The bottom one followed me home the other day. Both are savage 99 in .308 cal.
Photo doesn't work but damn. Let me know if you want to sell one, a 99 in .308 has been on my list for a while. Not scare but everytime I see one its spoken for.
The bottom one followed me home the other day. Both are savage 99 in .308 cal.
Photo doesn't work but damn. Let me know if you want to sell one, a 99 in .308 has been on my list for a while. Not scare but everytime I see one its spoken for.
Let's see if it works from the Android phone
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Rossi .357
Marlin 1894 .44 magnum
(newest addition, this week)
Will be topping it with a Leupold
VX-1 1-4x20 heavy duplex
And a custom made leather sling.
Marlin 336 30-30
Winchester 88 .308
Im not particularly fond of the scout scope setup on the Rossi. I am likely going to remove it and put the rear buckhorn sight back on it.
The Savage 99 is, in my opinion, one of the best looking lever guns ever built. I have one in .30-30 made in 1918 or so. Totally original, no scope ever mounted. Love that rifle.
Thats another Cal i would add. I dont want the weird ones.
Thats another Cal i would add. I dont want the weird ones.
I went shopping today, picked up three new lever rifles. Top to bottom:
Rossi 20" stainless .44-40 (Yes .44-40) this is one of KYGUNCO's blems. They haven't made these in nearly a decade, not sure why they popped up now. Presume that someone was rummaging around the back room and found some returns. Good shape, a few small stains in the finish that will polish out along the stock line. Evidence of test firing. Action cycles incredibly smooth, suspect someone hand worked this one.
Marlin 1894 .45LC 20" this is the current REP marked gun. This one is fairly nice everything fits well and it cycles well and very smooth. Not as well polished as a JM gun, you can tell Rem is cutting corners on the finish. Checkering has a machine done feel about it and the stock is a little thick. This will make a nice shooter.
Marlin 1894 .44 Magnum 20" This one has some minor issues. Starting with the action is very rough and sensitive to the safety position, this will take some work once I get it apart. Finish is much thinner on the lever than the rest of the gun. Brass punch marks on the site from fitting.
So the logical ask is REP vs Pre-Rem JM. These are nice U.S. made guns for the money at High Rock's awesome price of $499, take the $75 rebate each and its a real good deal for a shooter. Better fit and finish than what you will find in a Rossi. The wood is ok, no where near what you got from Marlin years ago, which often was borderline fancy Walnut at standard prices, you could tell someone was hand picking the source. The JM's are definitely a more polished, hand fit gun, but if you are looking for more of a working gun these are not a bad deal. You are not going to cry I you scratch one. Both are a little heavier than you would expect, but I am used to wheeling a 16" trapper around. I think the bigger issue is Marlin has narrowed their line, you don't see 16" or stainless guns. Just standard pumped out everyone is the same configurations.
Now your just showing off Oldcarjunkie lol!!
These all look great! I also took advantage of High Rock's great deal and got a 45&44. My 44 action also seems stiff and while cycling snap caps the lever got stuck. It had ejected one and the next one was stuck in the tube and jammed up the action. I ended up using a small screwdriver and was able to push the next round back into the feed tube and the action worked again.
On another note, while I was researching these Marlin's, I see they have the model 39A coming back into production. https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9c9397aa#/9c9397aa/4
Man OCJ that's some great deals buddy. The best I have done as of late is getting a mint Japanese Browning BLR in .243. Traded an O/U 12 gauge Yildiz for it.