Lever gun forum...?

[ISS]

We finally got a handgun thread, how 'bout us lever lovers?
I have two I really enjoy shooting.

1. 1895 rifle in 405 Winchester. Roosevelt took one to Africa, called it his "Medicine Rifle" for Lion. The first modern smokeless big bore.

2. 1886 Winchester rifle in 45-70. Mine's a pistol grip 26" barreled version.

I would have no qualms about hunting anything in the world with either. How about you gentlemen?

Rich

 

[Xerothermic]

Savage 99 in .308.

 

[GetReal]

They still exist ?

 

[charlie b]

There are a couple of levergun forums, and the Cast Boolit forum has a section on leverguns as well as discussions on them in the BPCR section.

 

[357Mag]

We finally got a handgun thread, how 'bout us lever lovers?
I have two I really enjoy shooting.

1. 1895 rifle in 405 Winchester. Roosevelt took one to Africa, called it his "Medicine Rifle" for Lion. The first modern smokeless big bore.

2. 1886 Winchester rifle in 45-70. Mine's a pistol grip 26" barreled version.

I would have no qualms about hunting anything in the world with either. How about you gentlemen?

Rich

Rich -

Howdy -

Enjoy reading your posts !

I have a CT-made M-336XLR .35 Remington, that is just stupid accurate…

Example pics show first 3 shots of a nice 5-shot 100d group I had started on.
I held outside the 3shot cluster for the last 2 shots…. based on what I thought
the windflag was showing me. AAAaakkk !!

I only use my XLR for load experiments, and for 100yd target shooting.

Just a fun, fun gun !


With regards,
357Mag

 

[357Mag]

We finally got a handgun thread, how 'bout us lever lovers?
I have two I really enjoy shooting.

1. 1895 rifle in 405 Winchester. Roosevelt took one to Africa, called it his "Medicine Rifle" for Lion. The first modern smokeless big bore.

2. 1886 Winchester rifle in 45-70. Mine's a pistol grip 26" barreled version.

I would have no qualms about hunting anything in the world with either. How about you gentlemen?

Rich

Rich -

Howdy, again !

A few more pics, that show my experimental wildcat “ .35 Remington Neckless “.

I pulled 195gr .35” caliber swagsd lead plastic-tipped Spitzers w/ a rebated boat tail, from .45” cal saboted muzzle loader rounds. I “ patch “ these using nylon DYMO label maker tape.

One pic shows the “ patched “ swayed lead bullet seated in an example .35 Remington case, however…. Loaded neck OD is too large in diameter to allow chambering in my factory M-336 XLR .35 Remington. * The fix = load and shoot the patched bullet, using a “ Neckless “ case, as pictured to the Rt of the standard .35 Remington Neckless case.

The patched bullets are introduced to the breech using homemade bullet seating tool,
ala’ Scheutzen style. Closing the lever introduces the charged case to the bullet, which basically self-guides its way towards being fully seated by utilization of the bullet’s rebated boat tail.

Case’ “ mouth “ ID is .002” large in diameter than the .308” diameter of the top of the rebated boat tail. Powder combustion gasses are sealed initially, by interface of the bullet’s rebated boat tail body overhang w/ the flat brass ring surface surrounding the case’ mouth.

The “ .35 Remington Neckless“ has accuracy ( shot from my M-336 XLR .35 Remington )
that is “minute of deer” .


With regards,
357Mag

 

[pdugas]

Nothing like a good lever gun.
Marlin 336T in .30-.30
Browning BLR in 7mm08
Henry H12 in .357 mag.
Winchester 9422 in .22 mag.

 

[SSL]

Let's give the Boss a break. Lever guns are still rifles and he has more than enough on his plate. Questions and comments can still fit nicely into the various caliber threads. Not sure what all it would take, but not enough people are paying their way to stretch him too thin as it is.

 

[Mittry]

Henry Big Boy .357 Carbine
Ranger Point fore end and rail
C-More RTS red dot
Fun to shot

 

[kelbro]

My favorite lever... JM 1894 in .45 Colt.
It's not going to get a high X count but mild to wild, it does it all.

 

[Ron IA]

Two Henry's one golden boy 44mag. one steel 357/38

 

[msalm]

Marlin waffle top 35 Rem rechambered to 356 Win
Steel frame BLR rebarreled to 250 Savage
Win 71 in 348 Win (wonderful big woods rifle)
Few 94’s in 30-30 and 32 Win
Fun and interesting rifles that unfortunately don’t get out of the safe much these days.

 

[Uncle Grinch]

Love to see a Lever gun section and if I may, it needs to be lever guns only… not tactical lever guns. Tactical needs its own thread. I know… I’ll probably get flamed for this, but it’s only my opinion.

 

[quest450]

Tacticool Henry .45-70

 

[ebb]

Mark thats just wrong! If you are going to have a tacticool Henry, you need a Super Black Hawk in 45 colt with a red dot, a light and polymer grips. I think it is against the rules to do it like you did, not sure but I think it is.

 

[DogBuster]

Marlin 45 Colt

Weaver 1-3x20 Japan mfg

2007 mfg date…Before Remington screwed the pooch

 

[joshb]

I had a few old levers that I ignored for too long while I shot benchrest type guns. My move to Texas reignited my love for history. Lever’s were the AR of the old west. My favorite is still my Grandpa’s old Winchester Model 55 takedown in 30-30. It’s a shooter.
I am enjoying a few new ones in 44 Magnum and 45 Colt. Little thumpers with 15 rounds in the magazine that aren’t banned anywhere. They may not print little groups but 4 inches at 100 is good enough for me. They have their purpose!

 

[rockhound78]

For my leverguns fix, I go to "levergunscommunity.org". Great bunch there. Been there for a long time.

 

[ISS]

yes, there are other forums; but nothing beats "One Stop Shopping...". Wifey does not go to ten different stores to grocery shop each week.

 

[SSL]

yes, there are other forums; but nothing beats "One Stop Shopping...". Wifey does not go to ten different stores to grocery shop each week.

I'm sympathetic, but where does it end? Different forums for semi auto, single shot, muzzleloader, bolt and on and on? Wasn't all that long ago people were crying because there were forums here for things other than competition disciplines. Of course I'm okay with it if the Boss wants to deal with it, but I imagine the additional curating would be far too much added to his already overwhelming workload.