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Those are some beautiful leverguns Loggah, but then we know you have a pile of 'em! Never get tired of seein' them either. Betting Loggah has a 5 gal bucket of new drool rags at the entrance to his gun room, and a burn pile out the back door in the yard!   That’s some funny chit right there!😂 Ol Loggah has probably had people selling their wares all over the Eastern Seaboard to try and buy some of his cool guns. 
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Welcome to the lever side Jpro
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I’m wanting to buy a lever gun in 30-30 Win. I have a 1972 Marlin 30-30 in mint condition. I’m afraid to use it as I don’t want to lower its value. With that being said, I want to buy a 30-30 in either a Marlin or Henry. I’m not a big fan of the micro groove barrels on the Marlin’s difficulty to stabilize lead bullets. I’m leaning towards a Henry but the slower twist of the Henry might not be able to stabilize the heavier bullets available for the 30-30. What’s your thoughts? If you love that old Marlin, use it and enjoy it or find a duplicate. There are plenty of 70's guns still around and they aren't collectible enough to bring a premium. I have always used pre-safety 94 Winchesters and have found them to shoot well with either cast or jacketed bullets.
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I like Marlins.
You can easily remove the lever and bolt to clean from the breach on a Marlin with the removal of the “ lever hinge bolt”. Can’t do that with a Winchester. Never handled a centerfire Henry.
I prefer Ballard-rifled Marlins ( and JM stamped versions overall, pre-Remington ownership). Just personal preference. Microgroove barrel absolutely CAN shoot cast bullets well. General rule of thumb is to use a cast bullet .002+” greater diameter than GROOVE diameter. You have to slug the bore first to get the actual groove diameter of your barrel, then cast/size/lube .002-.003” greater than your reading. Can’t just assume your groove diameter is .308”.
My 1976 era Marlin 336a (24” barrel) shoots honest moa with 170 grain Speer hotcore bullets over 32 grains of Win 748 powder ( flash hole uniformed brass). It does not have the cross bolt safety. I wish it did. I think it is an excellent safety feature-particularly for unloading the rifle.
I agree with other posts. Go ahead and shoot the Marlin you already have.
Last edited by buttstock; 05/14/18.
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