I had heard on this site that Marlin quality control was bad but I finally got to see it first hand. A friend of mine won a raffle and his prize was a new in the box 336 in 30/30. Well as the fall crept on last week he decided to take it out and shoot it and get ready for deer season. He fired two s...

For what it is worth; I have one of each and wouldn't trade them for anything. Niether would I trade one for another of the other!! As an aside to this I have seen them in the Gun digest and Shotgun News in the box with both cylinders for ALOT less than 950!! And from what I have seen in this area w...

Yeah the company I work for is a multi million dollar corporation and keep cash in large amounts. We are not allowed to carry even though we have been trained and have carry permits. To make matters worse they post signs stating that guns are forbidden so everyone knows we are unarmed. We also stay ...

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family tonight my friend. She has gone to her reward and no longer knows fear or pain.

We just got back into horse' after a long time living in town. I have found out, sadly, that a whole lot of the "nice brood mares" we see advertised in the local papers and on the Craigslist are better suited for coyote bait or dog food than they are to riding stock. After looking over som...

School here was delayed start two hours today. At 9:35 am when "the Boy" left to walk down to the road our temp was a lovely 37 degree's below zero. Lets just say he was very enthusiastic about getting INSIDE the bus!!

If push came to shove and I figured I had to live the nomadic life always in the "shadow" I would go with the marlin 45/70 and a m-19 in 357. Of course I would also make sure to carry a hand tool and a bullet mold for both that I could use unsized ( as it came from the mold) powder of cour...

I couldn't pass this one up! Savage 99 TD in .300 savage with the extra 410 Barrel. He were are dreaming right? If not that then my uncles old 25/35 rifle with a good reciever site. He could clock things way out there with his. I do believe that when Grampa was herding sheep he carried a sixgun with...

My favorite pistol is with out a dougt my old 4 inch S&W m-19. When life is on the line this would be the first thing I picked up. And though I do not walk in the shadow much any more; when I do you can bet this one is with me. Even though now days I carry the sp101 357 my nephew gave me as a da...

Just wanted to tell my friends here on Leverguns; HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! Hopefully the coming Holidays will be filled with warmth, comfort and family. Please remember to send a few prayers out for those in the service who will be a long way from home this year! May the New Year bring us all a few new...

I have never met a L'amour book I didn't like!! I had about 50 when our homestead burnt down. They are getting harder to come by in excellent shape. I think this is because people can't keep from re-reading them; sort of like visiting an old friend! very good reading even the second and third time.

I just stumbled on the new forum again. I have been with out a computer for quite some time now as we are living on our property, but with out the benifit of electricity or plumbing. I had some free time tonight so I snuck on the computer at work to check up. Quite the change. I assume that our prob...

Well guys, in my thoughts a 788 rem. would be a better choice than the savage 340 platform. Yes the 340 will handle the pressure when new, however, around these parts a like new 340 will run you about 300 bucks. And since they are a favorite "kids" gun around here they don't last long! Occ...

Just got back on the site after a week and seen this thread. I buy the backwoodsman as often as possible. I also had an issue with the article on cowboys and sixguns. My grandfather was a real life cowboy( as opposed to a REEL life cowboy). He spent a goodly portion of the early years of the last ce...

Probably needs it for his job at IHOP!

I carry the 2" 101 in the summer when I worry about the rust on my firestar or my m-19. I use the mexican carry as even the holster would violate company policy in some localities. I carry the 147 gr +p+ hydro shocks in it. This is the same load I carry in my 19. I also carry hydroshocks in my ...

T.Thompson and Huckabee? I need to reflect upon this abit more. My foster brother lives in wiscopnsin and he disliked thompson immensly. And I believe our political views are fairly consistent.

Exactly! If you are worried about what might happen to it then don't let me anywhere near it!! A friend of mine borrowed my 3.5" 12 gauge last year for late pheasants; he came back and was all upset cause their was a tiny film of rust on a small area of the barrel. He was all apologetic about i...

Wouldn't have been a problem for me if they had belonged to me!! My father was less than enthusiastic when he seen his baby in a sopping wet holster! And my brother never really forgave me for soaking his baby either. Some people are just funny that way!

thanks for the advice guys! I am stuck on the 25/35 cause I still have a lot of brass bullets and empty cases from when I still had my savage 99 takedown. Dumbest thing I have done recently was getting rid of it BEFORE the M-94 AE 25/35 was firmly in my chubby little hands! I sold it about a month b...

I voted for the savage, mostly to be different but also cause my uncle loved them even though he had a whole closet full of original winchesters in very good plus condition!

Question for the flock... If you were going to have a NEF 22hornet rechamberred to 25/35 who would y'all recommend for the job? Any idea of cost? cheaper the better, I am looking to make me up a woods loafer gun that I can hunt coyotes as well as let people use for a back up deer rifle if they need ...

How do they shoot silver tips? Or the hornady hollow points for that matter? Course at that price they would still be worth it if they only functioned with FMJ. Probly make a great plinker/trail gun! And if you use it on the trapline you won't cry if you stepped into water over your holster would yo...

Excellent attempt to get some truth into a newspaper; and as usual they wouldn't print it! Can't risk upsetting anyone particular minority, can we? According to our ancestory.com search our tribe has been american since well before we were america! Our search went back as far as 1670 something or ot...

I would have to agree with Meanc, 1.5-4.5 is what I had on my 45/70 when I was staying in Alaska. At first I had a 20mm scope and it was OK but nothing to brag about once you were in the heavy stuff. I exchanged it for the 32mm job my nephew took off his '06 because his buddy told him he had to have...

Nath, you ever make it to my neck of the woods you are more than welcome to shoot up all the ammo you can!! Very cheap price to pay for the enjoyment your posts have given me since I found this site. It's nice to know we aren't the only ones fighting the good fight to remain socially "un-nueter...

isn't it amazing that they trust these teachers to turn out well educated citizens and to influnce the developement of the most important resource our country has; mainly our future leaders and thinkers; but they do not trust them to try and provide " life insurance" in the event someone d...

I have most of my ammo currently stored in an old "parsons bench" made for me by a good friend of mine. With the current move going on it sets in by friends living room. We used a dry wall screw to make sure the occasional kidling wouldn't be tempted. The rest is in the new house in ammop ...

Loks like you have a very fine wife there Nath; although, from the picture it appears she may not have married very well.... :lol: :lol: :lol: BTW, anyone who will keep one of us after the lever bug bites is a keeper all around!! I loved the story of the hunt and the picture of both of you just adde...

I for one, would love to see one that didn,t look like Noah saved it on the ark!! The few I have ever seen were "well used" to say the least. I have only heard good things about the design though. I would be very tempted by a new pocket army myself; apparently Mike Venturino was favorable ...

Evil knows where I live already; I married in to the family!!

I wish we could get an H&R like the cowboy 45 rifle in the old time calibers. It meets the criteria as far as style and makes major points for the cool factor! I would like to see the 256 mag. included as well as the possibility of the 30/357 round.