wish List: What 10 lever guns to buy Next?

[rodeo kid]

I had just filled out what I did last year (Bought a bunch of guns) and had this thought: maybe folks would like to announce their wish list. Here is Mine:
1. Henry .30-30 Lever Action in Brass/Blue
2. Mossberg 464 Lever Action .30-30
3. Marlin 1894 Lever Action .30-30 in Stainless Steel
4. Browning BL-22 Lever Action .22lr
5. Mossberg 464 Lever Action .22lr
6. Uberti 1873 Short Rifle .44-40 in case colored/blue
7. Taylor's 1866 Winchester transition rifle .46Long Colt in brass/blue
8. Winchester 94AE Lever Action .444Marlin
9. Winchester 94 XTR Big Bore .375Win
10 Browning Model 1886 Lever Action .45-70(recent production)
This should last me for all of next year. It is nice to have goals! Oh yeah, I need another safe, this one is about full.

Merry Christmas!!

[86er]

1. Turnbull 1886 in 475 Turnbull
2. BLR TD in 358
3. BLR TD in 7mm-08
4. Savage 99 in 358
5. Win 9422
6. Win 94 Timber Carbine 450 Marlin
7. Win 1895 in 405 TR commemorative
9. turn of the century Win 94 in 30 WCF
10. custom, re-barrelled Marlin 336 in 221 Rem Fireball

[bsaride]

I live in Kalifornia and next year (until Feb, 2011) I will be buying as much ammo and components as I can.
If you don't know then I'll tell ya, Arnold signed the bill restricting ammo sales at that point forward.

I done good this year on buyin guns but still NEED at least one more (S&W RB K) to fit to one of the
Fuzzy Farant grips I picked up this year.

[pokey]

does this count as one, or five?

win94_5bbl.jpg

[44magHunter]

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2. Mossberg 464 Lever Action .30-30
3. Marlin 1894 Lever Action .30-30 in Stainless Steel
4. Browning BL-22 Lever Action .22lr
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I didn't know there was a Marlin 1894 lever .30-30. Isn't called the 1895 or the 336?
Sorry, not tryin' to be rude, just wonderin'.

[2X22]

9 more Marlin 1894's in .44, some standard, 1 SS and some CB's.

1 Marlin Cowboy in 45-70.

2x22

[firefuzz]

Don't know that I can come up with 10 but here goes:

1. Cimarron or Beretta '73 clone in .357
2. '95 SRC in .30-40 Krag (current production)
3. '87 Winchester 12ga (current production)
4. '76 Winchester in ?????? (current production)
5. Shiloah Sharps (yes it's a lever gun only single shot ) in .45-70
6. Browning BL22
7. Edited to add a Savage 99 in 250-3000
8.
9.
10.

Left room for reconsideration

Rob

[Bigahh]

1. Winchester Model 64 in 30-30 or 32 special
2. See above
3. See above
4. See above
5. See above
6. Winchester Model 64A in 30-30
7. See above
8. See above
9. See above
10.See above

I just love both mine, and want more!

[rodeo kid]

44maghunter, you are right, I just went to the Marlin website and it is the 1894 stainless in 44mag that I want. I did that list from memory and I guess I have .30-30 on the brain, as it is my favorite caliber. But I knew it was an 1894 in stainless I wanted. Thanks for the correction.

[rodeo kid]

Just reread my thread to check for any other errors, there is a typo on the Taylor's 1866, it should rear .45long colt. Guess I need a better proofreader.

[L_Kilkenny]

Let's see,

Marlin '94. 16" stainless in .357.
Henry .22M (pump or lever) or Win 9422M
BLR in .22-250
BLR in 7mm-08
Marlin (or whoever decided to make one again) .32M or .327F

It may be pathetic but with that list complete I could be happy without purchasing another gun.

LK

[Lastmohecken]

Well, I have come to strange place in my life. Well, not really, but I can't really come up with 10 more levers, that I want or need.

However, I have never owned a Winchester 73, so I might finally decide to pick up a new replica, if I could ever decide on the caliber.

But I do have a hankering for a Browning 625 Field over and under, and I really don't need another shotgun either.

And then there is that custom 40 cal. Flintlock lurking in the back of my mind.

