This year my primary will be a flat-band 94 in 32 special that my father-in-law gave me awhile ago. He shot himself last Tuesday because he was done living I guess. It's been a long week...
10 years later, who is still using a levergun as their primary hunting rifle? I no longer do. My Marlin still sees a good bit of use, but not as much as my Winchester 70 Featherweight Winlite 270.
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10 years later, who is still using a levergun as their primary hunting rifle? I no longer do. My Marlin still sees a good bit of use, but not as much as my Winchester 70 Featherweight Winlite 270.
I do. I carry a bolt action quite a bit, but one of my lever actions is still my go-to.
I still occasionally carry my M94 Win. and .45-70 Marlin, but the bolt rifle remains a primary. Basically, nothing's changed. I'll never completely abandon the Lever rifle....too useful.
My first deer rifle was a Marlin 444. Since then, I've used a number of rifles, most of them were bolt actions. This year, I'm going with a nice Savage 99F in 300 Savage I bought recently from the 24HCF classified ads. This season is gonna be fun!
You are going to love hunting with that 99F. The 99 I hunt with about half of the time is a late 50s 99F with an older long tube Leupold M8 4X. They are one of the finest hunting rifles ever made in my opinion. The 300 Savage is a great mild mannered cartridge too.
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The marlin levers 336 in 30-30 are my kids favorites and are still killing deer. As long as we’re not expecting to shoot 300yd shots I’m sure we’ll have a Marlin lever somewhere near on every hunt.
I have been using a Marlin .30-30 since my Grandpa handed his diet to me when I was 12 years old. It is the gun that typically get the starting spot for my hunting season. My 12 year old son took his first deer (8 pointer) with it this year. That was a proud moment that I will never forget. My daughter got her first deer with it as well. Another proud moment!!!!! My Marlin was made in 1951, the year my parents were born. It functions perfectly and a pretty darn accurate rifle. It is my most prized possession, and I will be honored to pass it on to my kids.
The first few years I hunted my primary gun was a Marlin 336 30-30 because that's all I had. I've also had a Marlin Guide Gun 45-70 and a 1894 44 Mag but I let them go and went back to my first love. Since then the Loonie bug has hit me but I still try to take that old Marlin out every year just out of nostalgia.
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I never have, but my dad carried a 336 RC .35 Rem for as far back as I can remember. I bring it up to camp every year and take it for a walk at least one day each season. Same with my grandad's 760 300 Sav.
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My heart's in the mountains, my heart is not here. My heart's in the mountains, chasing the deer.
Being a 99 addict, there's a lever gun in my hands more often than not. My 99 EG is a true rifleman's rifle-scary accurate with some very high quality handload courtesy of one of our members.
My lever gun is my 1983 Winchester model '94 Angle Eject .30-30 Winchester. Haven't used it in years but it's comforting to know it's in the safe ready to go. I've shot it at the range recently and it's still dead on.
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