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Re: Hunting with Lever Actions!!!! [Re: alexrex20] #3590899 09/21/12 03:28 AM
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Winchester 375 and Winchester 30-30 copper. And no scopes will ever touch these two.



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I like this thread. Let's keep it alive now that rifle season has kicked off.
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Re: Hunting with Lever Actions!!!! [Re: target1911] #3795178 11/28/12 09:28 AM
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Nice

Re: Hunting with Lever Actions!!!! [Re: Bigpoison] #3802032 11/30/12 07:57 AM
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Great thread, I was actually thinking to myself how many members on here hunted and liked to hunt with leveractions. Glad to see this thread. I for one also like hunting with leveraction,actually this season,a friend of mine and I are starting this hunting season using our leveractions. my friend is using his Marlin in 30-30, I think it is a 30aw if i'm not mistaken, and I am using my Marlin 45-70 guide gun. I have no pictures yet as I haven't taken a deer this season but will plan on taking pic of both the animals taken and of the rifles. my friend took a deer with his 30-30 the other day. I only have a pic of the deer and not of his rifle, but hope to remedy that on our next hunt. This year I would like to also try to hunt with my soon to be 1894 cowboy limited in .44mag once I get it out of layaway, I only have a couple of payments left them shes all mine....lol. Then I can hopfully get to hunt with it before the season ends, I'm hoping to get it out before Christmas,that'll be my little gift to myself....lol.

Re: Hunting with Lever Actions!!!! [Re: destroyer4570] #3802577 11/30/12 03:22 PM
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OK - Here's another one! (from last Sunday)



With my Marlin 336 in 35 Rem at about 100yds...took about a dozen steps and fell over.


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Re: Hunting with Lever Actions!!!! [Re: Hunt n Fish] #3990839 01/25/13 03:45 AM
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This one is too rare to hunt with. .284

Re: Hunting with Lever Actions!!!! [Re: spike] #3990889 01/25/13 04:00 AM
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Re: Hunting with Lever Actions!!!! [Re: dlrz71] #3990920 01/25/13 04:10 AM
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Man, this really makes me want to get out and buy a lever-action. I'm relatively new to shooting and I've always thought a nice Marlin 336 or Winchester 94 would be the perfect starter rifle. I think it'd be a great way to learn to be a great marksman. So classic.

Re: Hunting with Lever Actions!!!! [Re: BlackGold] #3991196 01/25/13 07:21 AM
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Two of mine.



Top: Savage Model 99 in .300 Savage. My Favorite lever action.

Bottom: Winchester Model 94 in .30-30.


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Re: Hunting with Lever Actions!!!! [Re: tth_40] #3991491 01/25/13 02:09 PM
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Nothing fancy like some of the guns on here, just a plain ole Marlin 30/30. Finally got to pull the trigger after 4 years on this lease. He was somewhere between 280-300 yards. Using Hornady Leverevolution Ammo. Went 10 yards. Point of trees to left in pic is 200 yards. White spot in field is deer.








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Re: Hunting with Lever Actions!!!! [Re: sprigsss] #3992000 01/25/13 04:43 PM
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Nice shot. You know your weapon well.

Re: Hunting with Lever Actions!!!! [Re: skeeter22] #4281215 05/27/13 04:06 AM
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Nice pics... hope to see more on this thread.. great kills with these old girls.. like the Savage a few posts above. Great!

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Re: Hunting with Lever Actions!!!! [Re: safdm44] #4281259 05/27/13 04:32 AM
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Really nice pics. Ive never shot at any thing besides a target with a leaver action.


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Re: Hunting with Lever Actions!!!! [Re: AkihiroKytori] #4281330 05/27/13 06:54 AM
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My favorite 1876 Winchester,.45-75wcf cal.350 grn. lead bullet 72 grn. 2ff Swiss black powder.Hunting with the old levergun's is top's .

Re: Hunting with Lever Actions!!!! [Re: raw] #4281334 05/27/13 08:43 AM
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Heres one of my favorite photos. My youngest nephew with a 1914 Savage 99 in 22 Savage High Power. It was his first harvest at 6 years old. That smile says it all

He graduated to a Sako Finnwolf in 308 and has done quite well with these harvest



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Originally Posted By: raw
My favorite 1876 Winchester,.45-75wcf cal.350 grn. lead bullet 72 grn. 2ff Swiss black powder.Hunting with the old levergun's is top's .


Such cool pictures!! The kids smiles for sure make if so much more fun!

whats the story on that buck with the Oringinal 1873 winchester? how far of a kill shot? details!!

Re: Hunting with Lever Actions!!!! [Re: safdm44] #4281852 05/27/13 06:14 PM
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Oldest boys 1st hog and 1st buck with a Savage Model 99 .300 Savage.




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Re: Hunting with Lever Actions!!!! [Re: SnakeWrangler] #4282140 05/27/13 09:58 PM
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220 yd Marlin with 170 gr Remmington core loc

Re: Hunting with Lever Actions!!!! [Re: highlonesome1] #4283030 05/28/13 12:40 PM
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Some mighty fine levergun's on this string. The photo's of the youngester's are the best part. Remember when you was young and excited like that. Now my enjoyment comes from passing on what I have been taught and watching the new ones enjoy the sport that has been such a big part of my life.(safdm44) the rifle I used last yr. on my WT. hunting trip's is an original M1876 .45/75 cal.Winchester,look's like a 1873 but a bit bigger. Made for the big bore caliber's for big game and far shooting out west. I shot this bk. on my place up in Coke Co. free range ,at 148 paces . He went down on the spot recovered and made about another 40 paces before going down fer good.The last few yr's I have only used antique firearms or replicas to hunt with. Put's the fun back into it like when I was a youngester. Thank's for getting this string started. Been thinking about offering Vintage hunt's on the Wt. ranch and the Muledeer ranch......Dusty

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marlin 30-30...last day of deer season, just before dark..better late than never..


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okay.. my blood is boiling!!!! here are three more of my lever actions!!!! these have not taken animals yet!! I plan on taking game with each..





Those are sweet looking lever actions!


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Here are two more ,of my M1876 Winchester's ,both are 3/4 magazine,octagon barrel ,caliber 40/60 wcf 280 grn. lead bullets . This is the smallest caliber offered in the M1876. Still perty powerful...Dusty

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My daughter with a Marlin XLR in 30-30 did a number on this Zebra.

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Man id love to do a vintage hunt for mulies...if you ever offer that post it...i have an 38-55 waiting to take game.

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My boy with last seasons buck, using the Marlin 30-30 I passed down to him the Christmas before.

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