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These two Winchesters are a couple of my favorites. Both have been around the block a few times but still have nearly perfect bores and they shoot very good. The top one is an 1894 in 30/30 with a 26 inch barrel. This one had the name and address from a previous owner under the butt plate. I sent a letter to the old gentleman letting him know where his rifle had ended up. I never expected to hear back and I was shocked when he replied. He had bought it used during the 1930s and used it for years in Massachusetts deer hunting. I put his original note, his letter and my own note back in the butt stock for the next owner to find. I guess that makes this one kind of special to me and elevated it to the status of a real keeper. The bottom one is a 53 winchester in 25/20. I bought it because it looked like a natural fit for the 94 in a caliber that would be fun to shoot and reload.
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Call me an odd ball, but the 1894 Marlin is my absolute favorite. They just point right, carry like a feather and are sleek.
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shrapnel, you and i have a lot of the same rifles ! i love all the lever guns, and like you try to use them all. i have a 22 long 73 like that , with proper tang sight. bullard 1886 45/70, and even an 1878 burgess 45/70.
i am bringing some of the them down to my place in bozeman soon [ up in spirit hills ]; bringing stepson down to school at MSU.. in a few years i will be living there half of the time.
[ will be down there august 2-11th, buying some furniture and shooting prairie dogs. --- including a couple of lever action 22 magnums of course. ]
hope to run into you some day down there some day.
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My sentimental favorite is my M94 Winchester, acquired as a youth. It is still in good shape and hunts every year.
I fear nothing when I carry my Guide gun with 435 Grain LBT bullets moving at 1750 fps. Of course there isn't a whole lot to be scared of around here, but knowing that if the circus elephants get loose....
The one I thought of as the prettiest was my M71. I really regret selling it.
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I started hunting with a 94 chambered for .32 Win. Special. I like the classic lines of the venerable 94, but I just can't fall in love with these old guns. Many Marlins have come and gone, from a 25-20, to several 30-30's, a .44 Mag which I still own, and an ugly old grey rat .35 Rem that shot an honest, 3 shot one hole group at 100 yards off the bench. To this day I kick my self for ever letting that one go. All this being said, I'm a total, unabashed fan of the 99. About a half dozen of these have been through my hands, and every one of them were good shooters. Dad hunted with a 99, and I carry one I bought off one of the Old Guard members of our camp. It just feels good in your hands, and many deer have been taken with it. I just had to have a Winchester 88 at one point in time and was totally disappointed with it. Heavy trigger, not very accurate, and just didn't feel like it was too well built. Once again, a very nice looking gun, but just not on my go to list.
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Call me an odd ball, but the 1894 Marlin is my absolute favorite. They just point right, carry like a feather and are sleek. I'm not a collector, though I've drooled a bit at some of the rifles posted here. I'm a hunter and shooter, and I am faster and more accurate with my 1894SS Marlin in 44 than I thought I could be with a lever gun. It feels good in my hands, shoulders without a thought. If only a few of the mechanics weren't so hokey, like the crossbolt safety, and the in-pieces firing pin. With my heavy cast bullets, it is near MOA, and good enough for anything I come across.
I belong on eroding granite, among the pines.
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Mine is a good Marlin 336 in .30-30, made in 1953. I am hoping to add an old one like it in .35 Remington soon.
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These two currently. 336SC in .30-30 from 1957. It wears a Lyman 3X. Winchester 64 in .32 Special with a Lyman 66 receiver sight.
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1946 M39 and 1976 1894 in 44Mag. Honorable mention to my Henry Frontier in 22WMR. Most accurate 22mag I've ever owned. I've killed a gob of game with that little rifle.
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My biggest fear is when I die my wife will sell my guns for what I told her they cost.
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Marlin DOM 1969 in 35 Rem.
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My 1899H 22 high power is high on the list but my most used and the one I would keep ahead of my other levers is a well worn first year production winchester 9422 magnum. That rifle has never let me down and has accounted for a pile of game plus its a pure joy to carry.
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Here is an uncommon gun, a Marlin 1889 SRC in 38-40... shrapnel, you and i have a lot of the same rifles ! i love all the lever guns, and like you try to use them all. i have a 22 long 73 like that , with proper tang sight. bullard 1886 45/70, and even an 1878 burgess 45/70.
i am bringing some of the them down to my place in bozeman soon [ up in spirit hills ]; bringing stepson down to school at MSU.. in a few years i will be living there half of the time.
[ will be down there august 2-11th, buying some furniture and shooting prairie dogs. --- including a couple of lever action 22 magnums of course. ]
hope to run into you some day down there some day. I will be around that time period, get in touch and we can tell stories about everyone else on the Campfire...
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Here is an uncommon gun, a Marlin 1889 SRC in 38-40... shrapnel, you and i have a lot of the same rifles ! i love all the lever guns, and like you try to use them all. i have a 22 long 73 like that , with proper tang sight. bullard 1886 45/70, and even an 1878 burgess 45/70.
i am bringing some of the them down to my place in bozeman soon [ up in spirit hills ]; bringing stepson down to school at MSU.. in a few years i will be living there half of the time.
[ will be down there august 2-11th, buying some furniture and shooting prairie dogs. --- including a couple of lever action 22 magnums of course. ]
hope to run into you some day down there some day. I will be around that time period, get in touch and we can tell stories about everyone else on the Campfire... dang that is a nice 1889! looks nearly new never have latched onto a marlin 1888 or 1889...not for lack of trying though. thanks,will try to give you a shout next week while we are down there.
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Thanks to all who answered and posted pictures of their favorites. Many great rifles with a lot of history behind them.
It's especially nice to see rifles made from blue steel and wood.
Larry *********** "Speed is fine but accuracy is final" - Bill Jordan "We do not exaggerate when we state positively that the remodelled Springfield is the best and most suitable "all 'round" rifle".......Seymour Griffin, GRIFFIN & HOWE, Inc.
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Larry I just realized that you are the o.p. I love the model 71 you have there! We still haven't shot the Henry. We are waiting for the kids it get a little older before we get it going. Give my best to Miss Joanne.
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Give my best to Miss Joanne. Tim, she says thanks. She still talks about the BBQ you treated us to.
Larry *********** "Speed is fine but accuracy is final" - Bill Jordan "We do not exaggerate when we state positively that the remodelled Springfield is the best and most suitable "all 'round" rifle".......Seymour Griffin, GRIFFIN & HOWE, Inc.
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Easy one. Daisy red ryder.
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