[AJMD429]

1. One of those new .460 or .500 ones they're gonna make
2. A .30-30 Marlin 336 in stainless
3. ANY Ruger 96 (especially another .44 Mag)

On the other hand, I'd be better off lookin' for sixguns to go with the levers I do have...!

[Roland]

10? I don't know what I would do with ten, I'd prefer a smaller number I got to use more often, so I'd say about three.

1) Winchester 9422 (already got it)
2) Wincehster 1892 carbine .44mag
3) Winchester 1873 Rifle .357mag

I suppose I could add one of those 1873 .22lr ubertis tho...

[Pete44ru]

My short list:

A Browning BL-22 FLD Grade II Octagon




A stainless .30-30 Marlin



A stainless Marlin .444 XLR



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[rjohns94]

I could not come up with 10. I would love to have a take down with multiple barrels/calibers. Not sure what they would be though. I guess a 94 with like 30-30, 38-55, 35 rem, .375? Not even sure if those combos are possible. Maybe a takedown 1886 in a variety of calibers. I'm leaving need out of this since I'm pretty much complete with the needs category. I can't even find any deer to use the ones I have.

[Pathfinder09]

The only other lever gun I NEED TO BUY, is the new Marlin
SBL.

That would do it.!

[AJMD429]

What? You mean you'd want to own TEN guns...? Why, that's an arsenal...

[/acting-like-a-dumb-citified-liberal mode OFF - ]

[gamekeeper]

I only want one. Uberti 73 short rifle in 32/20. and unless I win the lottery I wont be gettin' my hands on that either.

[Tumbleweeds II]

I don't need more toys, I need more time to play with the toys I have. Although, an original Winchester 92 in .218 Bee or .25-20 would be pretty cool. Or for a little less money, a modern 9417 in .17 HMR.

[tman]

WIN SRC. IN 30-06. ROSSI 92 16" IN .357. HENRY .22. AND A REPRO BLUNDERBUSS.

[Streetstar]

Leverguns seem to come to me by natural selection rather than any priority list. (if i see one i like, i get it, or put it in the back of my mind as a "someday" purchase)


But in the spirit of Christmas, i will try -- my list is also not really in order of importance either -- and not really hard to make a list of 10 either

1) Marlin 45/70 SBL (I wanted one of these ever since i jammed my walnut/blue Guide gun an inch deep in a muddy creekbed when i slipped and fell this year)

2) WInchester 1894 in .307 winchester, plus enough brass to feed it for a lifetime

3) Winchester 1895 30/06 SRC

4) Winchester 1892 in .45 Colt

5) Winchester 1892 or 1894 Trapper in .357

6) Winchester 1876 (or replica ) in 45/60

7) Henry big ring 16" .22 Carbine (this one may actually be financially attainable in the near future)

One of the 1892 Mares Laig replicas in .45 Colt

9) 1873 (or replica ) - deluxe configuration octagon barrel rifle

10) Marlin lever action .410 shotgun

[RIHMFIRE]

1. original 1873 winchester in 44-40
2. original 1876 winchester in 45-60....I want to be like Teddy R
I would not mind a Uberti!
3. Original 1885 single shot winchester in 45-90
4. original 1886 winchester in 45-70
5. original 1892 winchester SRC in 44-40 see below....should be #1 really
6. original 1895 winchester in 30-40...just like Teddy used in the war!
7. 9422m with a 24" barrel...
8. I want to steal Rimfire Mcnutjobs Turnball Model 71 in both 348 and 450 alaskan
This is a great rifle!
9. Model 92 trapper in 44-40
10. Model 92 rifle in 32-20 for varmints and such......

[barbarossa]

1)uberti 76 carbine 45/60
2)uberti 66 sporter 22cal
3)uberti steel frame Henry 44/40
4)win94/22 mag
5)Browning 53 32/20
6)uberti burgess carbine 45colt
7)peabody killdeer 45/70
ballard pacific 45/70
9)spencer carbine44/40
100 spencer rifle 50spencer

[Noah Zark]

It kind of helps to have goals and objectives for your collection. That way, the collection stays on focus instead of becoming an accumulation. Example: I once had nearly 30 Mosin-Nagant rifles and carbines, and woke up and decided I no longer needed to have examples with certain types of stampings on them, and didn't want to run a museum. So I kept only the Finnish Mosins or Finnish-capture marked Mosins, totaling seven examples.

