Let's See Your Lever Action

[Ragman]

This thread is speaking my love language...

Top to bottom: Marlin 336 in .35 Remington, Savage 99E in .308, Marlin GBL in .45-70, Savage 99EG in .300 Savage, and my favorite/go-to Marlin MLXR in .338 Marlin Express...


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I would be willing to bet that you are the only one or at least one of a very small number of people who have shot a kudu with a .300 Savage!!!

 

[Ragman]

The rifle that I started hunting with in 1981 was a Winchester 94 in .30-30 Win. I shot this whitetail with it in 2021, 40 years after my first deer.

My #1 go-to rifle is my Browning BLR in .308 Win. It is by far my favourite gun I’ve owned. Shot this moose with it in 2014.

I am patiently waiting to inherit my father’s Savage 99C .308 Win But am really in no hurry.

 

[curtism1234]

I also had thoughts of free floating a lever action. I just haven't figured out how to do it. Unlike other rifle designs there is always 2 points of contact:

Barrel bands:
Front and rear on forestock.
Front of forestock, magazine tube, barrel and rear forestock
Barrel and magazine tube

BLR: ???....hhmmm

Could possibly be done using a full length stock like a bolt action stock. Would require a lot of wood cutting and shaping to design the stock to house the lever action metal profile and action, and to locate, drill and tap for a front screw in front of the magazine.

It would be interesting to see how it would look, feel, and shoot.

Mine MUST be gripped at the forearm. If I just put it on a front rest, it will completely miss the target at 100. If I put it shooting sticks, it will shoot 12" high at 100 yards. If I grip the forearm and place my wrist inside the V of the shooting stick, it nails the bullseye. (I should mention the trigger has been lightened)

1. the 308 is a 350 yard cartridge imo and I don't feel like I have the stability to shoot that far --- it's more like a glorified 30-30 (which at the time I bought it was also twice the price as one)
2. I avoid taking it in the rain because the forearm is already tight against the barrel. It's ok for what I do locally and I'll take it to a dry environment like Africa, but I'm not bringing it to Alaska and taking a shot across the tundra soaking wet

Possible solution
I think putting a 358 win forearm on will completely float the barrel (mine doesn't have the barrel band and yours wouldn't need the barrel band [though it may have markings]). And the forearm shouldn't screw directly into the barrel so screw tension shouldn't be an issue. I don't know...the forearms are pricey to just play around with

 

[SETH RINGER]

MARLIN 1894P CUSTOM TAKE DOWN AND CASE

 

[maxtheflyinghorse]

Only lever gun I got. It’s a JM stamped Marlin 1894 CS in .357 magnum. I got it unfired for just $190 few months ago. My friend wanted to sell it to me as he knows I will never sell It and will stay as a family heirloom. He only wanted that money as he thought that was a fair price for what he paid in the 90s.

 

[Boone66]

Mine is a little different then everyone else's, 1887 win 12ga, made in 1888. I reset the headspace, polished the bore, made a new main and trigger spring. I shoot BP cartridge out of it only.

 

[Firebird]

Winchester model 94 in 30-30

 

[MS 9x56]

MARLIN 1894P CUSTOM TAKE DOWN AND CASE
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Wow, just wow. That wood is gorgeous.

 

[AustinM]

MARLIN 1894P CUSTOM TAKE DOWN AND CASE
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Where did you get that wood, it's absolutely incredible!?!

 

[AustinM]

Marlin 1895G in 45-90, by David Clay. Its an absolute beauty and a monster of a cartridge out of the Marlin. Just needs a trip to the Woodshop for some better wood, like some other rifles I own.

Recently I purchased one of the original 510 Kodiak Express that were built by Mic Mcpherson, so picture will be made present once I have it up and running. Nothing says stop here, like 5,000+ lbs of energy out of a lever gun!

Now that i think of it, I have quite a few levers I need to take pictures of. I have a 1 of 1 Marlin 1894 in 50 AE that can be loaded to 1.9" oal. A Marlin 1894 in 357 that can be loaded to about 1.83" oal and gets a 180 grn speer hotcor to a blistering 1900 fps!
Did I mention I love lever guns!

 

[wyosteve]

My pig gun!

 

[MS 9x56]

My pig gun!

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What’s that old saying “you can put lipstick on a pig but it is still a pig”?

 

[Bandera]

My Marlin 1895 SBL 45-70

My Citadel 94 in 45 Colt

 

[michael458]

M71 High Grade 50 B&M Alaskans....... Matching Serial #s.................

 

[SETH RINGER]

Where did you get that wood, it's absolutely incredible!?!

BOUGHT IT FROM DENLI GUNSTOCKS IN TURKEY. THEY DONT SEEM TO HAVE MUCH LISTED ONLINE NOW BUT THEN THEY HAD A BUNCK OF BLANKS ONLINE AND THAT WOOD CAME OUT OF THEIR "SPECIAL" CLASS THOUGH IT WAS ON SALE BECAUSE IT WAS A LITTLE SHORT. IT LAYED UNDER MY BED FOR YEARS TILL I FOUND THE LITTLE .44MAG TO HAVE BUILT WITH IT.