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Gotta de-gloss that stock, for sure! 0000 steel wool takes care of that...

Hey, if you are so inclined and see one in the gunshop, handle one of the new ones with the pistol grip. Far superior IMHO.

Neil Jones gives 'em a great trigger for $100 or so.

But the thing in, nothing else does what they do. If Marlin made a levergun in a WSM caliber, hey, I'd be all over it! But they don't....

-jeff

WSM's and the like are simply not what leverguns are best suited for IMO. I prefer them for their fast handling characteristics and the large diameter bores they are available in. If I foresee longer shots, I select a different action type.......

My Win 88 in 308 is the only possible exception to this rule, of the dozen or so leverguns I own. It will "hang" in the accuracy dept. with the vast majority of bolt guns.....

Plus, the trigger and lever moving "as one" kinda freaks me out....

Yeah, gotcha.

The thing I like about it is that I get 95% of the advantages of a good levergun in the thick, close stuff without giving up the longer-range reach if I need it...

But then, I tend to overthink these things. I am currently working on getting by elk battery all dialed in. It consists of my .325 WSM BLR, and a .325 WSM Kimber Montana. I'm trying to get one load that shoots for both rifles (seems very possible at this point, just got the Kimber though) and once I get it dialed I'll feel pretty good about elk in everything from thick to thin, so to speak.

The overthinking is that my .338 is really all the elk gun I could ever ask for. :-)

I have hunted 'em with a Marlin 45/70 so I know what you mean. I think we are mostly on the same page.

-jeff

I'll be totin' the Win '88 308 and a Remmy 700 in 6-06 to camp this year....

"will be"? I'm jealous! I'm all done.

Uh... hate to say it... but those 88's are kinda fugly, too.

Just sayin'.

:-)

-jeff

If you are referring to the post-64 "baketweave" models, I'll agree. This 1957 model, however, can hardly be construed as "fugly"(especially from a BLR guy) IMO........







Nor can the 3/8" groups it shot with my new 150gr Accubond loads......grin

I absolutely love the feel/balance of the 88.......

To be honest, I've only handled a couple. No, your rifle isn't fugly... just a little "off" for a lever gun! :-) And a BLR is a little more "off".

I like your gun bench, there. Looks like you too like good beer!

-jeff (with a Deschutes Brewery Jubelale by my side as I type...)

Good beer is essential to my well-being.......

Mmmm.... beer...

So hey, my wife is from Michigan and my brother is also about to marry a Michigan gal. Wife is from Grand Rapids and Saugatuck. Bro's wife is Holland and Saugatuck. I've only been there a couple times.

Anyway, nice to hear you guys have good beer there! If you ever see any Deschutes products... Mirror Pond Pale, Jubelale... buy it! They have the hops down PAT.

-jeff

I'm not a huge fan of the BLR. But, to a person, everybody I've known who had one loved it to death.

FWIW, no question if I was to get one it'd be in .358 Win. Of all the calibers it's chambered in, the .358 seems to fit it best.

Good shooting!

The doe I whacked with my .358, at 125 yards or so with the open sights... was awesome. Yeah, a .358 BLR rocks!

-jeff

Jeff,
If you like hopps, try the Inversion IPA . Good "stuff" (grin!)
Virgil B.

Agreed!! 100%!

Hey... Lorane, huh? I'm up near Elmira.

-jeff