Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Buying a proper Wood and Blue rifle - $2000 budget

Not in the same class with the Sako, but the original Marlin Guide gun in 45-70 and ported barrel was a sweetheart........





I bought one of the original guide guns, blue/walnut with 18.5" ported barrel My go to load (supposedly Elmer Keiths load) was with 53 gr. IMR 3031 and 400 gr speers. Avg velocity around 1700 fps.

Here is a typical target shot at 100 yds. This was shot off the bench at the Pearland shooters club on 12/23/07. I planned to shoot it when I hunted between Christmas and New Year. I wanted to check zero. The first two shot were to check for group. The third shot was after I had made adjustments down and to the right. Not to shabby for a dead stock lever gun with untouched trigger.



Checking for zero. Shots 1& 2 are for group. Shot 3 is for zero. 100 yds, off the bench.

Anyway, it flat works. Kills stuff DRT, and you can eat right up to the bullet hole



Worked on this whitetail buck


worked on this axis doe


worked on these hogs


even works on varmints


JAPPFT,

GWB