The older I get, the more I lean toward "quality vs. quantity." I have less duplicates and more variety. And I enjoy the collection much more.

For example, I have three 30-30 lever guns; a 16" Marlin Marauder, an 18" stratight-gripped Texan, and my late father's prewar 94 Winchester. I used to have three 16" Winchester Trappers in 30-30, but the Marauder fills that bill and those got sold.

Likewise, I am resisting the purchase of an 1894CSS in 357 Magnum because although I like SS guns, I have a new straight-gripped blued 18" 1894C that is a tackdriver. An 1894CSS would be cool to have, but it would also be a duplicate. My other 357 levers are a Browning B-92 and a 24" Marlin 1894CB.

As for my "short list," it's pretty short:

336CB in 30-30
B-92 in 44 Magnum


My advice: Ask yourself before each purchase, "What would that particular gun do for me and my collecting goals? What other gun do I want moreso than this one?"

JMO, but I hope it helps,

Noah

[stew71]

The only levers left on my wish list right now:

1) Marlin 1895 standard 45/70
2) Uberti 1873 24" bbl in .38/.357.
3) Marlin 39a
4) Savage 99 in .300 or .250. Prefer a .250 tapped for a scope.

The rest:

5) An AR-derivative
6) Browning A-5 12ga
7) Ruger Blackhawk .44Mag
Beretta 92FS 9mm
9) Ruger Vaquero .45LC
10) Some sort of uber-accurate semi-auto .22LR target rifle. Or perhaps one in .17HMR.

[COSteve]

I only want one new rifle . . . . . one with a winning Powerball ticket attached to it!

[L_Kilkenny]

I only want one new rifle . . . . . one with a winning Powerball ticket attached to it!

Now you're talkin!!

LK

[Ysabel Kid]

A full-magazine, straight-stocked .32-20 lever-action.

A Winchester Model 53
A Winchester Model 64
A Winchester Model 71

and maybe a mare's leg!

There are a few single-action revolvers I'd like to get to. Everything in balance fellas!

[bcp]

Here's what I want to buy:

39 TDS SS walnut
336 SS walnut 250 Marlin Express
1894 SS walnut 25-20
Marlin's newly reintroduced Ballard 22lr single shot
1895 Marlin 33 Winchester or 38-56

and a side-lever XS7 223.

Bruce

[barbarossa]

Where can I see pics of the new Marlin Ballard 22 single shot?

[Mokwaw]

Winchester 95 SRC in 30/40...just a shooter not a collector.
Marlin 1894 .44 mag pre-safety.
Marlin 1894 .22 mag
Marlin 336T (strait grip, 20" carbine) in .35 Rem...the one that Murbach beat me to would have been great. The same in 30/30 would be nice too.

No particular order of preference, just a good deal when I have the money.

[bcp]

Where can I see pics of the new Marlin Ballard 22 single shot?

They're what I want to buy next, but Marlin doesn't want to make them.



Bruce

[Rexster]

Well, though I sure do manage to accumulate quite a few firearms over time, I just don't understand this collecting thing. I reckon I am always on the lookout for things like pre-crossbolt-safety 1894C Marlins, even though I don't need them. My current 1894C Marlins have the safety buttons. I also stay alert for a Browning '92 copy. I try to keep the resources handy to put one of these on layaway if the local dealer gets one in.

To go semi-OT, I will probably try to acquire a Shiloh Sharps or a Lone Star Rolling Block one of these days. I like Ruger Number Ones, so I am susceptible to accumulating more than the two I have now.

Back to levers, I will eventually acquire a Marlin 39A, assuming the Good Lord grants me the time. (No, my health is fine, as far as I know; I have had some recent reminders of my mortality, reminding me to never assume I will see three score and ten.)

A Browning Model 71 will get my attention.

That is still less than ten, even with the semi-off-topic rifles thrown in. Just to be clear, I may well manage to accumulate ten more lever rifles in my life; I just don't "do" lists.

[Jayhawker]

I don't have too many more on the wish list anymore, but I would like to pick up a nice Ruger #1 in 45-70. Maybe follow that up with a Marlin 444XLR and I'd be good to go.