Author Topic: your favorite lever action (Read 14091 times)

Jason · « **Reply #30 on:** June 04, 2006, 06:10:51 PM »

Quote from: victorcharlie

Plain Jane, common every day Marlin 336 in .30.30 winchester

Yep.. that's my vote, too. I have one that my dad gave me that was made in the '50s and that "old brush gun" it shoots well enough to use to compete in cowboy lever action silhouette matches.

Swamp Yankee · « **Reply #31 on:** June 15, 2006, 03:01:56 PM »

My new favorite lever gun is my Henry Golden Boy in 22 cal. got it last Oct. I still like my old Win 94 Canadian Centenial [both have octogon barrels] but I sure do like my new Henry....Jim

Doc T · « **Reply #32 on:** June 16, 2006, 04:36:06 AM »

My Winchester 88 in 7mm-08.

Bobcat · « **Reply #33 on:** June 29, 2006, 03:52:16 PM »

Favorite lever gun of all time has to be the M-71 Winchester. Of those I actually own its the M-64 Winchester. For my all round meat and potatoes deer rifle the Savage 99 in 308 Win gets grabbed most often though. Bobcat

Bobcat · « **Reply #34 on:** June 29, 2006, 06:57:56 PM »

Favorite lever gun of all time has to be the M-71 Winchester. Of those I actually own its the M-64 Winchester. For my all round meat and potatoes deer rifle the Savage 99 in 308 Win gets grabbed most often though. Bobcat

CyberSniper · « **Reply #35 on:** June 29, 2006, 07:54:54 PM »

Currently, a Marlin 1894 in .44 Mag. Has the 16 inch ported barrel
made a few years back. Never ceases to amaze me the way it slams
a deer to the ground, without a lot of recoil or muzzle blast.
( Compared to a lot of other things. )
Before that, an original 1886 Winchester in .38-56 with a 26 inch Octagon barrel.
Fired a 5 shot group @ 100 yards with 270 cast bullets that went
into an honest inch once. ( Original open sights )
About fell out of my chair on that one, haha !

Poohgyrr · « **Reply #36 on:** July 07, 2006, 07:31:14 PM »

I haven't met a M94 or M92 I don't like.

And I seem to shoot a .357 Trapper the most, but this 16" M92 .44 Special is a close second.

TNrifleman · « **Reply #37 on:** July 08, 2006, 01:57:50 PM »

Gee, this is a tough one. I don't have a lever gun that I don't like. I guess I'll have to go with the Winchester 1886 extralight 45-70. It's a modern repo, but is one sweet rifle.

LET-CA · « **Reply #38 on:** July 08, 2006, 06:00:44 PM »

All Winchesters - 444 Timber Carbine, 44 Magnum Trapper, 357 Magnum Trapper, and a whole row of 30-30s.

fknipfer · « **Reply #39 on:** July 12, 2006, 05:39:11 PM »

Mine has to be the 35Rem Marlin 336C, great round and if you get close enough will take about anything. Own three others a 1895 45-70, a .444marlin and a 336 30-30. The 336's have 20" barrels and the rest have 22" barrels. Believe this or not the 45-70 is the most accurate of the lever actions, will shoot .750" from the bench, but always seems like an overkill to me.

fknipfer

lakota · « **Reply #40 on:** July 14, 2006, 04:53:48 AM »

My favorite lever gun is the old Winchester M94 that was my grandfather's before mine. I am also partial to the way my Uberti 1860 Henry in .45 L.C. handles. That sucker is heavy but man does it shoot!

greenjeans · « **Reply #41 on:** July 14, 2006, 09:22:33 AM »

Marlin Model 375 in, what else, .375 Winchester. Was a gift from my father in law. Great for short range woods hunting.

KENTDEP · « **Reply #42 on:** July 15, 2006, 04:21:14 PM »

I like this one alot but it is not my favorite.

It's a Cowboy LTD and my Super Blackhawk both in .44 Magnum.

My favorite is my Marlin 1895 LTD-V. I need to get some good pictures of that...

Jay

fknipfer · « **Reply #43 on:** July 15, 2006, 04:45:38 PM »

Favorite levergun: a 1971 336C .35Rem, its handles so well and its to light to get really tired after carrying it all day. Other than big big bear will just about take anything on the NA continent you want to shoot with it. I usually shoot only 200 and 225gr and never feel undergunned.

fknipfer

Dan Cash · « **Reply #44 on:** July 16, 2006, 03:19:44 AM »

Sav. 99, 250-300; Maarlin 1895, .45-70. Depends upon the size of hole required. Am hunting for a M99 in .300 to bridge the gap. I say this even though the safe is bursting at the seams.

Prebanpaul · « **Reply #45 on:** July 16, 2006, 05:46:27 PM »

I AM GOING A LITTLE DIFFRENT BUT MY FAV LEVER GUN IS THE MARLIN 39A WITH A OCTAGONAL BARREL. .22LR

popplecop · « **Reply #46 on:** July 17, 2006, 03:45:38 AM »

I'm going to be wishy-washy on this one. Have Marlin 94s in 44 & 357, 95 in 45-70, old 39A, 1936 in 30-30, and a Win. 9422M. Ok, if I have to pick one centerfire the 357, one rimfire the 39A. But really I like them all.

steveb3006 · « **Reply #47 on:** July 18, 2006, 04:22:08 PM »

Quote from: Old Griz on June 04, 2006, 11:48:13 AM

:cb2: This post has brought out a lot of new and recent members:

thealaskanredneck
Old Time Hunter
Macktheknife
Landngroove
Holman
Steveb3006
Duckbill

Glad to have you guys on board! Look forward to hearing from you in the future.

