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Originally posted by Vipers28:
Recently visited my LGS and found a Marlin lever in 44 magnum that is tempting me. Don't think it's a bad price at $640. Right now he has a bunch of lever rifles and have me wanting to buy a several. Looking to get one as truck/bush rifle instead of an AR or bolt rifle.

If it’s a Pre-Remington, it’s not a terrible price; if it is pre1983 and lacking the cross bolt safety, then the price is a bit more attractive. If it is made in Ilion NY, I would not pay near that much for even a brand new one.

No this is a brand new Marlin, not pre-W.

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Originally posted by gearhounds:

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Originally posted by Vipers28:
Recently visited my LGS and found a Marlin lever in 44 magnum that is tempting me. Don't think it's a bad price at $640. Right now he has a bunch of lever rifles and have me wanting to buy a several. Looking to get one as truck/bush rifle instead of an AR or bolt rifle.

If it’s a Pre-Remington, it’s not a terrible price; if it is pre1983 and lacking the cross bolt safety, then the price is a bit more attractive. If it is made in Ilion NY, I would not pay near that much for even a brand new one.

Browning B92 .44 magnum, circa email early ‘80s, all mine. Custodian (default owner) of my brother’s mid ‘70s, 39 Marlin, my sister in law doesn’t like guns.

on yesterdays western movie,
some guy was loading a lot of ammo in to a lever action,
but he was loading his lever action rifle , like I load my marlin .22 lr.

he must have put at least a dozen cartridges un the tube up by the muzzle and then he had a lever that he pulled back a ways

'92 (mgf 1895) in 44-40, BLRs in 270 & 308, Win 88 in 284.

Savage 99 .300Sav

Rossi 92 .357/38spl

Rossi 92 .44mag/44spl

Marlin 41 mag octagonal barrel.
Very fond of the levers.

I need to add 22 Magnum and 22 Long Rifle to the list. I traded for a couple of Henry carbines today. Oh, and 177. I have a Daisy Red Ryder BB gun.

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Originally posted by bendable:
on yesterdays western movie,
some guy was loading a lot of ammo in to a lever action,
but he was loading his lever action rifle , like I load my marlin .22 lr.

he must have put at least a dozen cartridges un the tube up by the muzzle and then he had a lever that he pulled back a ways

Sounds like an 1860 Henry. I think the rimfire originals held 17 or 18 rounds and loaded as you describe. The lever he pulled back a ways was probably the follower, which locked in the open position. Then you lowered that follower to put spring tension on the rounds in the tube.

Saw a guy blow up a modern replica by dropping that follower on the loaded rounds, thus setting off a primer or two. This was not a problem with the original rimfire cartridge, but certainly is with the centerfire replicas.

I have four Marlin .22 lever actions, a couple .45 Colt levers, two Winchester 94 .25-35s, a Marlin .38-55, Savage 99s in .250-3000 and .300 Savage, Marlin .30-30,and a Winchester 94 .30-30. I think that's it.

and another thing;

do any of the levers mentioned above have those floppy saddle rings on the drivers side ?

I checked w/ Hickok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DL2yX69SXI

you are correct
Hickok had a .44-40 cal.

the one in the movie that I saw had cartridges that were about half as long as the 44-40's in the hickok video. ( 32-30 maybe? )

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Originally posted by bendable:
and another thing;

do any of the levers mentioned above have those floppy saddle rings on the drivers side ?

We had them on some, but they are no big deal to remove, which we did.

My 94 Winchester has a saddle ring...my Rossi 92 clone doesn't have one.

I have admired the Win M71 for several years after learning about it. Never had one, a good example cost real money. But I have some 348 WCF ammo, antique Winchester Silver Tips, handsome cartridges with very nice old fashioned blunt force knock-em-flat ballistics.

So where's yall's Model 71s ?

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Originally posted by bendable:
sig for all ,
care to share a picture of those shotguns?

Ill pull them out of the safe a take a picture tomorrow.

JM stamped GBL from the first run, 45-70.

I replaced the buckhorns with the peep/rail system from the SBL and added a 1.5 EER Leupold on a quick release. It's my Scout rifle. Aim for the blue helmets.

Got a pre crossbolt Marlin 1894 in 44.

Found an original Miroku built steel receiver BLR in 308.

Levers are way cool indeed.

Henry 45-70!

Winchester .410 shotguns

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Originally posted by wrightd:
I have admired the Win M71 for several years after learning about it. Never had one, a good example cost real money. But I have some 348 WCF ammo, antique Winchester Silver Tips, handsome cartridges with very nice old fashioned blunt force knock-em-flat ballistics.

So where's yall's Model 71s ?

I rooted for some old pix but couldn't find any.

I had bought a original Win rifle and a Browning Carbine. Shot deer and a small bear with it. Handloaded and cast bullets for it {Rapine 240 gr}. Also had a collection of 150, 200 and 250 grain ammo.

They are a neat rifle. Balance very well but the Win's have a terrible reputation for poor accuracy, a reputation which they live up to... The Jap Brownings are much better made and more accurate in my experience.

My Win had a Lyman 38 rear sight, too, which for cool factor was "it"!

If I find some pix I'll post them.