bassjam
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Lever guns have a bit of nostalgia for me because I learned to shoot on Dad's 39 Mountie. Later he gave me a Marlin '97 he'd bought at a yard sale in the 70's which cycles and shoots but the bore is corroded and it tumbles the bullets. Still, pretty cool IMO for a 110 year old gun.
My first fully functioning lever gun was a .357 1894 from the mid 80's when Ohio started letting us hunt deer with PCC's. I still always wanted a 39, and finally traded for a late 80's model a few years ago. It has a scope on it just because I was trying to determine it's accuracy potential (3/4" at 50 yards with a best of 0.5") but I just ordered Skinner sights yesterday for it. I'm trying to give the 39a more love, at the moment my bolt action .22's and dedicated .22 AR uppers seem to be getting more attention but I do enjoy plinking with a lever action.
My first fully functioning lever gun was a .357 1894 from the mid 80's when Ohio started letting us hunt deer with PCC's. I still always wanted a 39, and finally traded for a late 80's model a few years ago. It has a scope on it just because I was trying to determine it's accuracy potential (3/4" at 50 yards with a best of 0.5") but I just ordered Skinner sights yesterday for it. I'm trying to give the 39a more love, at the moment my bolt action .22's and dedicated .22 AR uppers seem to be getting more attention but I do enjoy plinking with a lever action.