Classic western Lever gun?

neffa3 said:
WA doesn't really have used gun stores anymore as best I can tell...

Pawnshops were a bust every time in went in one.
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Good one in Ellensburg. I forget the name. On your left if you are on the main drag heading to CWU. A smallish white cinder block place.

Watch for the Lewis and Clark Trader gun shows. Their calendar is online. Lots of old lever guns. A couple of tables who specialize in it. You may have to drive to Spokane Fairgrounds for that
 
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Ben Lamb said:
For Neffa, I'd say the 95 Win in either 30-40 Krags or 30 Gov't.

Or quit being a slave to the ammo industrial complex and come to dark side and start reloading then you can shoot really cool cartridges.
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One of my dad's hunting buddies had one of each. He was the reason my dad felt his 30-30 was not enough gun for muleys.
noharleyyet said:
@p_ham
You realize that Fender makes a chit ton of dough relic'n new strats & telecasters...Murphy Lab doin the same with Les Pauls . . .

....color case in your trick bag, cough
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I'd love to see someone take a bite out of Turnbull's monopoly. They are setting their own price.
 
AvidIndoorsman said:
Just FYI lever guns do not come with 3 position safeties…

Or any

Basically they give OSHA nightmares ;)
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I see your wink Will, so I'm not slamming you.

I won a new production 1886 Winchester in 45-70 at an RMEF banquet. The lawyers have added a tang safety. The only gun I've ever sold.
1) Can't put a tang sight on it.
2) If you aren't man enough to understand a rebound hammer, you should not be in the woods.
 
You don't have to load for 30/30, but it sure helps. I can vouch for the Speer 130gr. I have tried most factory loads and was always unimpressed on game. The Speer is like another animal altogether.

Hammer looks good, but I haven't tried it.
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30-30 Winchester

30-30 Win Always start low and work up. Hammer Bullets is not responsible for your load process, equipment, and choices. 30-30 Winchester,Barrel Length 20",Case 2.040" <a href="https://hammerbullets.com/product/308-cal-120g-lever-shock-hammer/">†120 Lever Hammer</a>,Twist Rate or Faster 1-15",√...
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Two lever guns still have slots reserved in the safe.

Vintage Mod 71 in 348.
-- I see that there are a few sellers with Starline 348 or 50-110 brass in stock.

Modern Marlin 1895 XLR in 45-70
-- It would get a @p_ham makeover. Big loop and full length tube.
 
BrentD said:
.30-30 is enough gun for any muley that ever walked this planet.
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Dad took a mule deer almost every year back in the 1950's and 60's with his 30-30 Winchester ... and a proudly head-shot grouse one time.
As a teen I missed out on one of the biggest, most heavily antlered bull elk I have ever encountered, as my glove caught the hammer as I attempted to fire at this close-range elk.
It still gives me shot-failure nightmares!
 
I started with a 30-30, the first buck I shot I hit it in the shoulder, didn't break a single bone but caused him to stumble, the hill was so steep he didn't recover and broke his back during the fall...

But I still think it's the right cartridge
 
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