|
|
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 360
Campfire Member
|
OP
Campfire Member
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 360 |
How many of you hunt with a lever action.
I like to hunt with my Marlin 336 35 Remington. Makes a great little "bush gun".
I am Canadian.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 69,150
Campfire Kahuna
|
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 69,150 |
Every once in a while, I drag my little all stainless 94 WW. Trapper out of the safe and use it at the Ranch.
With a 280gr WFN LBT cast bullet at well over 1600 fps, it's a sure killer on big feral hogs.
Last edited by chlinstructor; 04/12/15.
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 96,121
Campfire Oracle
|
|
Campfire Oracle
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 96,121 |
Carried a 110 year old 1895 a bunch last year but never bloodied it.
Been known to get blood on Savage 99's, Marlin 94 & 336 and Winchester 94's.
"Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 401
Campfire Member
|
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 401 |
Yes. I hunt with a lever action of some sort most of the time.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 11,242
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 11,242 |
Love to to hunt with lever guns. I have a 336 in .30-30 and one in .35 Remington and they are both excellent rifles for where I hunt.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 18,075
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 18,075 |
Marlin 336, .30-30 Win
Savage 99, .300 Sav
God, Family, and Country.
NRA Endowment Member
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 15,805
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 15,805 |
The country I hunt is pretty wide open and while I enjoy lever actions, they are a handicap for the type of hunting I do. If I was hunting dense foliage or deep northside timber, I'd be content with a nice light levergun.
Now small game hunting; IE jackrabbits, my favorite rifle by far is my Marlin Mountie model 39. In fact it's the rifle I enjoy shooting most of all.
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 26,095
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 26,095 |
I've carried them a fair bit while hunting but haven't killed much with them. The only two I have now are a 336 in .35 Rem that I've killed one deer with and a Win 94 XTR in 30-30. I just picked it up a couple months ago so it will likely get hunted this year. It's never been fired but that will change soon.
Dave.
Edit, I almost forgot the Win 9422 XTR Classic. It has killed a fair bit of small game over the years.
Last edited by dave284; 04/12/15.
Those who are always shooting off at the mouth usually aren't shooting straight. Build a man a fire and he’ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life. www.wvcdl.org
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 41,057
Campfire 'Bwana
|
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 41,057 |
Finnwolf, but let's not talk about it.....
DMc
Make Gitmo Great Again!!
Who gave the order to stop counting votes in the swing states on the night of November 3/4, 2020?
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 5,173
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 5,173 |
The .22 Marlin 39A is my favorite rifle of all time - learned to shoot with one 50+ years ago and I still enjoy time afield with mine. For small game, and some varmints, there's nothing I'd rather carry. Time to time I'll hunt with a lever action. Last fall I spent a day afield with the good old .30-30 Glenfield, while hunting a pretty thickly timbered area here in Washington's Cascades. It shoots well and I enjoy carrying it. ![[Linked Image]](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k129/GuyMiner/hunting%20photos/Marlinpost2_zps6edb80ff.jpg) Didn't take anything with it. Passed on a couple of smaller bucks, hoping for big antlers... Guy
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 2,040
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 2,040 |
I enjoy taking out my 336 marlin in 3030 a time or two q year
Rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 11,669
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 11,669 |
Marlin M39A .22LR, Marlin M336C .30-30, Marlin M1895 .45-70, Browning BLR '81 .308. All get used with some regularity...
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 9,517
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 9,517 |
I use two every year. A Guide Gun and a Winchester M94 in .30-30.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 6,572
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 6,572 |
see here ( https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/9751260/Re:_Savage_99_hunting ), plus sqwills with a 39a
"...One Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for All"
JeffG
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 2,214
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 2,214 |
Last 2 years I've used my 336 in .35.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,422
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,422 |
I enjoy hunting with one of my lever action rifles as often as possible.
I have used 30-30, 348 WCF, 35 Remington, 375 WCF, 405 WCF and 45-70 in Marlin and Winchester rifles.
StarchedCover
Semper Fi
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 24,366
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 24,366 |
Have used a Winchester 94 on deer and a Winchester 88 for deer and elk.
Shot plenty of ground squirrels with a Marlin 39.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 2,047
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 2,047 |
Yep! My Winchester 1895 405 WCF
Molan Labe
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 203
Campfire Member
|
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 203 |
I hunt with several different savage 99s I own a couple of times a year. 300 savage still gets it done.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 43,731
Campfire 'Bwana
|
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 43,731 |
I got a couple of 99's I hunt with.. Savage 99's mainly - 1945 99EG in 300 Savage is the "lucky gun". ![[Linked Image]](http://www.savagefest.net/my_99s/2006_Hunt/99EG_300Sav_5x5a.JPG) Take my dad's 1954 336 out occasionally also (yes, it was unloaded when the pic was taken  ). ![[Linked Image]](http://www.savagefest.net/my_99s/2012_Hunt/1956_Marlin_Fencepost.jpg)
“ The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
|
|
|
|
|
572 members (1234, 1_deuce, 10gaugeman, 007FJ, 160user, 2500HD, 67 invisible),
2,324
guests, and
1,229
robots. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,190,656
Posts18,455,599
Members73,909
| |
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|
![[Linked Image]](http://s87.photobucket.com/user/GuyMiner/media/hunting%20photos/Marlinpost2_zps6edb80ff.jpg.html)
