#61939 - 10/10/06 02:39 PM
Lever action?
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Spawner
Registered: 10/15/01
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Loc: Enumclaw
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My next gun is going to be a lever action rifle for horse hunting... Any suggestions? Seems like everyone is talking about .45-70s, but MAN those prices are HIGH! Any suggestions from you guys? Thanks!  -Curtis
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#61940 - 10/10/06 03:07 PM
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Returning Adult
Registered: 11/01/05
Posts: 305
Loc: Belfair, WA
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Any round that will drop a Elk/Moose will drop a horse.
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#61941 - 10/10/06 04:22 PM
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Smolt
Registered: 07/12/06
Posts: 80
Loc: duvall, wa
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besides horses, what else will you be hunting??
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#61942 - 10/10/06 10:48 PM
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Spawner
Registered: 04/10/99
Posts: 889
Loc: Tenino, wa U.S.A.
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I sure like my marlin 1895 cowboy. Ya it's a 45-70 but I sure like it. it will drop anything I can hit with it. I put different sights on it.
Kris
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#61944 - 10/11/06 01:22 AM
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Parr
Registered: 04/29/05
Posts: 67
Loc: here and there
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Originally posted by stam62:
1894 Marlin 30-30, real cool rifle, mine is the long rifle not carbine, but for the ponies a carbine may be a better fit, about 4 inches shorter, a better gun than the winchesters but much harder to find. I have not hunted elk with it....yet, but I would, and yeah, a good one will set ya back a paycheck or two.
stam I thought the 1894 was only chambered for pistol cartridges?
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#61946 - 10/12/06 12:42 AM
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Poodle Smolt
Registered: 05/03/01
Posts: 10878
Loc: McCleary, WA
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Hornady has some nice new rounds for the lever actions. Check 'em out. Father-in-law has a Marlin guide gun in .45-70. Tack driver for a lever gun. Usually shoots under 1.5" groups at 50 yards with open sights. Never had a scope on it, but it could shoot better with some glass on it.
For a cool lever gun, get one of the old Winchester model 71's in .348 Win.
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#61947 - 10/12/06 02:06 PM
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Parr
Registered: 04/29/05
Posts: 67
Loc: here and there
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Originally posted by stam62:
Not. they actually beat winchester to the punch with the smokeless modern .30-30 in 1894, there are a lot of tougher cartridges out there now, but none cooler....I probably like those old guns for the same reasons I hunted with longbows and recurves.
okay....maybe an old singleshot rolling block hepburn in .45-70 or .45-90 is cooler, but I just don't have one of those. Oh, I was thinking the current 1894s. I haven't seen any of the older ones. I've always liked the 1895 in the rifle version.
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#61948 - 10/13/06 01:36 AM
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Spawner
Registered: 01/17/02
Posts: 672
Loc: AUBURN
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horsehunting? do explain that one, is there a bunch of wild horses here in washington?
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#61949 - 10/13/06 03:32 PM
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Smolt
Registered: 07/12/06
Posts: 80
Loc: duvall, wa
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there is a bunch of wild horses in washington...
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#61950 - 10/16/06 10:43 AM
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Parr
Registered: 12/13/02
Posts: 67
Loc: Vancouver, WA
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Go with a Marlin 336 chambered in .35 Remington. Great gun & a great round. I've been very happy with the 200 gr Core Lokts. Can't go wrong with the .35 Rem.
A Marlin in .30-30 is not a bad choice either.
Of course a Savage Model 99 in .300 Savage would also be an excellent choice.
But then there is the Marlin .450 Magnum.
My Choices would be:
1. .35 Rem
2. .300 Savage
3. 45-70 or .450
4. .30-30
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#61951 - 10/16/06 01:20 PM
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Spawner
Registered: 03/17/06
Posts: 930
Loc: Olympia
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any .30-30 will do ya and they can be found anywhere for cheap.
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#61953 - 10/28/06 10:45 AM
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Fry
Registered: 10/07/06
Posts: 33
Loc: gig harbor
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if your hunting deer, bear, and maybe elk i have a 1897 marlin 30-30 its really nice but i would use the 45 for extra insurance
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#61954 - 11/01/06 01:35 AM
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Smolt
Registered: 10/11/04
Posts: 76
Loc: JNU/KTN (summer) SEA off seaso...
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I have a very nice Marlin 336 in 35 Remington
w/a0 4 power scope (weaver mounts) that I will let go for $ 350 if you are interested.
Horse hunting at its finest !
Joe
425.778.2451
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