Let's see some Big Bore Lever Guns

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Show us your Big Bore Lever Guns so we can ignite the debate about whether they are fit for DG or not..
Here are some of mine. First, a trio of Bighorn Armory Model 89 500 S&W's. Next My Turnbull Winchester 1886 in 475 Turnbull.
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450 Marlin BLR
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375 Winchester Big Bore 94, they should have called it the MidBore 94 but love the gun
 
etsonaut said:
Would love to have one of each of those.
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Took a while to find good clean guns that weren’t priced above what I wanted to pay.
 
Marlin GBL... has worked very well on buffalo (×2 so far). I'd like to give it a whirl on other DG, though I likely will need something else for elephant someday (I am thinking a .45-90). I would love to try it on hippo and lion.


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50 Alaskan built on a stainless guide gun many years ago. Took my first elephant with it.
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BHA 500 S&W...good for baited bears and hound hunting.
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This post reminded me that I need to take some pictures in the near future of my big bore leverguns.

Got 2 1895 Marlins modified for 45-90 and 510 Kodiak Express (50-110)
1894 Marlin in 50 AE, stretched action to 1.9" OAL
BHA 500 S&W

Looks like another gentleman has talked me into a marlin-like action that can handle the 500 bushwacker. Noted he was getting a hardcast 700 gr bullet to 2700 fps in a 26 inch barrel...I think that'll just about do it!

Levers are what I grew up on and still one of my favorites to handle!
 
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My early 2000s 450 marlin, cut down to 16” and threaded. This thing in factory form with the viagra infused recoil pad was the hardest kicking rifle I owned. It now looks different, has a brown pachmayr pad and a few other tweaks, it sat on the bench for a while but don’t remember what all I did. works great for splitting firewood and knocking a deer hide free of dirt when the bullet hits it, but I’d never use this on dangerous game.
 
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