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I do Dig the Number 1's would love to have on in 458 Lott, just fer Schitts and Giggles of course, that and Prarie Doggin'!
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I do like old Marlins in great shape like the 93 below. Unfortunately 90% of what is out there are rats with no finish left. I think Savages are the class act of the levers, especially 1899's. Below are a Bird's eye maple stocked 1899A, 1899C, 1899B and 1899A. ![[Linked Image]](http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj304/romac2/MARLIN/003.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj304/romac2/009-3.jpg)
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Darn you Romac, those are SWEET!
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I do like old Marlins in great shape like the 93 below. Veddy  Ingwe
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Liberalism is a mental disorder that leads to social disease.
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I will confess my best whitetail fell to a M99EG in .300 Savage. Sold it to a Buddy who needed a deer rifle, now he doesn't hunt, but still won't sell it back to me!
A.300, .308, or .358 in a pre-mil would be cool, so would the various older calibers, too.
I probably will buy a Rossi M92 in .480 Ruger, just to match my now out-of-production Super Redhawk, and a Marlin 1894 in .45 Colt or .44 mag would be a neat find also.
I have always wanted a Model 71 Deluxe. Shot one once at 100 yards, nailed the bull. Guess I'll have to settle for one of those 1886 Repro Lightweights in .45-70, though.
And I guess everybody should own at least ONE model 94!
"...the designer of the .270 Ingwe cartridge!..."
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The Savage is too heavy & bulky, the winchester is too hard to scope & inaccurate, and the Marlin is perfect.
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"Manus haec inimica tyrannis / Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem" ~Algernon Sidney~
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The Marlin is perfect to drive in the ground for a tomato stake Fixed that for ya Swampy Mike
Always talk to the old guys , they know stuff.
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Did remington ever make a repeating lever?
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The Savage is too heavy & bulky, the winchester is too hard to scope & inaccurate, and the Marlin is perfect with a 24 inch barrel. Swampy you da man!
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"Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"
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Liberalism is a mental disorder that leads to social disease.
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I had a lever action Daisey BB gun when I was a kid. Does that count? Actually, I have started getting into the lever actions as of late. I got a pre64 M94 in 30-30 about 20 years ago but have rarely used it. I have recently added five Marlins to my gun rack, a 45/70, a 45 Colt, a 357/38, a 32/20, and a 22. I have enjoyed shooting my brother's Savage a few times but always thought the looked kind of funny. I just can't see Gary Cooper walking down the street and into a saloon carrying a Savage 99. I am surprised I didn't get into the lever actions sooner considering all the westerns I watched as a kid.
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Got one of those rat-holed away myself...seems like theyre worth too much to shoot now.... Who da thunk it??? Ingwe
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The bolt version is even more rare is it not?
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Frankly..I don't know...they seemed to really fall apart fast..but the lever 76s are worth some Stoopid money...especially in Apache black...
Ingwe
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Did remington ever make a repeating lever? Yes they make Marlins
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Man I have a lot of these a$$holes on ignore.
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