Old Griz, thanks for the welcome, though I've been a member here since last Sept. I recognize a few here(Hi Val, John, Ken

) though I'm usually camped out over at www.leverguns.com . Since some of you are posting picts of your favorite leverguns I will post picts of my facorites. Again for pistol length cartridges for me its the Winchester 92 and clones. For rifle length cartridges its the Winchester 86.

Heres my Rossi 92(LSI) chambered in 44MAG. The 92's imported through LSI have that black finish on them. I quickly stripped that finish off, sealed the stock and forearm, and added a nice hand rubbed Tru Oil finish. Basically my standard procedure I do to all the wood on my leverguns.

Here it is again after installing the Williams FP and the Marbles green fiberoptic.

Heres another Rossi 92 imported through LSI chambered in 357MAG that I stripped and refinished(sure glad I did!). I gave this rifle to my dad for his first levergun. Needless to say he's hooked

Heres my newest addition another Rossi 92 imported through EMF chambered in 357MAG. When I got this carbine it was the last that EMF had in stock chambered in 357Mag. I got the last one they had without the bolt saftey. Unfortuanatly all following shipments will have the bolt safties on them just like the ones imported through LSI.

This stock did not have that ugly black finish on it but the wood had open grain on it and its in the process of being refinished as I type this.

As you can see I love my 92's!

Henry McCann · « **Reply #48 on:** August 25, 2006, 08:36:41 AM »

I have a '46 Winchester 71 deluxe that is a definite favorite. Never thought I would own an original. I have a Browning 71 that I also really like.

But nipping at the heals of my 71's are a pair of Marlin 336A's, the early rifle versions, in .35 Remington. I've learned to really love that configuration and caliber. The 336A in .35 was a favorite of Tom Hayes, a writer from Texas that wrote a couple of books around 1960.

But then I've never met a levergun I didn't like.

doncisler · « **Reply #49 on:** August 25, 2006, 04:15:25 PM »

original winchester 1895 take-down in 30-06 for longer range and original 1886 in 45-90 for shorter(?) range

ihuntbucks · « **Reply #50 on:** August 25, 2006, 10:03:36 PM »

My Marlin 336C in .35 Remy...........Rick

xHogHunter · « **Reply #51 on:** August 25, 2006, 10:23:41 PM »

Model 71 Winchester .348
Model 1895 Marlin 45-70 Straight stock
Model 1895 Marlin 45-70 curved stock
Model 94 Pre 64 Winchester 30-30
Model 39A Marlin .22
Model 1894 Marlin 44 Mag
Latest one Marlin 336A from BIG5 @$334

Have owned all these guns at one time or another. No Favorites here as the are all well made elegant firearms and a blast to shoot. The last one is for rough hunting for deer and hogs.

S.S. · « **Reply #52 on:** September 11, 2006, 10:05:25 AM »

Unfortunately, the one I no longer Have

AN octagon Barrel 94 carbine with a Hacker/Wayne (bow) lever and chambered
for 32-40 .. It was a John Wayne Limited edition commemorative.

Lloyd Smale · « **Reply #53 on:** September 11, 2006, 11:04:21 AM »

i have many favorites for different things but for hunting its probably my 44p marlin.

encore4me · « **Reply #54 on:** September 12, 2006, 12:57:42 PM »

Here are a few of mine

Model 71, Model 94 30/30 and 44 mag. and a Browning .22

Matt

jd45 · « **Reply #55 on:** September 12, 2006, 04:35:25 PM »

My favorite is an 1873 Uberti Sporting Rifle, with pistol-grip stock, 24" Octagon bbl, & chambered in .45 Colt. I'll be takin it deer huntin this year, if we go to a rifle state

zipperzap · « **Reply #56 on:** September 12, 2006, 08:08:12 PM »

Here are my all time - tried and true - favorites.

Winchester M94 30-30

Marlin M94 44 Mag.

Marlin M95 Cowboy 45-70

Marlin M95 Guide (SS) 45-70 ... all time/all around favorite!

Puma M92 .454 casull/.45 LC ... another all time favorite Mulie & javalina getter!

Here's one I forgot - my Spencer Carbine - I haven't tried it as a brush gun yet, but it's VERY accurate (no kidding), and I understand they took LOTS of deer from 1865 ... until the mid-twenties ... when the ammo was getting hard to find! My youngest wants to try it out up in the mountains, on local mulies

LEO · « **Reply #57 on:** September 13, 2006, 02:57:02 AM »

My current center fire favorites are:
1. Marlin limited edition stainless 35 remington guide gun (no ports)
2. Marlin 336 straight stock 30-30
3. Marlin 1895 45-70 straight stock

2 and 3 are really a tie but when I bought the guide gun I though I paid way to much for it 500 plus but after using it, it was a bargin, it shoots great, carries better, and will do most anything I need a centerfire rifle will do. I have other stuff for the longer range hunting that I rarely do.

RLB · « **Reply #58 on:** October 01, 2006, 01:03:13 PM »

Well I'd have a hard time with this one...
1. puma ss .357mag
2. puma ss .454casull
3. winchester 94 trapper .44 mag with ghost ring set-up
4. winchester 94 BB .444
5. savage 99 .250 AI
6. savage 99 .30-30
7. savage 99 .284win
8. savage 99 .308

I have a few more but these are my hunting guns.....sorry no marlins in the bunch the rest are all savages....

RLB....

zipperzap · « **Reply #59 on:** October 07, 2006, 04:50:41 AM »

Marlin 1895GS (45-70)