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So who will be using a lever action on opening morning?
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10/30/14 03:12 AM
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I saw a post on here asking what everyone will be using on Saturday morning. I will be using My marlin 1894 cowboy that is new to me and have never taken hunting. I thought it would be interesting to see how many of are you taking and what lever action will you all be taking out into the field on opening morning.
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Re: So who will be using a lever action on opening morning?
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10/30/14 03:22 AM
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I've got my great-granddads Marlin 336 that I might hunt with some this year. I need to shoot it more at the range first though. I've taken a few deer with it but I'd love to get back to shooting it more. And now that I've got a ton of brass and powder for it I really don't have and excuse not to.
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Re: So who will be using a lever action on opening morning?
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10/30/14 03:27 AM
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Wow. You just reminded me I didnt sight in my savage 99. Swore to myself I would take something with it this year. Seriously appreciate the reminder.
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Re: So who will be using a lever action on opening morning?
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10/30/14 03:32 AM
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I might use my Savage 99 later in the year, but I take it opening morning.
Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: So who will be using a lever action on opening morning?
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10/30/14 04:14 AM
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Texas Dan
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Saturday morning will the first time my new Marlin 336W has hit the woods.
"Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons."
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Re: So who will be using a lever action on opening morning?
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10/30/14 04:22 AM
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Re: So who will be using a lever action on opening morning?
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10/30/14 04:28 AM
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Won't be able to make opening weekend but I will, as always, use my 308 BLR when I do get out.
Last edited by Mickey Moose; 10/30/14 04:29 AM.
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Re: So who will be using a lever action on opening morning?
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10/30/14 04:31 AM
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Winchester 308 model 88. Was my Grandfather's gun. This is my first season without him and I don't plan on shooting another deer without it. Miss u pop pop hope we get a big one this season.
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Re: So who will be using a lever action on opening morning?
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10/30/14 04:31 AM
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Thanks for the replies, Interesting posts. And no problem on that reminder csddarden. Texas Dan, I Hope you get one on Saturday morning and break in that new 336. cow_doc I can relate I have a 336w too that I've had for some time I bought it at a pawn shop years ago, I've taken it hunting on only a handful of occasion and only have One kill with it. I need to change that and take it out more.
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Re: So who will be using a lever action on opening morning?
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10/30/14 04:40 AM
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I'll have my Marlin 30/30 that I got for Christmas when I was 13. I'm 40 now. I'll also have my granfathers trusty Sears & Roebuck 30/30 as a backup.
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Re: So who will be using a lever action on opening morning?
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10/30/14 04:57 AM
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My wife will be using her cut down lever action 30-30, her first rifle and hopefully her first deer with it this weekend.
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Re: So who will be using a lever action on opening morning?
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10/30/14 09:48 AM
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Texas Dan, I Hope you get one on Saturday morning and break in that new 336. Thanks. I bought my Marlin lever-action more as a "back to the basics" gun to use whenever I hunt the National Forest as I have done every Opening Day for many years now. No food plots or feeders, just me and my overall knowledge of deer and the deer woods as my tools for success. I even decided to leave off the scope since my shots have always been so limited while hunting the Forest. Heck, I took my first Forest buck more than 20 years ago with a shotgun. I've had several good practice sessions with it and feel comfortable with shots out to 100 yards, even though shots at less than half that distance are expected in the area of the Forest where I always hunt. Good luck and safe hunting to everyone.
"Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons."
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Re: So who will be using a lever action on opening morning?
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10/30/14 09:59 AM
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Not opening but I will use a 1921 Model 94 in 30WCF at some point.
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: So who will be using a lever action on opening morning?
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10/30/14 12:03 PM
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Yep, I'm shooting an old Marlin 30-30 that I put a Nikon 3x9 on, deadly. And my wife also likes shooting it and she's a little thing.
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Re: So who will be using a lever action on opening morning?
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10/30/14 01:06 PM
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I'll be using my Marlin 1895 SBL 45-70 and hoping to take a deer finally with it. I've used it on hogs and coyotes and it does a number on 'em. I'm good to under 200 yards with it so I'm hoping to make it happen. Lever guns just feel good.
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Re: So who will be using a lever action on opening morning?
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10/30/14 03:32 PM
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I believe my Son will be using his 1895 in 30-06. His eyes are still young and he can make the iron sights work!
I on the other hand answer to "Old & Busted" and will have the Scope dialed up!
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Re: So who will be using a lever action on opening morning?
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10/30/14 03:40 PM
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TxYoteHunter, An 1895 SBL is a sweet rifle. I have the guide gun which I love but would like to add an SBL to the collection. I hope you get to drop a deer with it. I have dropped both hog and deer with mine, it's a thumper and all animals were DRT on the spot.
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Re: So who will be using a lever action on opening morning?
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10/30/14 03:44 PM
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I wont be using it opening day because I need to make another trip to the range to finish sighting it in, but I've got a brand new marlin cowboy rifle in 45-70 that will definitely be hunting down at the ranch this year.
the funnest rifle I've bought in a long time by far.
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Re: So who will be using a lever action on opening morning?
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10/30/14 03:48 PM
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Not opening morning but probably sometime in the next 3 days...love hunting with those open sights.
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Re: So who will be using a lever action on opening morning?
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10/30/14 05:32 PM
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RafterH
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I will have my 444 Marlin with my Ruger BH 45 Colt on my hip.
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Re: So who will be using a lever action on opening morning?
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10/30/14 06:23 PM
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I mostly bow hunt out of tree stands, but every once in awhile I will take my 1972 Marlin 44 Mag up in the tree with me in case I cannot get a deer within bow range. I have taken 3-4 deer over the years with it. I will shoot my bow up to 40 yards and I don't mind shooting that Marlin out to 100 yards with open sights.
I love that gun.
Mathews Z7 Bow for Whitetail and Hogs Remington R-15 .223 REM for predators I also like to "hunt" sporting clays with my Benelli SuperSport!
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Re: So who will be using a lever action on opening morning?
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10/30/14 06:34 PM
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I wouldn't be opposed to using the 336 dirty 30 on my first sit
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: So who will be using a lever action on opening morning?
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10/30/14 07:17 PM
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Probably won't have it opening morning but my 336w will make an appearance this season.
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Re: So who will be using a lever action on opening morning?
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10/30/14 09:19 PM
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All this levergun talk and no pictures? I will be using my Rossi Rio Grande that I had JES rebore/rechamber to 38-55 Win. My dad will be shooting his Marlin 30GT... We both will be shooting home cast bullets of my design. Just walked back from his house, we both decided once the sun starts down we would go back and ring the 100-yard gong on my range and call it ready.
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Re: So who will be using a lever action on opening morning?
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10/30/14 09:23 PM
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I love the lines on a lever action...I need to dig mine out. Ya'll might have convinced me to take a deer with it this year
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