Mine was a Marlin in 30-30 Winchester.
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Mine was a Marlin in 30-30 Winchester.
Does a Red Ryder count ? If not, a 1964 Winchester 94 in 30 30. Now I have 18 more.
Red Ryder
Marlin 39a
Winchester M95, 35WCF
Savage 99 in 300 Savage
Marlin .357 mag in 1982, wish I kept it....
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Marlin model 39. Grandpa gave it to me when I was 6. I was supervised until I was about 9, then allowed out on short excursions by myself.
Marlin Model 97, 22 LR. I was 7 or so, I think.
Henry golden boy I bought myself at 18.
My Dad had a 30-30, I think it was a Marlin, but am not sure. I never got to shoot it and one day he swapped it for a shotgun...and it was gone. So I never got to shoot a levergun in my youth.
Later in life, I bought a Marlin 39a. Funny thing is, I never took to it, so I swapped it for something else.
Daisy Red Ryder followed by pre 64 Winchester 94 carbine + post 64 Winchester 94 long rifle both in 30/30 - still have the Daiy + long rifle -
Marlin #39 take down carbine.
Marlin 1895 reissue 45-70 circa 1977.
I cut the barrel down to 18” and recut the front sight dovetail to make a Trapper.
Yes, I should have kept it, yes I should have left it alone, Yes, it turned out good and shot the same- it is just more portable- wherever it ended up!
I have Dads 1950s model 94 Winchester (the first lever action that I ever shot).
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Two actually, bought from the SIL's fathers estate.
Marlin 1889 in 32-20
Winchester 1894 in 30-30
Have the Cody Museum letters on both of 'em now.
Bought in 1967 a used 1964 Winchester 94 30/30...in the same year took a California Mule Deer spike in Hemet Ca. while hiding underneath a horsehair rug "injun style"....That whole area today is paved over suburbia. We were roughing it under the star's. Bacon and bean's. It used to be beautiful. Still have the gun. Updated with a Skinner Sight, so much better than the buckhorn.
A used Marlin 94 in 44 mag my father bought me to hunt deer in The Florida swamps.
Heck yes it does. Just ask him.
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Winchester model 94 , 30-30.
It was a large loop , cap firing replica of Chuck Conners rifle from the TV show ... the Rifleman ... it was based on a model 92 Winchester 44-40 , with that neat little folding tab/ lever inside the trigger guard / loop that let you fire while working the lever . Fold it in and you could shoot the caps one at a time by pulling the trigger with your finger ... It was NOT the toy that Hubley made ... it was made by Mattel or Marx . Late 50's or early 60's ...I forget
My first real lever action was a model 94 Winchester in 30-30 .
It was given to me in 1980 by a friend , I helped him pick out a new Ruger Bolt Action Sporter in 30-06 and select a nice scope for it ... he didn't know anything about firearms or scopes ... and he gave me his old 30-30 as a gift for helping him .
I still have it and still enjoy shooting cast boolits in it .
Gary
Winchester 94 30-30
Marlin 39A in 1966 sold me on levers. james
Mine was a Savage 99 in 300 Savage.
A Marlin 30AS in thutythuty purchased from Best (not Best Buy) in 1988.
An original Winchester '92 in 44/40. Didn't know it the time but a 4 digit serial number is to be cherished!
Winchester 9422 bought new from K-Mart circa 1978...
Model 94 Winchester in 30-30 it is now on it's 4th generation as my son has it .
My grandfather bought the rifle with a water damaged box at a warehouse fire sale for $18 . He said it was in the 1920's but the serial number may be later not sure what the deal was .
Marlin 1895 in .45-70 half magazine, straight grip and 22" barrel I bought new in the mid 70's. Had it a couple of years then it got sold with many other toys to fund my post secondary education. I never replaced it and wish I had!
Currently I have a Marlin 1881 built in 1886 that has been in the gun safe for about 10 to 12 years. I just took it out to the range for the first time after making a new buttstock for it and putting a Marbles rear sight on it as both were missing. It will be sold to fund likely another Marlin 1895 or Winchester 1886.
I would like another straight grip Marlin with 22" barrel but they haven't made that in a long time now.
Longbow
First lever gun was a Daisy Cub 350 shot BB gun, then a Marlin 39 A
Jedman
Well since a Red Ryder counts, my Daisy should even if I didn't own it long. Sometime in the early 1970's Dad bought two of the bb/pellet firing Daisies that used a red plastic five shot cylinder for my brother and I.
The only problem was bbs would roll right out of the cylinder while attempting to load them. Dad took them back to Western Auto and traded them in on a couple of Crosman Model 760's. I wore mine out over the next several years.
As for a real powder firing lever action, my first one was an Ithica Model 72 (IIRC) made in West Germany by Erma. It was the forerunner of the Henry rifles now available, only without the plastic bands. Very accurate little carbine, wish I had it still.
Robert
I found a pair of Win 94 .30-30's, a newer one, AE, with the safety, bought it first. Went back and bought the other one 3 days later.
It turned out to be a mid war 43, 44 that looked great but had a bad bore and a tight spot under the rear sight.
I have considered sending it to JES to be rebored into a .35-.30-30 but have not gotten around to it yet.
Winchester 250 22lr
Marlin 39
Marlin 336
Winchester 94
Have them all in the safe
A Marlin model 1895 in 45-70 caliber.
A Daisy cub in 1959, then a Marlin Glenfield in 1976.
Not sure a Daisy should count, but if it does, then one of those back in 1958. Next was a Marlin 1984 in .357 about 25 years ago and at least another 20 since then.
Win 92 in 25/20.
I am amazed that I am the first reply to say winchester model 92 -----it was a button magazine carbine in 32/20 - almost my first paycheck in the tail end of 1963
When I was 12 I bought a Marlin 93 half round half octagon in 32-40 from a general store in a very small town. $15 with a box of ammo. Wish I had it back.
94 AE 24" barrel pistol grip 357 mag, it showed me what a *** the wee cartridge stop and link lever was, eventually fixed it but sold it and breathed a huge sigh of relief. Have a pre 59 win 94 in 30/30 and a rossi 92 in 357 mag both fine shooters.Attachment 316892Attachment 316893
Win 94AEfar left image, 94 and rossi on right, 94 is the one with red dot.