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I have a Win 94 in 30-30. It is in somewhat rough shape on the outside because of treatment by the previous owner, but I got it for a song and don't mind throwing it in the truck when I need it. It shoots fine.
I also have a Marlin in .357 Magnum that I really like. I would have bought another lever gun in .44 Mag, but I came across one of the old .44 Mag Ruger Carbines and picked that up instead.
Ruger came out with another .44M rifle a couple of years ago, but it was lever instead of auto like the old Carbine. The old carbine also had a tubular magazine and the mechanism looked somewhat like a shotgun action. The carbine is also real particular about what ammo it will use. I have to use high pressure rounds or the action will not cycle. The newer lever guns from them use the rotary magazine like the 10-22, but I believe that the .44M gun holds four rounds. Of course, you don't have to worry about the load with the lever gun like the auto.
When I am out with these guns, I carry a pistol of the same caliber. When using the .44M rifle I carry a 629 SW with a 4" bbl for example.
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Years ago a gun dealer offered me a "free" Ruger #1 if I would buy 100 rounds of 416 Rigby for full price. I don't remember the price, but I did not go for it.
I guess that I figured that the recoil would be like nothing else I had ever shot, and I could not think of a case where I would use a gun like that.
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When growing up on the farm the guns were just another tool like a shovel. All of the guns that my dad owned showed the patina of high use. When he died, I inherited all of them, but I have not even considered restoring them. I don't shoot them, but they carry many fond memories of some of the first hunting that I ever did.
The lever 30-30 was not one of those guns, but it has become one of my "ranch" guns.
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Doc, I agree with you. One of the guns is a Browning Sweet 16, but I largely shoot 12 and 20. Another is a Remington 120 or 121 pump 22 and the other is a WWII Mauser with non-matching serial numbers.
I have the hunting shotgun situation covered. I have several Mauser 98s and I decided that I did like the Remington 22, so a few years ago, I bought one that was in mint condition and I use it.
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Does anybody have any of the Browning Lever guns?
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I missed that from before. It is kind of funny that the most active thread on the Board is this one. It is getting to where it takes a while to load on the computer.
Plots, do you like the Browning's? I have never had one.
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This is one of my favorite threads on the CTB, but it sure is taking a long time to load. I am going to try starting a new thread Big Bore II. We can continue this great topic there. How about it??
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