JMs of course. However I did trade into my first Henry the other day. Havent shot it yet, but it handles nicely.
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Levergunitis
- Thread starter longfastglass
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Two of the three are threaded...
Yup. My .35 Remington wears a can. I’m still saving for a big bore can.
I'm a bolt gun guy and always will be, but in the last few years I've been wanting a good lever gun for hunting.
A couple years ago I got a 336 30-30, because anyone with lever guns should have one of these, just because. I was very pleased when I discovered it consistently shoots about 1.5 MOA with Remington 170 grain.
Last Spring a picked up a Savage 99 in 300 Savage and fell in love. Unfortunately it has had issues and I got tired of messing with it. My brother has wanted one of these longer than I have, so I sold it to him for cheap.
A few weeks ago I got an older Browning BLR 81 in 308. WHOOT! Very smooth action, a good trigger and it shoots 1 MOA with the Hornady 178 ELDs, which is what I also use in my M1a for hunting. This thing is sweet! Some previous owner stripped the lacquer finish and hand rubbed the stock. I did another layer of oil and then sealed it with traditional stock wax. It looks great! I think it's my new go-to for Eastern hunting.
A couple years ago I got a 336 30-30, because anyone with lever guns should have one of these, just because. I was very pleased when I discovered it consistently shoots about 1.5 MOA with Remington 170 grain.
Last Spring a picked up a Savage 99 in 300 Savage and fell in love. Unfortunately it has had issues and I got tired of messing with it. My brother has wanted one of these longer than I have, so I sold it to him for cheap.
A few weeks ago I got an older Browning BLR 81 in 308. WHOOT! Very smooth action, a good trigger and it shoots 1 MOA with the Hornady 178 ELDs, which is what I also use in my M1a for hunting. This thing is sweet! Some previous owner stripped the lacquer finish and hand rubbed the stock. I did another layer of oil and then sealed it with traditional stock wax. It looks great! I think it's my new go-to for Eastern hunting.
I have owned quite a few leverguns over the years. I especially like straight stock Marlins. I like Henry as well, good rifles.
I have a few. The Marlins are JM stamped.
Marlin 39 Mountie .22
Marlin 30 TK 30-30
Marlin Texan 30-30
Marlin LTS 30-30
Marlin 1894 .357
Marlin 1895 45/70 stainless
Henry Big Boy .45 Colt.
I have a few. The Marlins are JM stamped.
Marlin 39 Mountie .22
Marlin 30 TK 30-30
Marlin Texan 30-30
Marlin LTS 30-30
Marlin 1894 .357
Marlin 1895 45/70 stainless
Henry Big Boy .45 Colt.
