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Yep! Too easy!

Dunno.. Gotta say I've got Savage 99's that shoot better than I can, only Winchester 94 I ever had sucked, BLR's are just too ugly to be seen with, and only Marlin 336 I've had shoots 1" groups.

But given a choice, I'm not fond of using 30-30 out in the open plains or mountains, so I've got to rule the Marlin out. So I'd have to go with the Savage 99 in your choice of 250 Savage, 300 Savage, 308, or 243.

Lots of good levers over the years. I carried a .444 Marlin for years working in Alaska. I like .348, .358, .33 winchester, .38-55,.45/90, and .50.

How about a model 88 Winchester in .308 or .358. Maybe an 1895 in .30-06.

I've got three, 45-70 Winchester, a Winchester 1895 in 30-06 and a Winchester 1895 in 405 Winchester. Any one of the three with cast bullets should settle any pig or deer's hash.

Jim

I once saw a browning blr in 308 that was pretty accurate. Don't know if the guy got lucky on sight in day but the groups impressed me.

My dad loves his levers in .308 (Sav 99, Win 88 etc) I was his load developer and reloader growing up so along with the ones I've owned, I've played with more than my share of those. Hands down the most accurate lever guns I've ever seen were the Sako Finnwolves. I think .308 is a pretty good deer/hog caliber.

Winchester 88

I've had very good luck with my Savage 99 in .308 for wide variety of big game animals.

Sherwood

Here's my ugly BLR. So far I've been lucky enough to have no one see me carry it.



Not a fan of how it shoots either...

Marlin 1894 44 mag with 250gr jsp

marlin 1895G with 1.5-4.5x20 and 325 grain hornady LE ammo.

Model 88 in 338-08, or my Model 99R in 358, both will shoot MOA with my handloads.

My 444 would have to my most accurate. I have 336w 30-30, a 44 mag, a 250-300. I also have a BLR in 30-06, I have never grouped that one.

my 336 marlin puts three 160 gr hornady ftx bullets at 2350 into an inch at 100 yds.
my 1895 in 450 marlin wont do quite as well,but pretty close with the 350 gr hornady

Well said. +1

Here's my favorite. 1952 Marlin waffle top 336 SC .35 Rem. Shoots Hornady 200 gr. interlocks in 3/4 inch groups at 100 yards.

Yeah, me too! I got rid of my pretty 99 .358 and kept the old ugly BLR after I shot them both for a while. The BLR handles better, more accurate, and will handle loads that gives the 99 indigestion.

Savage 99 358. Don

This right here....

A 30/30AI with a peep rear and globe front sight.... <G>

(Kinda an inside wisecrack there)
Actually, if you use the Barnes 170gr Flatnosed X bullet for the 30/30, that would be quite the wicked combo. Give a look at one of those bullets sometime. It'll give one pause...

Good hunting!

MARK