Texan .30-30 with a Weaver 2x7 scope. I killed an antelope with it to prove it could be done to someone who thought a 30-30 couldn't do the job. He ate crow and I ate tenderloin. This was my brothers first, then my first hunting rifle. Can you tell we really like Marlin leverguns around here? I have tried to find another like it, but the prices on Texans (like many OG Marlins) have gone through the roof.
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Here are a few teaser photos of the family Marlin 1893 in 38-55 with a Stevens Model 1915. The Marlin was the front porch gun that my great-great grandmother used to protect the house and livestock while gggf was in the fields. She had a reputation as a coyote-killer. The Stevens was perhaps the first my great-grandfather shot. The pictures (sorry for the shadow) are atop that same ggf's school desk.
They both shoot but have some issues. With the Stevens, the lever needs to be secured when the hammer is cocked. It doesn't quite fall on its own but would with a shake. I need to disassemble the Marlin and inspect the trigger and hammer surfaces. For a few cycles, recently, the hammer followed the bolt. And when cocked, the trigger was very, very light. That stopped and now the pull is abnormally heavy, but the hammer doesn't follow the bolt.
Perhaps poor sear engagement followed by a break and now a different poor engagement. Or (wishful thinking) debris ...
I may post different threads seeking advice on the rifles after I have time to carefully disassemble.
They both shoot but have some issues. With the Stevens, the lever needs to be secured when the hammer is cocked. It doesn't quite fall on its own but would with a shake. I need to disassemble the Marlin and inspect the trigger and hammer surfaces. For a few cycles, recently, the hammer followed the bolt. And when cocked, the trigger was very, very light. That stopped and now the pull is abnormally heavy, but the hammer doesn't follow the bolt.
Perhaps poor sear engagement followed by a break and now a different poor engagement. Or (wishful thinking) debris ...
I may post different threads seeking advice on the rifles after I have time to carefully disassemble.
FlSwampRat
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Had a BLR .243 with a box magazine that did pointy ones just fine, didn't need roundnosed bullets.
Geeze, man, at least put the target out to ten feet. Sheesh....
BigBlue 94
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Ive got one of those! The savage 99 can shoot pointy boolits too!
22250Rem
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Enjoying this interesting thread. I only have two lever guns but they're both on my favorites list. In rimfire there is the Henry H001, their base model .22 lever gun that takes 22 short, long and long rifle rounds and is more accurate than I can be with iron sights. Proved that a couple years ago when it got a rail atop the drilled & tapped receiver with a red dot aboard. After a while I felt the red dot was too big for such a trim little lever and put it all back to original. One of my favorite plinking tools.
.. Then there's the Marlin 30-AS (economy version of the 336) in .30-30 that I inherited from an uncle. I had a 1-4x Leupold on it for years but this past year went to a Vortex Strike Eagle with a 30mm tube and illuminated reticle due to hunting hours now being 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset. The Vortex looks to my eyes to be a bit large for a lever gun (I prefer smaller, trimmer scopes on levers) but it's gonna stay on there for any low light hunting opportunities that may arise.
.. Both guns are a joy to shoot; guess I'm addicted to working those levers and that quick, smooth feeding and ejection. I could see myself with yet another lever gun someday if I come across one in 444 Marlin or 35 Remington and the price is right.
.. Then there's the Marlin 30-AS (economy version of the 336) in .30-30 that I inherited from an uncle. I had a 1-4x Leupold on it for years but this past year went to a Vortex Strike Eagle with a 30mm tube and illuminated reticle due to hunting hours now being 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset. The Vortex looks to my eyes to be a bit large for a lever gun (I prefer smaller, trimmer scopes on levers) but it's gonna stay on there for any low light hunting opportunities that may arise.
.. Both guns are a joy to shoot; guess I'm addicted to working those levers and that quick, smooth feeding and ejection. I could see myself with yet another lever gun someday if I come across one in 444 Marlin or 35 Remington and the price is right.
FlSwampRat
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I picked up my love of lever guns from all those cowboy shows and movies that populated my "formative years" in the 50's.
Still prefer a lever gun over a black gun for general purposes.
Still prefer a lever gun over a black gun for general purposes.
The sling post is installed lower. You want to keep the bullseye.
Carl N. Brown
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The bullseye indicates American Walnut stock.
It's about an inch higher than the usual position for a sling swivel.
It's about an inch higher than the usual position for a sling swivel.
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It is worth the effort if you ever go to sell it.
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