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Repeating Rifles
Am Shooting Journal ^ | 11/15/2018 | L Whitman

Posted on 11/15/2018 5:58:21 AM PST by w1n1

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To: jonrick46
The Browning .308 lever action is my choice.

I killed my first deer with one. Mine is pre-lightweight or "Lightning" -- blued steel receiver. Magazines are impossible to find for it.

Browning took John Moses' invention, the lever gun, and perfected it in the BLR.

21 posted on 11/15/2018 8:26:04 AM PST by IndispensableDestiny
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To: This_Dude

I had a mak90 and did not like it

Replaced with AR 10 Creedmore. 1/2 mow


22 posted on 11/15/2018 8:33:20 AM PST by old curmudgeon (There is no situation so terrible, so disgraceful, that the federal government can not make worse)
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To: old curmudgeon

Posting with IPhone has hazards

Moa


23 posted on 11/15/2018 8:36:50 AM PST by old curmudgeon (There is no situation so terrible, so disgraceful, that the federal government can not make worse)
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To: old curmudgeon

Shot the rifling out of mine over several classes and decades of just shooting and hunting. Got a shorter lived nitrided barrel and now it patterns about the size of my fist at 250 if my glass is on the mark. I’ve had my Mak for around 23 years. Had 2 failures with it, one was my fault and the other was a dud bullet

Now as to 6.5 Creedmore, now THAT’S a round. Carries more ft. Lbs. than a. 308 after 160 yards or so, and there’s sub MOA rifles on the market chambered in it for about a grand. Working on getting an ruger precision rifle with my taxes next year and experiment with some loads


24 posted on 11/15/2018 8:45:01 AM PST by This_Dude
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To: This_Dude

“... exactly why I sling a Mak90...Best firearm I’ve ever owned.” [This_Dude, post 20]

What group sizes do you get?


25 posted on 11/15/2018 8:46:39 AM PST by schurmann
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To: w1n1

If only Winchester would do a .348 WIN run for my model 71 :(


26 posted on 11/15/2018 8:48:17 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: Mariner

The .30-30 was primarily used in the Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast. The most popular deer rifle out west, and in the Southwest, was the .270 (at least it was way back when, when I lived in California).


27 posted on 11/15/2018 8:52:29 AM PST by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: w1n1; All
And someday when the ‘rats get back in power, they'll use today's DOJ ruling regarding “Bump Stocks” as precedence to declare all Lever Action Rifles as being “machine guns” under the provisions of the National Firearms Act (NFA).

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3706052/posts

28 posted on 11/15/2018 8:59:30 AM PST by Towed_Jumper
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To: w1n1; All

On a happier note than my previous post...I just recently bought a beautiful (95%), Pre-64 Winchester Model 94 lever action in .30-30 Win. What a great rifle!


29 posted on 11/15/2018 9:03:28 AM PST by Towed_Jumper
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To: Rannug
You can still go duck hunting with the same rifle.

-Bill Clinton

30 posted on 11/15/2018 9:05:18 AM PST by real saxophonist (One side has guns and training. Other side's primary concern is 'gender identity'. Who's gonna win?)
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To: 1Old Pro

Find brass. Reload. I rarely shoot store bought anymore.

Not cheap but it’s out there. http://www.bullets-brass.com/products.asp?cat=14608


31 posted on 11/15/2018 9:10:45 AM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you .)
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To: ought-six

.270, 7mm and .300mag are the bulk of rifles out here for those who think they can shoot over 200 yards.

Even if they can’t.

I prefer the general purpose .06 for almost all applications.


32 posted on 11/15/2018 9:13:08 AM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Vaquero

Yep, that is the direction I’m headed as nothing can ship into NY so I really have little choice. Yep, not cheap.


33 posted on 11/15/2018 9:19:05 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: w1n1

I’ve got a beautiful Marlin Model 1936 given to me by my dad. My grandfather was on the Detroit police force and a sergeant with the Harbor Master unit and I think my dad said a customs border guard gave it to my grandfather.


34 posted on 11/15/2018 9:28:19 AM PST by Hot Tabasco
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To: w1n1

Having grown up using only bolt action rifles, primarily a pre 64 mod 70 .270, I have grown to love my 30 30 for the shorter distances I shoot now. its a bit lighter and overall shorter which makes a great carry weapon, and a blast to shoot :)


35 posted on 11/15/2018 9:46:06 AM PST by RagtimeCowboyJoe
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To: This_Dude

“Refuse to own another lever gun. Had 4, none would cycle.
... winchester 30/30. Dropping the lever would release a bullet into the receiver...Second lever garbage: a Henry 357...would never eject a round...no. 3: .444 Marlin, which would release all bullets at once into the receiver once you cycled the lever, causing epic jams...another Henry in .44 magnum...loaded with more than 2 rounds, they would stay in the msg tube no matter how you try to pump the lever...I always wanted a John Wayne rifle...”

An infamously epic run of bad luck.

But after 15 years in the trade, selling every make & model you mentioned, and repairing guns old and new, I can say with confidence that no make nor model is immune to problems. New guns can misbehave right out of the box. No quality gunmaker should allow it to happen, but it does. Quality control and pre-shipping inspections ought to have been tight enough, and sufficiently thorough, to catch such errors before rifles leave the factory, but the unhappy truth is they don’t always.

I’ve repaired every model you tangled with, encountered every malfunction you did - and a great many more, in guns new and old. The fixes for the problems you endured are straightforward, for moderately experienced repair techs. Unfortunately, gunsmithing is a profession in decline. Actually finding a reliable repair technician who is competent, trustworthy, and experienced in fixing your model of choice grows more difficult every day.

If by “John Wayne rifle” you mean the Winchester 92, I’d say don’t hesitate. Their reliability and toughness are legendary - and the legends are true. They cycle more smoothly than any other repeating rifle.

Avoid the Rossi copies. Browning used to make a copy, but I’ve no direct experience with it. Winchester recently introduced modern replicas, but I cannot speak to their quality as I have no direct experience with them either.

From 1892 into the 1930s, Winchester made over a million original Model 92s; they are plentiful on the used market. But demand has run high for years, so a specimen in any decent sort of condition can be pricey. There is good news though: even heavily used 92s continue to function well, and they usually shoot tight groups, even when the bore is severely worn or corroded.


36 posted on 11/15/2018 10:08:40 AM PST by schurmann
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To: schurmann

Unscoped and resting, about 1.5 inches at 100, sometimes 1.25. Scoped is around double that. 250 I group about 3.5 to 4 inches. I had to install the scope rail myself. It’s a great rifle


37 posted on 11/15/2018 11:49:20 AM PST by This_Dude
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To: Mariner

See my screen name.


38 posted on 11/15/2018 1:25:37 PM PST by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: IndispensableDestiny

48 years ago at the age of 12 I bought my second gun, a Savage 99F in .243. I carried that on many hunts.


39 posted on 11/15/2018 2:43:52 PM PST by shelterguy
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

I sure miss my Model 94 Trapper in .357...and several other safe-mates that paid for my divorce lawyer lol.


40 posted on 11/15/2018 2:49:27 PM PST by SirLurkedalot (10/10/51-7/7/16 RIP Dad, I'll be missing you until I cross over to Eternity)
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