Does anybody like leveractions and single shot rifles like i do? To me there is nothing like a good lever or single shot. Here are a few of the ones i have- Rossi 92-38special-.357 mag Rossi 92- .44 special-.44 mag trapper Rossi 92- .44 special -.44 mag rifle 24" barrel Rossi 92-.45 colt Marlin 94-.41 mag Winchester 94-30-30 single shot rifles Springfield trapdoor rifle - .45-70 Springfield trapdoor carbine - 45-70 Remington rolling block - .44-40 Browning high wall -45-70 As you can see i like anything that starts with a 4
Nice collection of arms. I'm fond of lever guns, I'm left handed so bolt guns are awkward for me. Have you deer hunted with the .38/.357, if so how did it do?
You need an Marlin Alaska Guide Gun for your collection… Stainless 45-70 Lever action… helps in both areas and just what will take anything walking on the American Continents…
I have killed one deer with the .357 mag,but most of the time i have used the .45-70. If im able to hunt this year i will use a Marlin model 94 in .41 mag. I have also a Smith Wesson model 57 41 mag revolver i hope to kill a deer with. The .44 mag has got to be too much for these old hands.
Levers YES, single shots, NOPE, only front stuffers of .44 cal and up! I have a couple of Marlins, a 336 in .35 Rem. and an original 1895 .45/70 as well as a newer pre remlin XLR stainless .45/70 I run the Winchester 1895's a lot, usually ether a take down saddle ring rifle in .30/06 or a .405 rifle, both made in the 1920's. I collect the Model 95's and have many of the various calibers they were offered in, .30/40 Krag (.30 U.S. Gov) in a really slick take down, a .38/55 a 40/72, and a 9.3/74R as well as a .30/30 and a really rare .270 Win! I was late to the party on the Winny 95's, preferring Mauser type bolt actions, mainly the Springfield 1903 sporters, but I also run 3 Ruger Hawk Eye Guides, one in .30/06, one in .338 Win Mag ( my Favorite brush buster) and one custom made in Ruger's custom shop in .500 Jeffry's! I also have an original 1923 Holland and Holland commercial Mauser in .375 Weatherby Magnum for Alaska and our local PNW ( Elk) Swamp Donkeys, and lastly, a copy of a very rare and famous bolt action, a Fredrick Zellous Jamison H&H in .500 Jeffry's that I use quite a bit for local Elk and Bear, it's not as slick or swift as the Ruger, but maximizes the cartridge's accuracy and hitting power, plus, it looks and feels amazing! I also hunt with and enjoy front stuffers, mostly in .50 caliber, but also use .54 and 62 when need arises, preferring a "Frontiersmen" version of a Vermont or Pennsylvania long rifle! Lastly, I hunt and shoot vintage Colt 1855 revolving rifles, usually ether .44 caliber or .50 caliber conical!
I have a Handi-Rifle/Shotgun with .30-30, 16 ga and 20 ga barrels. I would like to get a lever-action .30-30, either Winchester or Marlin, good hunting round and easy to reload, especially with lead bullets.
If you Lever afficinados haven't experienced a Model 95 Winchester, you really should try one, it'll change ya! Everything good about the lever action in modern pointy bullet rifle calibers like .30/06! They never made them in a "Long action" or Magnum, but if .405 or .458 don't do the job, you got other problems! Admitted, the 9.3 is about as powerful as you could ever want, there is just something special about "Big Medicine" .405 that really knocks your socks off, once you sample that, you won't want anything else, .45/70 what???
I love singleshots, and have several. Remington 514, Stevens Model 15, BRNO ZBK110 in. 22 Hornet, a couple old Mossberg. 22s, and my best is a BSA International Mk. II in. 22LR (a Martini action). It qualifies as a lever-action, along with my Henry Goldenboy.
I got a side by side double .45-70 that I'm fond of. Also got a .45-70 line throwing gun that the receiver will take a host of other calibers and guages they manufactured back in the 50s.
Marlin Stainless Alaskan Guide Gun… Not the cheapest, but has a fantastic Track Record with Alaska State Troopers, Fish & Game Employees, and Alaska Hunting Guides…
I hate the Guide, it's got WAY more recoil then the others, and you give up too much of that cartridges performance with that short of a barrel! the XLR is way better for about the same money, and recoil is nothing!
It really depends on where on choses to live, and hunt, between the two rifles above… Where I live, one rarely gets a shot at game over 100 yds, so the shorted barrel is better for the underbrushed Rain forests that I live and hunt in…. Up in the Un-brushy Tundra the longer barrel makes more sense, but if one is hunting in scrub-brush Open areas in the interior of Alaska, where your visibility is limited, significantly, and an Alaskan Brownie can jump out of the brush, and be on you, in a minute or two, the Guide Gun is the better choice.. Assuming the shooter is of stout muscled build, and can handle a bit more recoil…. I wouldn’t suggest it as a primary Hunting Party Weapon, for the Customer, but for the guide, who is the Hunters backup, and protection, It is the way to go.. Fairly light, short, and Hugh Knockdown Power.. This is why it is designated as a Guide Gun…. If you have to lug it around, every day, for weeks at a time, it will serve one well…
