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Have you considered a mossburg? The trigger travels with the Lever like a model 88 or a BLR.

The Marlin is your huckleberry IMO


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I bought a '67 Marlin 336 Texan with the brass saddle ring that looked like it had never been loaded. But it did as soon as I got it. Lots of closet queens out there, and cheap if you got the time and patience to look around. Shoot it. Hunt it.

I don't remember my Daisy Buck that I got when I was about 4 or 5 having a safety. Or any levergun I've had since. Never shot anything on accident with any of them.

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Originally Posted by pete53
if you buy and use a 30-30 find one that has a safety hammer lock, the old 30-30`s did not have a safety and are kinda dangerous . some will argue with me but i have seen them discharge while unloading accidently


Yes, cycling the action with your finger on the trigger will cause that to happen

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I'm a Savage 99 guy, but if the choice excludes those... Find yourself a nice, older Marlin and be happy. This was my dad's, a 1954 Marlin 336RC - first year they drilled them at the factory for scope bases apparently.

Still works. Really well.

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Shoot the marlin that you have.

Not trying to be mean here. But it's really not anything special or any thing of extra value. The best value you can get out of it is hunting it an enjoying it!

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Originally Posted by Bocajnala
Shoot the marlin that you have.

Not trying to be mean here. But it's really not anything special or any thing of extra value. The best value you can get out of it is hunting it an enjoying it!

-Jake


No offense taken Jake. I realize it’s not worth a pile of dollars. I was thinking 20-30 years down the road it might be worth more. Hopefully I’ll have a grandson one day that I can hand it down to. Everyone’s advice got me to thinking and realizing something. The guns I had handed down to me that are well used mean more to me than one that would’ve been new. The used guns tell a story.

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My Marlin is my favorite.. 24" half magazine..


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few years ago, there was a guy locally best known for his bullet casting business, but he also cooled his house with a swamp cooler. In that house sitting in the box was a winchester 94 30.30, never been fired. after he passed away, it came up for sale, and i bought it for practically nothing. Inside was brand new, the out side a nice shade of brown from the humidity, pitted, corroded etc. I fooled with as best i good, then took it to a guy to get it reworked. made all the metal purty again, and reblued. Except the reciever, which was one of those alloy types that the bluing wouldn't stick too. so it got cerracoated with a light shade of green.
two tone winchester, shoots pretty good.


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I agree, I'd use what you have and what has developed some memories for you that you can share with a grandson. Those memories will be the value in that rifle to your grandson. Take pictures of the deer you get with it so he can see how the rifle participated in your fun, and your making meat for the family. Your grandson will be thrilled to keep all that.


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My wife bought me a Mossberg model 464 "brush gun" featuring 16 inch barrel and grey laminated stock with silvery marine coat finish. I love it!

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use & enjoy the Marlin..........

they were made to hunt with.........


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Use the Marlin or get the Marlin.

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Edwin,use your Marlin and take lots of pictures of the game that you kill with it.Hand down the gun and the pictures and the gun will mean more to whoever gets it.

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only buy a 30-30 to use if the lever rifle has a safety,i seen a few accidents with the levers with no safeties when unloading the old levers with no safety. if you can afford it maybe buy a Browning BLR safer rifle with a clip and your ammo bullet tips don`t get smashed up,its also more accurate and a stronger action.

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Originally Posted by pete53
only buy a 30-30 to use if the lever rifle has a safety,i seen a few accidents with the levers with no safeties when unloading the old levers with no safety. if you can afford it maybe buy a Browning BLR safer rifle with a clip and your ammo bullet tips don`t get smashed up,its also more accurate and a stronger action.

How many times are you going to repeat your BS?
Any firearm is dangerous in the hands of a retard.


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I’ve got two lever rifles without a safety and I prefer them over my lever rifles that have a safety. And I don’t mean any offense to anyone but I don’t care for the BLR rifles. I don’t doubt they’re a fine rifle but they just don’t appeal to my taste on lever rifles.

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Originally Posted by whackem_stackem
Originally Posted by pete53
only buy a 30-30 to use if the lever rifle has a safety,i seen a few accidents with the levers with no safeties when unloading the old levers with no safety. if you can afford it maybe buy a Browning BLR safer rifle with a clip and your ammo bullet tips don`t get smashed up,its also more accurate and a stronger action.

How many times are you going to repeat your BS?
Any firearm is dangerous in the hands of a retard.


opp`s let`s not care about safety , here in central Minnesota we practice safety and try and steer our youth away from lever rifles without a safety !!


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Back to your question. You'll like the HENRY All Weather rifle. Durable and made to be taken afield.

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Originally Posted by EthanEdwards
Use the Marlin or get the Marlin.

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Nice, bet you have that Marlin set up to reach 200 yards across that hayfield if need be.


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Originally Posted by stevevan1
Back to your question. You'll like the HENRY All Weather rifle. Durable and made to be taken afield.


I’ve been eyeballin that Henry all-weather......that would make what I call, a hell of a work rifle.

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