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To the OP ... I'd shoot the one you've got. My favorite .30-30s .. ? I had an old Winchester 94 with a 26 inch octagonal barrel, full length magazine, and a receiver sight. It didn't miss much. I gave it to my sister. She sold it. The other favorite was an early 80s '94 Trapper I did a trigger job on and added a receiver sight to. It'd whack match book covers out to 70-75 yards reliably with 170 grain "green box" factory ammo. The favorite I have not owned is a Marlin 336 Cowboy. I've owned a couple 1895 Cowboys in .45-70 and one 336 Cowboy in .38-55, but none in .30-30. Since the others have all been MOA or better accurate, the .30-30 is very appealing to me. Tom
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Savage don't make no lever guns.
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You sure as hell don't need leverevolution ammo to make a .30-30 into a 200 yard rifle. I've killed numerous deer at 200 yards and beyond with a .30-30 and the plain old 150 and 170 grain round nose bullets. None took a second shot and some of them were taken with iron sights. My eyes aren't as good as they used to be but I can still regularly kill woodchucks out to 125 yards with my iron {receiver} sighted Winchester 94. Took two in a row, one shot apiece at 120 just last summer. 30 years ago I could put 3 shots in an inch with that same 94 at 100 yards and any chuck inside 175 was in deep shyt. A deer at 200 was toast.
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Savage don't make no lever guns. Never heard of the Savage 99, huh?
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I always thought Savage 99's were uglier than a hatfull of azzholes. Real lever guns have exposed hammers and tube magazines.
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L, that is a beautiful old Savage.. I passed on a nice 30-30in a 99, and have kicked myself ever since..
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Weather anyone thinks they are ugly or not,pretty sure the savage 99 has a lever on it. i like them all winchesters,marlins,savages, stevens high powers.I probably got 50 different rifles chambered in 30-30 ,and like the savage lines best. Don
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> I own a few Savage 99`s those 99`s sure shoot well and are a great safe rifle ,someday maybe I will find a nice 30-30. I always got kick out of how those older 99`s showed on the side how many loaded rounds are left. I wished Savage still made these 99`s I still would be buying these wonderful lever rifles !
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I always thought Savage 99's were uglier than a hatfull of azzholes. Real lever guns have exposed hammers and tube magazines. I do love a good hammer and tube gun, but if you’re gonna put a scope on a lever gun I think it looks best on a Savage 99, maybe because they’re styled a little more like a semiauto or pump. Even without a scope I wouldn’t say it’s a bad looking gun, but I don’t think it stacks up to Marlins and Winchester’s.
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Damn nice Marlin, Loggah!!!
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Damn nice Marlin, Loggah!!! Absolutely!
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We've only recently discovered Marlin lever guns in my family, partly due to the development of Leverevolution ammo and the notion that they don't have to be just "brush guns". Both the 30-30 and 35Rem can be 200yd rifles with a low-powered and low-mounted scope. Leverevolution ammo will make it easier, as will a scope, but with a receiver sight, 200 yards is still doable with FP ammo. But, there's nothing wrong with embracing improvements. I'll hunt one day with my M94 with nothing changed except adding a receiver sight, the next day with a full-blown custom bolt gun. Don't tell anybody, but I fully intend on using an AR next season, a .458 SOCOM.....
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We've only recently discovered Marlin lever guns in my family, partly due to the development of Leverevolution ammo and the notion that they don't have to be just "brush guns". Both the 30-30 and 35Rem can be 200yd rifles with a low-powered and low-mounted scope. Leverevolution ammo will make it easier, as will a scope, but with a receiver sight, 200 yards is still doable with FP ammo. But, there's nothing wrong with embracing improvements. I'll hunt one day with my M94 with nothing changed except adding a receiver sight, the next day with a full-blown custom bolt gun. Don't tell anybody, but I fully intend on using an AR next season, a .458 SOCOM..... I change rifles like I change my under shorts during the season. One day my scoped Marlin 336, the next my receiver sighted 94, the next a scoped bolt action. Mostly depends on where and how I'm going to hunt that day.
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look`s like we all have a opinion what lever we like best,well mine is a Ruger #1 257 weatherby with a niteforce scope,"bi-pod on it also when out west" reason my first shot is the most important shot made and this combination shoots well from 50 yds to 500 yards sometimes farther ,my last 4 shots in 3 years killed 1 nice mule deer buck and 3 big whitetail bucks I don`t shoot little deer anymore just because we have had plenty elk in freezer from bow season , deer meat is not as tasty as a elk .yes we all have different ideals what lever is best ,I just like the challenge of one shot kills,some just like to shoot more.
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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.
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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!
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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!😂
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