Danoobie Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Seek a Marlin 336C. Gate loading, scope ready, .357, R-R-R! You can find a nice 357 wheel gun, and hunt, keeping a couple ratshot in the pistol, for snakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Irwin Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 There's no school like Savage 99 old school. I fell in love with the 99 the first time I saw one -- on the cover of a circa 1975 issue of American Rifleman. I finally got my 99 in the early 1980s when I was in college. Worked for months to pay that gun off. A 1936-vintage 99 EG in .300 Savage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truenorth Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I recently purchased my fav of fav's, 357 Lever action takedown, built by Chiappa, imported by Taylors. It is so freaking nice I will just use my Rossi as a canoe paddle from now on. The Rossi isn't even in the same league as the Taylors rifle. The finish is a hard , satin chrome and the furniture is an overmolded soft rubber finish. I recently saw a roughly hundred year old Marlin takedown rifle that used the same method as the Taylors ; proving the method of takedown is tried and true. Im hooked... ed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O4L Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I would have to look for an older JM marked Marlin. They're not cheap but I've been a Marlin fan since I was 15 and bought one as my first new rifle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc McGlock Posted September 21, 2017 Author Share Posted September 21, 2017 (edited) Well my order came in yesterday, I stacked it and took my Buckmark .22 and the new Uberti to our new range. I shot a couple hundred. .22 then a bunch on the 1873. What a nice rifle to shoot! Shot 2 boxes of .38 and .357, each! The PPU ammo was great! Thanks for concurring on it. Edited September 21, 2017 by Doc McGlock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc McGlock Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 On 9/20/2017 at 8:00 AM, Truenorth said: I recently purchased my fav of fav's, 357 Lever action takedown, built by Chiappa, imported by Taylors. It is so freaking nice I will just use my Rossi as a canoe paddle from now on. The Rossi isn't even in the same league as the Taylors rifle. The finish is a hard , satin chrome and the furniture is an overmolded soft rubber finish. I recently saw a roughly hundred year old Marlin takedown rifle that used the same method as the Taylors ; proving the method of takedown is tried and true. Im hooked... ed ........ but, but, but........ it's broken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc McGlock Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 On 9/20/2017 at 2:10 AM, Danoobie said: Seek a Marlin 336C. Gate loading, scope ready, .357, R-R-R! You can find a nice 357 wheel gun, and hunt, keeping a couple ratshot in the pistol, for snakes. Da, While I understand the need for hunters to control the populations of certain species, I just can't bring myself to shoot something just "because!" ......... especially since an HEB is just a couple of walking blocks away! I wish I were located, however a little closer to open forests................... I might feel a little differently. No judgement! When I was a young teenager, I was at a friends house and we were shooting his daisy BB rifle. I shot at a robin way up in the tree and to my total surprise, it plummeted to the ground, leaving it's young behind! I was mortified and to this day, still remember this 50 years later! My backyard has a lot of critters patrolling it, snakes, possums, raccoons, skunks, deer, coyotes and even a red fox! I just don't let my puppy run unattended out back! After purchasing my GP100, I decided on .357/.38 platform matching for my lever action and is only used for plinking and backup home defense, but the more I shoot my new Uberti, the more I like the idea of having one handy, maybe several spread around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danoobie Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Well, I guess you don't have the venomous snakes we have here around your way, doc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Someday Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 On 8/29/2017 at 11:38 AM, KBKEITH said: One more for you. I also have a Henry Big Boy carbine chambered in .357. It's also a nice rifle that shoots well. I have the octagon barrel with the brass receiver. The only thing I don't like is the tube magazine. I prefer a loading gate like the Uberti has. I paid in the $600 range for the Henry. Do they feed .38 reliably, or do you really need to stick to the .357? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBKEITH Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 1 hour ago, Someday said: Do they feed .38 reliably, or do you really need to stick to the .357? That’s a great question. I have only put .357 through it so far. I think it states somewhere in the owners manual that if using .38 Special you should stick to 158 grain loads. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNWguy Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 My dad brought out his old Marlin lever in .44 Magnum and I was surprised at how harsh the recoil was; was not expecting that from a pistol round in a rifle. I sold my Marlin 1894C a few years ago when older Marlin prices skyrocketed. I paid $400 for it and some guy wanting to do cowboy action shooting offered me $1000. Really miss that rifle; it was a lot of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc McGlock Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 On 9/26/2017 at 6:55 PM, Danoobie said: Well, I guess you don't have the venomous snakes we have here around your way, doc. Actually, there are many around here. I didn't mean to sound like i was judging! I live very near railroad tracks with a fair amount of undeveloped land around the tracks. There is a quite large Ferrell population of cats as well as many other snake seeking predators that keeps them at bay! I hate snakes! If it's between me or the snake, ....... i can always use an extra pair of boots! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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