Snaveba

If You get to Nashville, Battleground Army surplus always has a great selection.

Get both. I guess it depends on what you want in a lever gun. I like old guns (Marlin, Winchester) and I don’t think 45 Colt was available in lever guns until more recently. It seems to be a popular cartridge for cowboy shooting. It should be ok for deer under 100yards.

Well, the 450 Marlin is so new, it doesn’t count in my book (LOL). If Marlin didn’t produce it for pre cross bolt safety guns, well….. I know that in general, sub .40” is mid bore, but Winchester called their rifles chambered in.375 Win “big bore” so I’m going with that. Otherwise, I guess I can say I have a pair of big bore (.444 & 45-70) a pair of mid bore (35 Rem & 375 win) although I have multiple rifles chambered in .35 Rem.

Well….. I picked up the beat up old ‘54 336 RC that I want to turn into a trapper on Friday. It’s actually not that bad. All the numbers match and the stock is in better shape than I first thought. But an hour ago, I won an auction for a three digit serial number 1972 Marlin 1985 (first year of the re-issue). So my trifecta of Marlin big bores (.375 Win, .444 Marlin, and 45-70) is now complete. The 1972 1895 has Ballard rifling instead of the usual MicroGroove rifling.

Hi, I’m Snaveba, and I’m a leveraholic. It’s been 30 min since I bought my last lever gun.

Merry Freaking Christmas

I’ve been traveling for work. Meet is tomorrow. Thanks for the interest.

They were manufactured here in Nashville.

Still setting up the meeting.

I’m not hating, just agreeing with you.

Whelp, I picked up another Marlin 336 from 1957. It’s gonna be a serious project rifle. TBH, it kind of looks like someone took a fine grinding wheel to a seriously rusty old 336. There are places the metal almost looks Damascus . However I looked it over and the bore is good. The action is smooth and the trigger feels fine. My plan (as of now) is to cut it down into a 16.5” Trapper, and thread the barrel for a suppressor. It’s not going to be pretty when I am done, maybe a little more like a rifle from MadMax. I might try my hand at re-blueing, who knows. If anyone has a stock and forend for a 336, in bad condition (just not sanded upon) let me know. The stock that is with the “rifle” has been sanded pretty good and the tang (top and bottom) are nowhere near flush.

I don’t think anyone (even an anti-gunner) is gonna call you out on that assessment.

The wood had been poly-coated and the finish was meh. I stripped it off with denatured alcohol and went back with a couple applications of Winchester Stock Oil (I like the red-ish color) and then Danish oil. the forend grooves were all junky with poly. the steel was pretty much as it is now. There was some light surface speckling I took off with 0000 steel wool and 1500grit with gun oil.

24”

This one is not a lever gun, but not an automatic or bolt action either. And it is in 35 Remington. 1936 Remington Model141 GameMaster pump action rifle.

I might have a box. I’ll check when I get back in town (Friday)

I was bidding on a 1908 Savage 99 in 30-30 but it went higher than the limit I set for myself. I need to just save up get the 45-70. Every time I’m about to pull the trigger, I either have a home (car) expense, then a different, less expensive lever catches my eye.

Is it because we listened to it or we are old enough to have listened to it when it was released?

That is on the list. I keep almost buying one and then I end up buying something else.

I was at the Grewnbrier location several months ago.

I picked up a “new” Winchester. It’s a 1922 Model 94 SRC in .30-30. She is is good shape for an almost 102yo. The bore looks great. Not a lot of blueing left. I moved the peep sight over from the 1926 to this one. Now the 1926 SRC in 32WS has a friend.

I have a 407c on my p365xl. I have a Romeo1 on my CZ. I like them both. I had a Shield SMSc but did not like it as much as the Holosun. The RMSc looks better as it is aluminum not composite.

SPF

Nice Rifle. I have one and tbey are sweet. GLWS

2017 Smith and Wesson M&P Shield 1.5 9mm with FDE frame. This one has a safety. Approximately 600 rounds down the pipe. It has been kept clean and stored inter safe. Includes the factory 7rnd and 8rnd mags. $250 located in Nashville. Must be 21 and legally able to own a firearm.