Also I believe the Duke shot old Liberty Valance with a lever action carbine…. Good enough for me!
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You know most 30-30s and lever guns in general suck and can't hit a pie plate at 100 yards.
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Had a 30-30 Marlin as my first deer rifle. Still have it 50 years later. Every single one of the kills went exactly where I aimed and dropped every deer in its tracks. Sure the vast majority of the deer were 75 - 80 yards, but I took some out at the 150 range. Never missed a deer, and if I ever had it sure wouldn’t have been the guns fault. They are accurate up to the shooters ability.
The genius part would have been to have bought them all. The older guns are well built and irreplaceable. Ask jm.
I like levers but a prior model 94 was not accurate for me. I blame the trigger. Now, I've shot several Rossi's which shot quite well. Heresy I know!
I had one with a 4x scope on it. It was a very accurate rifle. I traded it off because the only available ammo came with the old school round nose bullet technology and I could not find a cowboy hat I liked.
Dropped my first deer with a 60's Winchester 30-30. Loved that gun!
If I could get a large loop 44 magnum/44 special lever gun for about $400, I would be interested.
But I'm not interested for $900 or $1200.
But I'm not interested for $900 or $1200.
I've owned a few lever guns over the years. Best shooting one I ever had was a Marlin in 35Rem. It shot a 3/4" group at 100yds. I took a deer at 225yds with that one. I took another at 135yds with a 45Colt. And plenty at 40-100+yds with a 44mag. And others with a 357. I've taken as many as 3 at a time with a lever gun, needed the meat. I once shot a big buck at @75yds. It ran across at field and stopped in some thick brush. All I could see was the top half of the deer. From my vantage point, I made a calculated guess and squeezed off another round at @ 125yds. The deer trotted off about another 50yds out of sight. When I found the buck it had 2 bullet holes within a inch apart. The deer was dead with the first round, he just didn't know it yet. That was a Browning BLR in 308
I like my 94 Winchester in .30-30. Light recoil is nice and rifle is sleek/light. They're just fun to shoot. I enjoy testing my skills with the open iron sights. I wouldn't mind having that .45-70 Marlin 1895 big loop that is being made by Ruger, but I don't have $1400 to dish out.
