Nice Bore! Tight Action! Man is it ugly!!!!

[John Allen]

They are good looking guns. I find myself always looking at early levers and single shots.

[Airborne Falcon]

Just clean it and shoot it... it's got caricature.

I lol'd.

[Bullshop Junior]

Looks like a work gun to me.

[Butler Ford]

In my not-so-humble-opinion, without a doubt the best cartridge ever for cast bullets! Nice find!

[GP100man]

The ole gal has aged nicely , enjoy !!!

Another vote for cleaning it & leave it as is.

Wish it could talk !!!

GP

[barkerwc4362]

I have a restored 1893 with a B prefix serial number. Receiver was made about 1904. It was a butchered 30-30 when I bought it. I found a 26" light round 38-55 barrel from about 1906 at what was then Numerich's. Recased and blued, plus a custom shotgun buttplate stock with original Marlin pattern checkering. Beautiful rifle, but doesn't like hot loads. I have killed two large South Alabama feral boars with it. They are wonderful rifles and have more character than the later 336s.

Bill

[oldred]

I just can't look at an old rifle like that and not wonder where it's been and what it has seen and done! I have just not been fortunate enough to get my hands on one but if I did I probably would not let go.

[Remmy4477]

Well I was finally able to take her out and see what she'd do.

Load was CCI LR mag primers, 40grns 2Fg, poly wad and a Lee .379-250 Boolit cast of soft lead. Bore slugged at .380.
Honestly I'm not a paper puncher, I'd rather shoot rocks across a ridge or cans and milk jugs, ect.

We set some cans out at about 20 to 30 yards, I killed most of them with the first shot! So she is a good shooter! Real happy with her!!!

Locally they have a levergun silhouette match once a month. I was going to get my old 30-30 loaded up for it (yes they allow the 30-30). But now I'm thinking I'll use the 38-55 and have the 30-30 as a back-up.

Yes if this old gal could talk! WOW!!!

[DougGuy]

Time to take Bambi and that old rifle and introduce them via airmail!

[John Taylor]

My Father picked up a 93 back in the 50s for fixing a guys car. Story was that it was found in an old miners shack and the barrel was bent do to the roof collapsing on it. The finder sent the rifle to Marlin and had a new barrel installed. It had been a 25-36 and the new barrel was a 30-30 carbine. It has three notches behind the lever, claim jumpers?. I found a 25-36 barrel that was shot out and rebored it to 38-55 and put a new rifle mag tube on. Got a new forearm but never got around to getting the nose cap. Someday I might find time to complete the job. The 93 is a nice old rifle.

[TXGunNut]

I just can't look at an old rifle like that and not wonder where it's been and what it has seen and done! I have just not been fortunate enough to get my hands on one but if I did I probably would not let go.

Couldn't agree more. Have a few rifles that are around the century mark and each time I handle them I think about the previous "custodians". Picking up an old rifle is like shaking hands with history.