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    Quote Originally Posted by veeman View Post
    Current favorite, Uberti 1876, 45/75
    Thats a nice one!

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    BLR in 308 I have had the longest and used for everything from moose to ground squirrels.
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    My Evans new model. It was a box of parts. Had to get a couple parts made. It was an adventure to form cartridges.

    And it a great plinker either on steel or a woodswalk.

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    Lostinidaho- that looks like a steel grasshopper eating a walnut plank. So cool! Do a thread on that thing!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lostinidaho View Post
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    My Evans new model. It was a box of parts. Had to get a couple parts made. It was an adventure to form cartridges.

    And it a great plinker either on steel or a woodswalk.
    Very cool! That Evans has always intrigued me. 28 round capacity in the 1870's is incredible.

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    I can't say that I actually have a favorite. My Win94ae's screw holes for the scope, are screwed-up. And my Marlin 1894S is much less precise... so I kind of dislike them equally.

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    Uncle Virgil's Win 92 in 32/20. Got to use it for about 3 years while I was in high school. It had an about 20 inch half octagon barrel, I never measured it to know. The front sight was a nickel silver blade in a steel base, the rear was a plain barrel mounted in a dovetail like the front was mounted. The blind magazine was totally covered by the schnobble forend which had an ebony inlay in the forward end. Though it was carbine length it had a rifle butt plate. It looked identical to one in a picture in my 8th grade geography textbook. The picture was of an aerial bomb taken by the US Geodetic Survey.

    My cousin now has the gun and I have not seen it in 43 years.


    Edit: As to why, it is a beautiful gun that is light, handy, powerful enough without too much recoil for my old bones and it was my introduction to lever guns. Also, I have not seen a levergun with better lines, though an old Savage 99 with a slim stock does not look bad.
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    How about a belt fed Ruger 96/44?

    https://youtu.be/sU5qtmvwftY

    I’d like a belt fed conversion for my Ruger 44 carbine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ATCDoktor View Post
    The two I’m shooting the most are a couple of Marlins:

    Marlin 1892 chambered in 32 Colt (5 shots off the bench at 100 yards)



    5 shots 50 yards offhand



    The other is an ancient Marlin Model 1893 chambered in 30/30:

    10 shots 100 yards



    That old 1893 (when properly fed) is one of the most accurate lever guns I own.

    Here recently the 1892 Has seen service as my “go to” short range rabbit gun:




    I imagine this has been asked or even tried, but a modern 1892 ( 39A) in 32 S&W long or even 32 H&R mag. would be mounds of cheap fun. I am guessing not enough metal for the slightly bigger cartridges? I guess I am answering my own question when marlin used a 1894 for its 32 H&R mag.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Texas by God View Post
    Lostinidaho- that looks like a steel grasshopper eating a walnut plank. So cool! Do a thread on that thing!

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    Yes /\ I would like know more about it also .

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    Your 1892 Marlin is a beautiful rifle. It’s got to be a real sweetheart to shoot. Similar to my Cadet, very easy to shoot well.

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    Im always working on my 86... I just ordered a new old Lyman #6

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    My 1886 Browning rifle, accurate and powerful.

    After two months at customs I received my MVA tang sight.
    I hope I get lucky with boars this fall.




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    My favorite is the only one I have , Win 88 carbine model in 308 .

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    Impossible question!

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    As a BRAND... 'Middle aged' Marlins. Say 1948-1990.

    As model Winchester '92 then 86 then close '71. Followed by Marling '94 & 336 side by each.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bouteselle View Post
    My 1886 Browning rifle, accurate and powerful.

    After two months at customs I received my MVA tang sight.
    I hope I get lucky with boars this fall.



    Im with you on the 86!

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    Uberti made nice things too....
    this is too difficult a question, I should not have answered!

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    Win Trapper in 45 Colt (with John Wayne big loop)- very fun !
    Uberti Henry in 45 Colt - Very fun, very accurate.
    Fav has to be Marlin 1895 Cowboy 45/70 in rare 18" bbl - 405g cast at reasonable vel, super fun !!
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    Mine is a 1920's vintage Winchester 94 src in 32 spl. It was my great uncles gun he bought at the railroad "company store " . I have fond memories asa child visiting uncle victor and seeing that ole gun hanging in the gunrack in the side room off the hallway . It's a family gun so it will get passed to my son . It's got honest wear and a butter smooth action . Really like that ladder rear sight it wears and makes for great fun with my plinker load of 6 grs of Bullseye shooting at longer ranges when you can see the dust being kicked up by the impact .
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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check