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I'd love to buy some old lever guns trouble.smith Oct 2012 #1
true, what's wrong with new lever guns? nt gejohnston Oct 2012 #4
other than the lack of historical significance, nothing. trouble.smith Oct 2012 #9
You can get close with an Alaskan rifle.. pipoman Oct 2012 #33
It's available trouble.smith Oct 2012 #36
Passed on a Savage 99 in .243 ($180). My Stupid burns so-o-o-o much. nt Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #16
Choice is one well placed shot vs. several in the area of a target. Ammunition discipline and all jody Oct 2012 #5
And so do bayonets as taught in Marine Basic Training. nt jody Oct 2012 #2
Just picked up a nice used Winchester '94 in 30-30 DonP Oct 2012 #3
I had a Marlin 336 gejohnston Oct 2012 #6
Still have my 336 Hangingon Oct 2012 #20
My first deer rifle was a 336 in 35rem. ileus Oct 2012 #39
DoD has been trying to replace John Browning's .50 caliber M2 and variants without success. jody Oct 2012 #7
One of those "necessary geniuses" just passed away- Stanford Ovshinsky friendly_iconoclast Oct 2012 #26
Have the same '94/Williams sight set up. Reasonably accurate, more so w/ Leverevolution... Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #12
My uncle used to collect them. bluedigger Oct 2012 #8
Oh, that's rough. So many '73s were used up by Hollywood oaters, they fell to using '94s. Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #15
He was devastated. bluedigger Oct 2012 #18
Is this a Ronald Reagan movie? aletier_v Oct 2012 #10
his training movies were US Army gejohnston Oct 2012 #11
I'm pretty sure he made a couple of westerns. :) aletier_v Oct 2012 #14
He hosted a T.V. series in the late 50s/early 60s (?). Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #13
Death Valley Days. MicaelS Oct 2012 #17
Yeah, I remember those sbows. Foundation for his presidential run. Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #31
+1 N/T GreenStormCloud Oct 2012 #37
I prefer my lever guns in larger calibers. oneshooter Oct 2012 #19
To get a good Marlin ... holdencaufield Oct 2012 #22
My Marlin was purchased several years ago. oneshooter Oct 2012 #24
It amazes me that people think ... holdencaufield Oct 2012 #25
I don't know if you could find ammo for it. oneshooter Oct 2012 #28
I have the slightly shorter second rifle. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #46
Absolutely right! holdencaufield Oct 2012 #21
your post perfectly illustrates why it doesn't make sense to purchase anything trouble.smith Oct 2012 #23
The Sheriff is correct... Some around here call those handy rifles "appalachian assault rifles".. virginia mountainman Oct 2012 #27
I dunno.... PavePusher Oct 2012 #29
these guys can set you up gejohnston Oct 2012 #32
Yep, I've seen that one..... PavePusher Oct 2012 #34
My lovely wife carrys glacierbay Oct 2012 #30
My grandmother has a 1894 Winchester .30-30... PavePusher Oct 2012 #35
Don't ever forget that there are those who would have such rifles destroyed in the name of "safety" oneshooter Oct 2012 #38
Those same people never volunteer for the confiscation teams. PavePusher Oct 2012 #40
The .38/357 lever action carbine Kaleva Dec 2012 #41
I used a Marlin 336 gejohnston Dec 2012 #42
If I wanted a dedicated deer gun, I'd go with something more powerful then what I mentioned. Kaleva Dec 2012 #43
That's exactly what I'm looking to purchase next rl6214 Dec 2012 #48
FWIW the Rossi Puma is a nice gun and reasonably priced DonP Dec 2012 #49
I saw a Rossi 92 357/38 on sale at on site for $485 plus shipping Kaleva Dec 2012 #50
The .44mag or .357mag rifles have lots of extra mass, recoil is nada. Remmah2 Dec 2012 #51
I have a lever gun I really love Berserker Dec 2012 #44
Four lever guns ... so far ... maybe five DonP Dec 2012 #45
I'm looking to buy a lever action in 357 mag rl6214 Dec 2012 #47
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