Photo of my vintage Marlin Model 1889

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Photo of my vintage Marlin Model 1889

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I've been doing a lot of shooting recently with my Marlin Model 1889 38-40. This rifle was shipped from the factory on December 12, 1889. It's first place in the queue to go deer hunting this fall. Second place is a sweet Winchester Model 1894 38-55, and third place is a Springfield Model 1888 45-70. Tough to make decisions sometimes.
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SOUNDS AS IF YOU COULD BRING HOME THE BACON THIS FALL.
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Great Photo once again. Thanks for posting
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Kirk, that Marlin just oozes " been there done that"...... :mrgreen:
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Glad you can enjoy this old Marlin too, men!
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Nice one, Kirk!
I have an 1889 in 38-40 also. Mine is a round barrel with a 2/3 magazine. It shoots very well, as I'm sure yours does.
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Kirk, she is just beautiful. You do face a tough choice this fall!

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KirkD wrote: Sun Jun 30, 2019 8:22 pm
I've been doing a lot of shooting recently with my Marlin Model 1889 38-40.

It's first place in the queue to go deer hunting this fall.

Second place is a sweet Winchester Model 1894 38-55, and third place is a Springfield Model 1888 45-70.

Tough to make decisions sometimes.

To maximize my enjoyment of them, I designate a different rifle for each day's deer hunting. :roll:

You have a "Monday' rifle, a "Tuesday" rifle, and a "Wednesday" rifle - so you need a few more to complete the week..... ;)

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Looks great Kirk. 8)
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Great looking 1889 Marlin Kirk! I've used one in .38-40 for mule deer and it was the most impressive kill I've ever had, regardless of caliber! It was doe season and since I'd already taken a buck I figured why not take the "little .38-40" for doe season? Opening day I approached a draw and carefully peeked over the edge to see 3 does standing on the opposite side of the draw. I sat down and shouldered the 1889 and waited for the doe to turn and give me a side shot. But she just stood there staring at me and refused to budge. After about 5 minutes I feared she'd bolt if she did move, so I aimed at her chest and touched off the 1889. The 170 gr. cast bullet struck where I aimed and she reared up and flipped over on her back, stone dead. The other two does stood there looking at her, and my nephew took one with his modern bolt rifle.
The reaction to that .38-40 hitting her left both of us very impressed, and we looked to see the bullet path when I field dressed her. The shot was slightly downhill, and slightly angled. The bullet entered her chest, and exited the back edge of her rib cage on one side. Not a huge entrance or exit wound, but certainly enough to do the job well.
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Pete44ru: That is a great idea!

Marlinman93: I enjoyed that hunting story. Thanks for posting it. With my pure lead bullets, I might even get a bit of expansion.

Pitchy: By gum! I just noticed you are the posting leader!! Looks like I've fallen way behind.
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Very nice Kirk!
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What great looking rifle.
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Its a beauty
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Kirk, as usual its a beautiful rifle and photo. What are the components of your load ? I have always pulled soft points from old factory rounds and loaded them to about 1650 fps for hunting and they killed with authority in a 92 Win. In the book sold by Fur Fish and Game magazine 50 years a hunter and trapper the author wrote the he loved his 73 in 38 WCF above all others and it never let him down for deer and bear. He was a professional woods loafer who hunted for the market. He also stated he preferred the black powder loads because of the cost being low. So I am thinking I should load a 1/30 or so bullet to 1350 fps with my Lyman mold and see for myself. My Late father once laughed at me about 40 years ago when I told him I was afraid to shoot a deer with Gramps rifle because of what gun rag writers had written. His response was shoot them in the lungs and you will have a deer.
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